Jazz... we've still got it! vol.2

by

Wulfgar Darkenwald, Jr.

Pianist and vocalist Kandace Springs released her sophomore album, Indigo, this past September on Blue Note Records. One of the interesting aspects of this record is that there is not a core band at play here. With the exceptions, of course being that of Springs herself, and drummer/ percussionist Karriem Riggins, there are various musicians playing on each of the thirteen tracks. Not quite a compilation; however, reminiscent of Springs’ label mate jazz pianist Robert Glasper’s forays into genre blending with Black Radio 1 and Black Radio 2. The album contains several covers of such classics as The Stylistics’ “People Make the World Go ‘Round” and Roberta Flack’s “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face”; however, the focus and crux of the album are the songs composed by Springs herself. “Unsophisticated” featuring late trumpeter Roy Hargrove and Springs’ rendition of multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Garzón-Montano’s “6 8” are amongst the more memorable tracks.