- Record Label: International Anthem
- Release Date: Aug 25, 2023
- Summary: The posthumous release from jazz trumpeter Jaimie Branch was recorded in April 2022 and completed by her family, her band and label after her death in August 2022.
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- Record Label: International Anthem
- Genre(s): Jazz, Avant-Garde, Avant-Garde Music, Free Improvisation, Chamber Jazz
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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MojoAug 29, 2023Finds her super-brassy, minimally-tooled groove machine in peak form. [Oct 2023, p.97]
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Aug 29, 2023A punk disposition suffuses many of these nine tracks, immolating assumptions around the j-word. Fly Or Die III (for brevity) rocks, rolls and generally throws itself around.
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Aug 29, 2023Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) is both a pinnacle of that bold creative musical vision and a tantalizing spark of what might have been.
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Aug 29, 2023It is just as electrifying as the group’s first two LPs, but with a wider sonic horizon and more parts in motion. And there’s a triumphant streak running through it that only heightens the pain of Branch’s demise.
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Aug 29, 2023What should have been the next step in Branch's innovative career became a tragically beautiful final document that captured an artist cresting a peak. [Oct 2023, p.30]
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Aug 29, 2023It is a joy to hear, and a reminder that the struggle for a better world is a beautiful and worthwhile endeavor, despite the many powerful voices that work daily to convince us otherwise. branch fought the good fight until the very end.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 1 out of 1
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Aug 31, 2023>"The posthumous release"
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