The Epic- music

We all like to discover new music and see if it was or is worth our time and to listen to.

Going through the stores and catching the covers and hoping this might be something good.

The thrill of searching for something special. The joy if you found music you like from the first moment and even more if it is not one song.

The thrill to just buy something without knowing if it is really that good and to see your hopes fulfill. 

This music I am now writing about for you is Jazz.

Jazz is not everyones cup of tea, but this is not the usual Jazz.

It's not that unerving easy listening music and not classic Jazz alone, or even called so. It's not techno Jazz or modern Jazz, even thougt many have no idea what modern Jazz is. It's like with those modern art/ paintings. It is actually old art now but was modern that time when it came out.

The Epic is from Kamasi Washington. Actually it came out last year in May but this work is one of those albums who need time to climb up and be heard.

One reason is for sure that it is not a simple CD or LP- no, there are three of them! In one package.

You get already now the idea that this could mean it is something good to try.

And indeed this work of art is very much worth your time.

To the background. Kamasi got the inspiration from a story of a book about a warrior who stands and protects the gate until someone comes to take his place. The fight is to win or die.

Epic story and so is this music.

It starts smood and relaxed but getting deeper and using the classic elements of Jazz.

Then later like the story the music turns up, gets harder and more colorful. A mix of Jazz, Funk and Swing comes alonge and makes you fly deeper into the ocean of this story of music.

Then it gets lighter, softer again to cherish the wind being low before the storm comes, and like in an opera, the chorus of singers start to impress and take you with a big hand to leave you somwhere where soul is to be heard and then you land after the explosion of feelings soft with your feets and it is like waking up from a dream.

Sounds unbelievable, but The Epic is as the name suggest.

The music has a story, has a message and its way.

It is indeed and outstanding Jazz work of art.

Something I can absolutely recommend.

So enjoy this peace of art. 

LOVE & LIGHT