Get the Blessing is Exhibit A that the modern jazz sound remains in a perpetual state of metamorphosis. GTB have a fresh sound all their own. It’s not post-bop or avant-garde or really belonging to any particular school… just their own formula and their own sound, inventive and innovative and, yet, a cursory appraisal returns an opinion of, yeah, this is jazz. On their 2018 release Bristopia, the quartet of bassist Jim Barr, drummer Clive Deamer, saxophonist Jake McMurchie and trumpeter Pete Judge reveal that their own personal creative evolution is also still underway, as the melodic grooves of previous recordings gain a bit more edge, and, as a result, heavy electronic effects possess an immediacy all their own, frantic almost, as if the wings of a butterfly fresh out of the cocoon. This is one of the most original groups on the scene, and every note they play proves that assertion.
One of my favorite groups, and (in my opinion) one of the most exciting bands on the scene, is coming out with a new album. This autumn, Get the Blessing is releasing Bristopia. The quartet of saxophonist Jake McMurchie, trumpeter Pete Judge, drummer Clive Deamer and bassist Jim Barr…
The Get the Blessing quartet is back with a solid follow-up to their breakout 2014 release Lope and Antilope, one of the very best things released that year. What really jelled for them on their previous recordings was how they dove head-first into each melody in ways they hadn’t…
There is a palpable shock felt at that moment when an artist's sound reveals an evolution from what has come before. All of those hints and possibilities and brief experiments suddenly coalescing into a brand new cohesive voice, a completely different type of expressionism, yet one that can be…
Jan 11 2019
Best of 2018 #30: Get the Blessing – “Bristopia”
Released on Kartel Music Group.
I wrote about the album for The Bandcamp Daily. Also, for Bird is the Worm.
Music from Bristol, UK.
Available at: Amazon | Bandcamp
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By davesumner • Recap: Best of 2018 • 0 • Tags: Bristol, Clive Deamer, Get the Blessing, Jake McMurchie, Jazz - Best of 2018, Jim Barr, Kartel Music Group, Pete Judge