The vocalist who dares to take on older music with unsavory history turns inward on “Ghost Song,” her most revealing and rewarding album yet.
Category: Salvant, Cecile McLorin
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An Ode to the Blues’ Many Guises, Inspired by ‘Sinners’
Listen to an imagined set list for a supernatural juke joint featuring Albert King, Outkast, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.
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An Elastic and Impressive Year in Jazz
A rundown of impressive recent releases and a look at who benefits (and suffers) when artists working outside formal jazz idioms are lumped into conversations about the genre.
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Rosalía Issues an English Request, and 9 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:Hear tracks by Fever Ray, Chloë, Cécile McLorin Salvant and others.
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Jazz’s Year of Reckoning With Tradition
The New York Times – Music:As the genre experiences a creative renaissance, has it become quietly radical to re-embrace the past?
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Best Jazz Albums of 2022
The New York Times – Music:In a year of growth and reflection, the music stretched and relocated in often unpredictable ways.