![]() ![]() She’s a gifted trumpet player who doesn’t need vocals to convey strong emotions, and to fans of her previous work, a track like “love song,” which concludes Fly or Die II, can feel weird on first pass. Don’t expect her to start singing old Nancy Wilson covers her voice-part raspy alto, part full-throated wail-is best suited for punk rock and takes some getting used to. While Fly or Die II is darker, denser, and more experimental than its predecessor, it’s no less resonant.īranch sings on this record-on “prayer for amerikkka pt 1 & 2” and “love song”-marking the first time she’s used her actual voice on her solo music. Centered on triumphant, hard-charging backbeats that oscillated between Chicago- and New Orleans-style jazz, it was a far brighter album than this one. ![]() Released through International Anthem (the same label that’s put out stellar projects from Makaya McCraven, Irreversible Entanglements, Damon Locks’ Black Monument Ensemble, Angel Bat Dawid, and Ben LaMar Gay), Fly or Die arrived seemingly out of nowhere and became one of 2017’s most acclaimed jazz albums. With thunderous trumpet wails and airy, sometimes deconstructed arrangements, Fly or Die introduced Branch as a powerful bandleader in the New York and Chicago avant-jazz scenes.
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