Nubya Garcia - Odyssey

Nubya Garcia - Odyssey

Label: Concord - CJA965 - 0888072626171
Format: LP, Album Red and Black Splatter
Country: UK
Released: 20th Sep 2024
Genre: Jazz
Style: Jazz

Description
Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz? Sure, the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader grew up studying the genre under the noted pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music. But it isn’t until you listen to albums like 2020’s Source and 2024’s Odyssey that you hear broader creativity shining through: It’s jazz, classical, dub, R&B and whatever else Garcia wants to convey. It all comes from a place of exploration and self-study, of wanting to do all the things across all disciplines while ignoring arbitrary boxes that don’t t.  

Garcia’s sophomore album Odyssey, via Concord Jazz, is a majestic feat on which she blends orchestral arrangements with R&B, jazz, broken beat and dub, resulting in a grand, nuanced record that feels airy and celestial without sacricing the groove. It’s a deeply personal oering about her trek to falling back in love with musical composition over the past four years. 

Tracklist

01. Dawn ft. esperanza spalding 

02. Odyssey 

03. Solstice 

04. Set It Free ft. Richie 

05. The Seer 

06. Odyssey (Outerlude) 

07. We Walk In Gold ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow 

08. Water’s Path 

09. Clarity 

10. In Other Words, Living 

11. Clarity (Outerlude) 

12. Triumphance