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December 27, 2010

Kenneth Whalum III | To Those Who Believe

Kenneth Whalum III - To Those Who Believe
 
Kenneth Whalum III | To Those Who Believe
by Brent Faulkner
 
Reinvigorating the ‘art’ that IS jazz is a tall, if nearly impossible order for the modern jazz recording artist. With the shoes of ‘untouchable’ legends to fill (Parker, Coltrane, Davis, etc.), it is not that often that the jazz enthusiast discovers a ‘new jazz album’ that truly ‘whets his appetite‘ or better yet serves as a ‘pipeline‘ to the future of jazz. With the recent release of the exceptionally well crafted To Those Who Believe, the future of jazz is clearly BRIGHT.

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