IMMANUEL WILKINS “7th Hand” VINYL 2LP

Description

Alto saxophonistImmanuel Wilkinsfollows-up his acclaimed debut Omega (NY Times Best Jazz Album of 2020) with another striking album featuring his remarkable quartet withMicah Thomason piano,Daryl Johnson bass, andKweku Sumbryon drums plus special guest appearances by flutistElena Pinderhughesand theFarafina KanPercussion Ensemble.The album consists of an hour-long suite comprised of seven movements that strive to bring the quartet closer to complete vesselhood by the end, where the music would be entirely improvised, channeled collectively. The title is derived from a question steeped in Biblical symbolism: If the number six represents the extent of human possibility, Wilkins wondered how it would sound to invoke divine intervention and allow that seventh element to possess his quartet. Its the idea of being a conduit for the music as a higher power that actually influences what were playing, he says.