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Lisa Young Quartet The Eternal Pulse/Grace at Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival at University Of Malaya
Courtesy of Guy Zinger | Posted on February 19, 2014
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University Of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival
Universiti Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
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Sat, May 17, 2014
20:00
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Lisa Young Quartet - The Eternal Pulse / Grace
From AllAboutJazz C. Michael Bailey's review: "Young—a student of south Indian music for many years—has developed a hybrid improvisational style that combines the rhythmic contours of konnakol with a keen melodic sensitivity that owes almost as much to Indian tradition as it does to jazz...The title song is one drawn from the more percussive works of Bobby McFerrin melded with the complex south Indian rhythms mentioned above. Young’s is a rhythmic palette that is broader than the standard jazz singer and she interpolates her musical will readily and completely. Sharing the same band with Pulse the two recordings work well as a diptych presentation of Young’s music. Young moves seamlessly among the percussive, wordless singing and ballads. “‘Cause I Weep” is breezy and ethereal while “Mani’s Samba” is another wordless, percussive piece. Young is supported by a guitar trio led byStephen Magnusson who brings considerable talent to the table, providing rich environments in which Young’s vocals may properly thrive...."...