| "The Vibe" is a high-energy Septet, the CD's full of original works combining World Music and Jazz- it incorporates the work of master percussionist Sa Davis with a top -knotch front line -Ku-Umba Frank Lacy, (bn.) Rasul Siddik (tpt.) and Salim Washington.
“ The conviction of this music is evident. She dives into moods coming from the ‘70’s and makes you think of Pharoah Sanders, Leon Thomas, Woody Shaw, and more globally, music that prolongs the legacy of Coltrane in his spiritual dimensions and in his lively lyricism.”... As for Roberts, she makes you think of McCoy Tyner and also of all the modern pianists that mix swing and a harmonic-rhythmic approach (Horace Tapscott, John Hicks, Larry Willis.)
(Jazz Hot , Paris, April, 2003. John Szlamowicz.) |