(Blue Note)The invigoratingly skilful drummer Brian Blade is famous as a cornerstone of Wayne Shorter’s all-but-clairvoyant quartet, but he’s also led his own gospel-rooted Fellowship group for 20 years. Characteristically, the band’s fifth album downplays improv in favour of expressive, songlike compositions within a jazz-infused ensemble sound … Read entire story.
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