Odyssey (LP)
Nubya Garcia
Amoeba Review
On her latest album, jazz saxophonist Nubya Garcia and her band take the listener on a musical Odyssey. (Pun intended.) Garcia’s touring band joins her on this album, and enough can’t be said about their talent, locked in and on fire all the way through. The ensemble is joined on vocals by Esperanza Spalding (on the stunning opening track, “Dawn”), Richie Seivwright (on the groovy “Set It Free”), and Georgia Anne Muldrow (on "We Walk In Gold”). On top of the tenor saxophone, Garcia also takes on orchestral composing and conducting, leading the Chineke! Orchestra on string arrangements throughout the album. This is truly a jazz Odyssey that will take you away.