Kazemde George - I Insist (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Things Line Up (feat. Sami Stevens, Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
02. Coasts (feat. Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
03. Balance (feat. Sami Stevens, Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
04. Skylight (feat. Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
05. Haiti (feat. Sami Stevens, Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
06. I Insist (feat. Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
07. Happy Birthday (feat. Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
08. Parkside (feat. Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
09. This Spring (feat. Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)
10. Understanding (feat. Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda)

I Insist is the debut album from Brooklyn-based saxophonist and composer Kazemde George. The title is a shout-out to Max Roach’s landmark 1960 protest album We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, a statement of George’s own determined disposition as a Black American, and an acknowledgement of our turbulent times. Leading a quintet of stellar New York players - vocalist Sami Stevens, keyboardist Isaac Wilson, bassist Tyrone Allen II, and drummer Adam Arruda - the record is a vibrant collection of ten original compositions inspired by George’s interest in music of the African diaspora. “Understanding” features a Cuban changüí-inspired groove. “Haiti” originates from one of George’s own looped electronic beats. Stevens contributes lyrics to the laid-back “Skylight” and the somewhat sorrowful “Happy Birthday,” as well as wordless vocals to three others. The music is unapologetically swinging and fully engaged, whether simmering on a low flame or reaching climactic heights of intensity.

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