The Awakening

This is the record every crate digger already knows, even if they don't know they know it — that piano intro on "I Love Music" has been flipped more times than anyone can count. Jamal's trio plays with so much space you could park a truck in the silences. The rhythm section never rushes him. Skip nothing, but let "Dolphin Dance" close it out and just sit there after.

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