It’s an eerie, effervescent, addictive, delicious offering. Salvant can go seemingly anywhere as a vocalist, raconteur and producer. Her songwriting resonates as instantly preeminent her covers of Kate Bush, Sting, and Gregory Porter are rapturous and its production with creative collaborator Sullivan Fortner, fresh and flawless. Salvant’s expanding further into the fullness of her artistry through such an astonishing project almost took my breath away. It’s less of an album and more of an experience in the ways Sgt Pepper’s or What’s Going On conjured. I was about ¼ of the way through Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Ghost Song when I realized this was easily going to be one of my favorite albums of 2022… and it just kept blowing me away as it unfolded. Best wishes for a gracious 2023 and I’ll see you soon. What’s a year without reflection? Or a million best-of lists?Īs we close out another 365 days, I hope that this list of a few of my favorite things brings you some joy and discovery.
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