Speak_to_Me_(Julian_Lage_album)
Speak to Me (Julian Lage album)
2024 studio album by Julian Lage
Speak to Me is an album by American jazz guitarist Julian Lage, released on March 1, 2024, through Blue Note Records. It received acclaim from critics.
| Speak to Me | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Joe Henry | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 91/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Uncut | 8/10[3] |
Speak to Me received a score of 91 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] Uncut felt that Lage "also plays an agreeably skronky, Jeff Beck-style electric on several tracks, but it's when unplugged that [he] is at his most extraordinary".[3] Timothy Monger of AllMusic wrote that the album "takes a more varied approach with lyrical arrangements that expand and contract depending on the songs' needs. It also features some of the most relaxed and inspired playing of his career".[2]
Doug Collette of Glide Magazine stated that Lage "appears here in a variety of settings, each instance of expansive exploration clarifying the broad overall approach Henry helped bring to fruition".[4] Spin's Steve Hochman opined that "the pieces are compact, tight, engaging, and, indeed, in many ways song-like. Some are sparklingly electric, some dazzlingly acoustic, some fairly straight [...] But as impressive as his prodigious skills may be, more so is the range of expression and emotion in the playing."[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hymnal" | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Northern Shuffle" | 6:05 |
| 3. | "Omission" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Serenade" | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Myself Around You" | 6:00 |
| 6. | "South Mountain" | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Speak to Me" | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Two and One" | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Vanishing Points" | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Tiburon" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "As It Were" | 5:07 |
| 12. | "76" | 4:38 |
| 13. | "Nothing Happens Here" | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 59:00 | |
All tracks are written by Julian Lage.
Musicians
- Julian Lage – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11–13), electric guitar (2, 4, 7, 10)
- Jorge Roeder – double bass (tracks 1–4, 7–13), vibraphone (1), electric bass (3, 6)
- David King – drums (tracks 1–4, 6–12)
- Patrick Warren – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 6–13), piano (3, 4, 11), strings (8), Wurlitzer electric piano (12, 13), zither (12)
- Kris Davis – piano (tracks 2, 6, 9, 12, 13)
- Levon Henry – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 7, 12), clarinet (6), alto clarinet (9)
Technical
- Joe Henry – production
- Jeff Powell – mastering
- Kim Rosen – mastering
- Mark Goodell – mixing, engineering
- Julian Lage – arrangements
- Jorge Roeder – arrangements
- Samuel Wahl – engineering assistance
- "Speak to Me by Julian Lage Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- Monger, Timothy. "Speak to Me – Julian Lage Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- Collette, Doug (February 29, 2024). "Julian Lage Balances Intimate Tone & Vast Musical Exploration With Speak to Me (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- Hochman, Steve (March 8, 2024). "Jazz-Guitar Phenom Julian Lage Forges His Own Paths on Speak to Me". Spin. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- "Lista prodaje 11. tjedan 2024" (in Croatian). HDU. March 4, 2024. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.