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Terence Blanchard Group

Choices (Concord Jazz)

There is some fine music on trumpeter Terence Blanchard's Concord debut, but it also includes spoken word interludes by academic and activist Dr. Cornel West.

As profound as his words and ideas are, they become cumbersome with repeated listening, so after awhile you may want to use the skip button and concentrate on the melding of post-bop and atmospheric music over 15 tracks.

Blanchard adds neo-soul singer Bilal to the mix with his regular musicians, including guitarist Lionel Loueke, in what might come off better as a live performance package but which nonetheless is a good choice for a CD. Blanchard is, after all, one of the great trumpeters of his generation. 'Ö'Ö'Ö1/2

-- Chris Smith

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition October 24, 2009 C4

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