Miles Okazaki - The Sky Below (2019)

Miles Okazaki
The Sky Below
2019 - Pi Recordings: PI84
https://pirecordings.com/albums/the-sky-below/
https://milesokazaki.bandcamp.com/album/the-sky-below
http://www.milesokazaki.com/albums/the-sky-below-2019/
* Miles Okazaki : guitars, electronics
* Matt Mitchell : piano, Fender Rhodes, Prophet-6
* Anthony Tidd : electric bass
* Sean Rickman : drums

http://www.milesokazaki.com/
http://www.mattmitchell.us/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Tidd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Rickman

Recorded at The Samurai Hotel, Astoria, New York, USA,
on June 13-14, 2019 by Mike Marciano and Max Ross and
June 29, 2019 by Max Ross.
Reviews


By Thom Jurek
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sky-below-mw0003324310

After six volumes of solo guitar interpretations of the compositions of
Thelonious Monk, Miles Okazaki delivers his fifth album of original material, a
proper sequel to his riveting 2017 concept offering Trickster. According to the
guitarist, "If Trickster was the introduction to the characters, the songs on
this album are their children, bearing their features but finding their own
way." Therefore, the eight compositions on The Sky Below cover themselves in
archetype, mystery, and magic with most of the same group. The lone exception
is that pianist and electric keyboardist Matt Mitchell replaces Craig Taborn
here. [...]

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By Jason Bivins
http://pointofdeparture.org/PoD69/PoD69MoreMoments5.html

By Glenn Astarita
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-sky-below-miles-okazaki-pi-recordings

By Jackson Sinnenberg
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/miles-okazaki-the-sky-below-pi/

By Tim Niland
https://jazzandblues.blogspot.com/2019/11/miles-okazaki-sky-below-pi-recordings.html

By Will Layman
https://www.popmatters.com/miles-okazaki-the-sky-below-2644871881.html

By S. Victor Aaron
https://somethingelsereviews.com/2019/11/11/miles-okazaki-the-sky-below-2019/

Par France Musique (fr)
https://www.francemusique.fr/jazz/jazz-trotter-miles-okazaki-sky-below-78773

Por Sergio Piccirilli (es)
https://elintruso.com/miles-okazaki-the-sky-below/