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Keyon Harrold: Foreverland review – genre-defying post-bop
Dazzling instrumentals are supplemented by guest vocals from Laura Mvula, Common and more on the US trumpeter’s classy third album
Trumpet star Keyon Harrold’s previous album, 2017’s The Mugician, was a mashup of jazz, hip-hop and R&B; over the course of his career, he has played alongside the likes of Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Rihanna. He is, however, his own stylist – instrumentals The Intellectual and Gotta Go (Outer Space) are dazzling pieces of post-bop, and his ability to switch from pensive to swagger keeps things surprising. Opener Find Your Peace has singer Jean Baylor and rapper Common (an old friend) alongside Harrold’s trumpet, the angry Don’t Lie is voiced by Malaya while the seven-minute title track puts Harrold singing alongside Britain’s Laura Mvula.
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