Aruán Ortiz: Pastor's Paradox
Karl Ackermann
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Karl Ackermann
Author/Principal, WriteSpace LLC/Pearson Jazz Foundation/Mkt. Research Consultant
The music, atonal and angry, juxtaposes with some of Dr. King's lesser-known lines from the "I Have A Dream" speech. Gant's interpretation of King imparts a hip-hop awareness that weaves through the pastor's sense of dramatic oratory. The instrumental tracks—particularly, "From Montgomery to Memphis (To April 4th)"—display the absolutely unusual sound that Byron and Ortiz have nurtured. The two seem to flow in and out of the other's awareness, never in a vacuum. Read more at https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pastors-paradox-aruan-ortiz-clean-feed-records