submitted on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 06:06 in Jazz Group by Mike_Longo Similar media
International collective Third World Love drops its fourth release in the form of New Blues, and it's a refreshing take on the trend of incorporating a global outlook into the stream of African-American music. The band members--featuring 3 Israeli expatriates and a bona-fide New Yorker--have all absorbed the blues language and applied it to various planet-spanning ethnic styles, referencing swing, Dixieland and post-bop as well as flamenco, salsa, samba, klezmer and various Middle Eastern strains. The album is truly a collaborative band effort, as each member contributes compositions and co-production credits, with tasteful instrumental chops to match...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: Greg Camphire
