The cover image is a great hint at the vibe of this gem of a record from London's Ezra Collective – but as with most of their music, there's a lot more going on than you might expect – certainly not a straight dance record, although the album's overflowing with really wonderful rhythms! The blend of soul, jazz, and other elements is fantastic – really pushing forward all the energy that's made the group so great, right from the start – and the core lineup features Joe Armon-Jones on keyboards, James Mollison on tenor, Ife Ogunjobi on trumpet, TJ Koleoso on bass, and Femi Koleoso on drums – the last two of whom really drive the music in a wonderful way! There's some vocal guests on the set too – including Yazmin Lacey, Olivia Dean, and Moonchild Sanelly – but most of the set is instrumental. Titles include "Palm Wine", "Hear My Cry", "No One's Watching Me", "God Gave Me Feet For Dancing", "The Traveler", "Shaking Body", "Streets Is Calling", and "The Herald". LP, Vinyl record album

The cover image is a great hint at the vibe of this gem of a record from London's Ezra Collective – but as with most of their music, there's a lot more going on than you might expect – certainly not a straight dance record, although the album's overflowing with really wonderful rhythms! The blend of soul, jazz, and other elements is fantastic – really pushing forward all the energy that's made the group so great, right from the start – and the core lineup features Joe Armon-Jones on keyboards, James Mollison on tenor, Ife Ogunjobi on trumpet, TJ Koleoso on bass, and Femi Koleoso on drums – the last two of whom really drive the music in a wonderful way! There's some vocal guests on the set too – including Yazmin Lacey, Olivia Dean, and Moonchild Sanelly – but most of the set is instrumental. Titles include "Palm Wine", "Hear My Cry", "No One's Watching Me", "God Gave Me Feet For Dancing", "The Traveler", "Shaking Body", "Streets Is Calling", and "The Herald". LP, Vinyl record album

Ezra Collective are a group who've been burning up the British scene so much in recent years, they've barely had time to give us a full length album – a situation that's more than corrected by this well-done set! The combo are often tied to some of the best jazz experiments in London of the past decade or so, but in the true fashion of that city's culture, they manage to weave together other strands of music besides jazz – plenty of post-colonial touches from Afro Funk, dub, and even hip hop – while also standing strong with the strength of jazz-based playing to set them apart from so many other groups who just jumble together influences and spill them out in the studio. There's a rock-solid quality to the overall presentation here – a really unified records that moves through tracks that include "Victory Dance", "Live Strong", "Ego Killah", "Togetherness", "No Confusion", "Never The Same Again", "Love In Outer Space", "Belonging", and "Welcome To My World" – plus a few words from Steve McQueen! LP, Vinyl record album