Jean Carne, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Jean Carne JID012

The latest in the series of Jazz Is Dead comes from composer Adrian Younge, vocalist Jean Carne and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammed come together for what sounds like a collection of relentless soul pulses, deep grooves and mostly kaleidoscopic voices. There’s a hint of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride on “Come As You Are” and a mix of rapid nonsensical words on the soulful “People of the Son”. Wacka wooka 70s hipness with keyboards dominate the Stevie WOnderish “Visions”, with Carne sounding a lot like Nina Simone on the repetitive “My Mystic Life” and urban “Black Rainbows”. Innervisions in a prism.

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