Drummer Nate Smith’s debut as bandleader comes in the form of the wonderful ‘Kinfolk: Postcards From Everywhere’. The title gives a hint at the musical content: Jazz drawing on a diverse but cohesive and blend of styles and influences. The swaggering groove laden ‘Skip Step’ has a headhunters type bass with Jazz Funk tones, ‘Bounce Pts 1 & 2’ a funky head nodder while ‘Spinning Down’ is an expansive, slow burner. Gretchen Parlato’s sweet tones grace the organic jazzy soul of ‘Pages’, ‘Morning And Allison’ is a wonderful warm and compressed summery vocal jazz tune while the big, bold ‘Disenchantment: The Weight’ features ‘Amma Whatt’ also shines. One of the best of the moment.
Track listings:
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01 Intro: Wish You Were Here by Nate Smith
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02 Skip Step by Nate Smith
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03 Bounce: pts I + II by Nate Smith
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04 Mom: Postcards from Detroit/Floyd/Salem by Nate Smith
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05 Retold by Nate Smith
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06 Disenchantment: The Weight (feat. Amma Whatt) by Nate Smith
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07 Spinning Down by Nate Smith
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08 Pages (feat. Gretchen Parlato) by Nate Smith
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09 From Here – Interlude by Nate Smith
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10 Morning and Allison by Nate Smith
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11 Spiracles by Nate Smith
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12 Small Moves – Interlude by Nate Smith
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13 Dad: Postcards From Isaac Street by Nate Smith
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14 Home Free (for Peter Joe) by Nate Smith
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