The Leeds born twentysomething Jasmine Myra is sounding in fine fettle,
Habitually spiritual jazz bedecked, floaty harp and flute flicker and stir among the blend used in the compositional palette most obviously on ‘Breath.’
Where Light Settles is on another level. It is easily the English alto saxophonist-composer’s most convincing album to date.
What to expect are bittersweet reveries, oodles of strings and a sound that’s brimful of a certain spiritual mindfulness that lands mercifully far from whimsy or, worse, sententiousness. Tunes are wrapped in emotion and prove poignant arrived at organically.
The Satie-esque piano riff played simply and effectively by Jasper Green on the title track is a glimpse of the essence of it all, just one of the compositional building blocks that are meticulously pieced together by Myra. But you’ll only discover that when you arrive at the last track. What a breakthrough.
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