Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (world war) Image
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  • 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:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Mojo
    Aug 29, 2023
    100
    Finds her super-brassy, minimally-tooled groove machine in peak form. [Oct 2023, p.97]
  2. Aug 29, 2023
    100
    A 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.
  3. Aug 29, 2023
    90
    Fly 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.
  4. Aug 29, 2023
    90
    It 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.
  5. Aug 29, 2023
    90
    What 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]
  6. Aug 29, 2023
    85
    It 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.
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  1. Aug 31, 2023
    0
    >"The posthumous release"

    Stopped reading, clicked back, nothing to see here