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...Benjamin stayed on EWI for a cover of rapper Travis Scott’s “Antidote”, a rare foray into contemporary climes featuring dense organ voicings and sparse, atmospheric drums....
...Old-school hitmaker 50 Cent makes an appearance alongside US rappers Travis Scott, Joey Bada$$ and Lil Uzi Vert. Also not to be missed are local girl group FLO....
...Rap star Travis Scott delivers a smooth guest rap on the ballad “Open Arms”. There is a lot going on, but the music never sounds busy or rushed....
...Kendrick Lamar has always dealt in big numbers....
...The core of the album consists of six well-worked trio tracks featuring the experienced rhythm team of bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Kendrick Scott....
...Highlights in a performance that never flagged included dramatic Potter tenor sax, urbane Kendrick Scott drums and the shimmering sound of vocals blending with brass....
...In this way, he helped continue the tradition of politically conscious rap in mainstream music that has inspired current stars such as Kendrick Lamar, Saba, Chance the Rapper and Noname....
...A bittersweet cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “How Much a Dollar Cost” unfolds over rock-solid hip-hop and Scott’s “Perspectives/Postpartum” sensuously ebbs and flows....
...Busy American drummer Kendrick Scott’s perfectly timed skitters, thuds and rhythmic shifts have been drum-solo climaxes of headline jazz acts for more than a decade....
...Equally impressive, drummer Kendrick Scott’s blend of modernist intricacy and hip-hop groove deliver a compelling sense of urgency underneath....
...Drummer Kendrick Scott had suffered a creative block before he conceived this delightfully brooding 12-song cycle — the wall and bridge of the title refer to the process of overcoming it....
...The A-list collaborators include Chick Corea, Kamasi Washington and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah alongside drummers Steve Gadd and Kendrick Scott....
...Scott....
..., sounding like a jittery update of Gil Scott-Heron’s groundbreaking work with The Last Poets in the 1970s....
...“Listen to Kendrick Lamar’s record [To Pimp a Butterfly], it’s extraordinary,” he suggests. “That’s changing the music. Listen to D’Angelo’s [Black Messiah]....
...Taylor Eigsti delivers atmospheric Rhodes, Alan Hampton is on bass and either Mark Guiliana or Kendrick Scott on drums. Gretchen Parlato Live in NYC (Obliqsound, CD & DVD)...
...The core style was contemporary modal jazz played by a classic quintet, but occasional electronics added ambience and drummer Kendrick Scott threw in rattles and time-bending beats....
...Standouts included Hobgood’s haunting impressionism on “I Only Have Eyes for You”, and the chattering, contemporary, time-aware pulse provided by new-generation drummer Kendrick Scott....
...There were shifting tone centres announced by dramatic splashes from drummer Kendrick Scott, changes in tempo that arrived unannounced and long, slow burning solos that gathered in intensity – saxophonist...
...In Florida, a first-time Republican candidate, Rick Scott, defeated insider Bill McCollum in the gubernatorial primary....
...Scott was a master of both....
...With drummer Kendrick Scott and bassist Derrick Hodge from the Blanchard session, the accompaniment is top-dollar fluent jazz....
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