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Currency of Man
Jazz · 2015 · 10 tracks · 48m

Currency of Man

A gritty pivot into 1970s soul and cinematic blues. Smoky vocals meet rumbling basslines and social commentary in a vivid portrait of the American street.

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It's like a 1970s soul record found in a dusty L.A. basement, but with a modern jazz heart.

A gritty, soulful exploration of social justice wrapped in warm, cinematic 1970s production.

Currency of Man · vs · Melody Gardot
Soulful+4.0σ

Soulful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 48m
01
It Gonna Come
5:31
02
Preacherman
4:30
03
Morning Sun
5:06
04
Same to You
5:00
05
Don’t Misunderstand
4:15
06
Don’t Talk
4:12
07
If Ever I Recall Your Face
6:52
08
Bad News
4:38
09
She Don’t Know
3:55
10
Once I Was Loved
4:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The menacing B-3 organ and gospel chorus swell on Preacherman that transforms a blues track into a righteous indictment.
The rumbling, distorted bassline of It Gonna Come that immediately signals a departure from her previous hushed acoustic sound.
The way the harmonica moans against the sharp saxophone stabs in the middle of Bad News, creating a sense of urban claustrophobia.
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