María Grand - Magdalena (2018)

María Grand
Magdalena
2018 - Biophilia Records: 1000000673014354
https://www.biophiliarecords.com/music/?ID=1000000673014354&album=Magdalena

* María Grand : tenor saxophone, vocals
* Mary Halvorson: guitar (6, 10)
* Jasmine Wilson: spoken word (1)
* Amani Fela : spoken word (11)
* Fabian Almazan: piano (2)
* David Bryant : piano (1, 7, 9, 11)
* Rashaan Carter: acoustic bass (1-4, 7-9, 11)
* Jeremy Dutton : drums (1-4, 7-9, 11)

https://www.mariakimgrand.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Grand
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/maria-grand-mn0003389464

Recorded at Douglass Street Recording and HarvestWorks
in New York City on January 2-3 2018.

Reviews
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By Ken Micallef
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/maria-grand-debut-album-magdalena/

There’s a sense of interior mystery in Magdalena, the full-length debut of
María Grand. The 26-year-old Swiss native uses her tenor saxophone like a
truth-illuminating candle, her haunting lines exploring every crevice of her
equally somber and arresting compositions. No matter how rapt the
improvisations, an itch of unknowing pervades the search.

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By Hrayr Attarian
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/magdalena-maria-grand-biophilia-records-review-by-hrayr-attarian.php

By Filipe Freitas
https://jazztrail.net/blog/2018/12/17/maria-grand-magdalena-album-review

By Ron Hart
http://downbeat.com/news/detail/maria-grands-magdalena-informed-by-vocalists-influential-social-scientist

Da Vincenzo Roggero (it)
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/magdalena-maria-grand-biophilia-records-review-by-vincenzo-roggero.php

Por «el intruso» (es)
http://elintruso.com/2018/03/24/primer-larga-duracion-de-maria-grand/