Ancestral Recall

Album Ranked #2 | 2019 - Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul
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Best two reviews:
1) Glide Magazine- All these tracks are infused with percussion and amazing richly textured rhythmic patterns as you’ve already gleaned. Throughout, as on his other albums, Adjuah’s trumpet tone is clear and majestic sounding but it’s as if it resides on a higher plane above the rhythms and mix of acoustic and electronics taking place below. Together, the music remains unique, unlike almost anything else you’ve heard, unless it was from Adjuah or his label mate, Logan Richardson. (Rating: 90) Read Full Review >
2) AllMusic- Ancestral Recall is a stylistically and culturally dynamic album borne out of Scott's deep awareness of his New Orleans roots and African American history, and his ability to push his forward-thinking post-bop skills into musical traditions far beyond jazz. However, the real revelation is that the album also manages to feel intensely personal, imbued throughout with a deep sensuality and romantic creative vision that feels distinctly his own. (Rating: 90) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
3) Exclaim- Cohesive and eclectic, Ancestral Recall is a sonic expedition to remember. (Rating: 80) Read Full Review >
4) The New York Times- While it may not be his most immediately affecting album (that remains “Yesterday You Said Tomorrow,” from 2010), it offers the kind of slow-burning immersion that most of his recent records have only gestured at. (Rating: 80) Read Full Review >
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