Turkish Hipster: Tales From Swing To Psychedelic
Dunya, 2023
8/10
Listen to Turkish Hipster: Tales From Swing To Psychedelic
The esteemed multi-instrumentalist Ali Sanlikol brings a large cast of players for this 7th album of global jazz sounds that rarely sits in place for long.
“A Capoeira Turca” opens with Anat Cohen’s warm clarinet complemented by the frisky percussion and bright brass, and “Times Of The Turtledove” follows with Miguel Zénon providing his excellent alto sax skills to the 16+ minutes of flowing musicianship that’s both cautious and busy.
“The Boston Beat” and “Estarabim” land in the middle, where the former benefits from Antonio Sanchez’s agile drumming amid spoken word rap by Raydar Ellis into the rhythmic and beat driven album highlight.
The last piece, “Abraham Suite”, unfolds with 3 chapters of dreamy, textured interaction between the horns, winds, drums and guitars for varying degrees of intimacy and fusion nods that also touch on rock dynamics, too.
A highly accomplished mashing of world music, timeless jazz and rock spirited songwriting, Sanlikol and company make for much global fun across this unpredictable affair.
Travels well with: Septology- The Black Forest Session; Greg Ward’s Rogue Parade- Dion’s Quest