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£36.99 – 2xLP, Limited Edition Selected Retailers Red and Black Splattered Vinyl
£36.99 – 2xLP, Standard Edition Vinyl
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.
Garcia’s sophomore album Odyssey, out in September 2024 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 sacrificing the groove. It’s a deeply personal offering about her trek to falling back in love with musical composition over the past four years.
Tracklisting:
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
