All My Relations

pastemagazine

pitchfork

The Dap-Kings saxophonist assembles a sizeable, percussion-heavy ensemble on a set that draws inspiration from a search for his ancestral past.

rollingstone

West Coast saxophonist, with a resume including Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones, conjures pow-wows, peyote ceremonies, and Gnawa trance rituals on a groove-rich set

exclaim

It's a globetrotting affair: the wah-wah brass and dhol drums of "Mitote" make for a savoury blend, the Indigenous chants and percussion reverberate in title track "All My Relations," the mid-'70s Stevie Wonder/Herbie Hancock-styled funk of "Mescalero" hits the spiritual spot, while the smooth sax of "Seyewailo" offer up a sonic take on bliss.