Johnathan Blake
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Breathe
RecommendedIggy Pop (vocals), Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ), Richard Bravo (percussion), Johnathan Blake (drums), Jonathan Kreisberg (guitar), Jason Marshall (baritone saxophone), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Sean Jones (trumpet), John Ellis (tenor saxophone), Alicia Olatuja (vocals)
Listening to Breathe, a prescription of music which was beautifully written by Smith and originally recorded in 2016, makes it very relevant for the times that we are living in. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th April 2021
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, March 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Passage
RecommendedJohnathan Blake (cymbals, drums), Immanuel Wilkins (alto saxophone), Joel Ross (vibraphone), David Virelles (piano, keyboards, rhodes), Dezron Douglas (acoustic bass guitar)
The drummer and his sparkling Pentad quintet deliver fascinating narrative shifts on this Blue Note release. —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, September 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th August 2023
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Overall, the music dances with the unencumbered abandon of a 6-year-old. “Shakin’ the Biscuits” is Eddie Harris-styled jazz-funk, fun and fierce. “Abiyoyo” is a waltz-like African lullaby that... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th December 2021
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, November 2021
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While Isabela is brief and somewhat less strident than its predecessor, it is no less revelatory, artful, or musically expressive. —
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, May 2022
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Book of Intuition
RecommendedKenny Barron Trio, Kenny Barron (piano), Kiyoshi Kitagawa (double bass), Johnathan Blake (drums)
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Grammy Awards, 2017, Nominee: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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Here Be Dragons deliberately encourages its creators to join themselves to the music itself without ego or flash; that's a rarity in modern jazz. —
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, February 2020
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Concentric Circles
Kenny Barron Quintet, Kiyoshi Kitagawa (double bass), Johnathan Blake (drums), Dayna Stephens (saxophone), Mike Rodriguez (trumpet), Kenny Barron (piano), Mike Rodriguez (flugelhorn)
Barron is a remarkable survivor, the kind of flawlessly, gracefully, and joyously musical improviser who couldn’t sound dated even if he devoted his life to playing variations on ‘St Louis Blues’.... —
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We See
Kenny Barron (piano), Immanuel Wilkins (saxophone), Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake (drums)
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A ruminative but embracing set of pieces for both players and listeners, it has all the gentle intensity one might expect. —
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