Garcia, Nubya - Odyssey (Red and Black Splatter Coloured 2LP Vinyl)

Nubya Garcia - Odyssey (Red and Black Splatter Coloured 2LP Vinyl)**

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Nubya Garcia isn’t an artist you can easily classify. Is it jazz? Sure, the London-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader grew up studying the genre under the noted pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music. But it isn’t until you listen to albums like 2020’s Source and 2024’s Odyssey that you hear broader creativity shining through: It’s jazz, classical, dub, R&B and whatever else Garcia wants to convey. It all comes from a place of exploration and self-study, of wanting to do all the things across all disciplines while ignoring arbitrary boxes that don’t.  

Garcia’s sophomore album Odyssey, out in September 2024 via Concord Jazz, is a majestic feat on which she blends orchestral arrangements with R&B, jazz, broken beat and dub, resulting in a grand, nuanced record that feels airy and celestial without sacricing the groove. It’s a deeply personal oering about her trek to falling back in love with musical composition over the past four years.  

Tracklisting:

1. Dawn ft. esperanza spalding 
2. Odyssey 
3. Solstice 
4. Set It Free ft. Richie 
5. The Seer 
6. Odyssey (Outerlude) 
7. We Walk In Gold ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow 
8. Water’s Path 
9. Clarity 
10. In Other Words, Living 
11. Clarity (Outerlude) 
12. Triumphance