The Baylor Project [2021] - Generations [Be A Light #BAL002]

The new album from The Baylor Project, who are married couple Jean & Marcus Baylor, was released on Juneteenth (18 Jun 2021), I've been waiting for it to arrive on Spotify but it doesn't look like it's going to feature as their last album is not there either.

They have just published a video "The Making Of  Generations (Official Album Premiere)" on Friday (2 Jul 2021).

They debuted in 2017 with "The Journey" which topped the Billboard Jazz charts and was nominated for two Grammys. They received a third Grammy nomination for last year's single "Sit On Down".  

"Generations" is their highly anticipated sophomore album which is a blend of soul, jazz and gospel. It contains nine original compositions and two covers. One is Michael Wycoff's "Love Makes Me Sing" taken from his 1980 debut album  "Come To My World", who sadly is no longer with us dying from pancreatic cancer in 2019. The other cover is a vocal version of Wayne Shorter's "Infant Eyes" released in 1966 on "Speak No Evil" whilst he was a member of Miles Davis' 'Second Great Quintet" (Davis (trumpet), Shorter (sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums). Shorter also founded Weather Report in 1971.

The most soulful tracks are the aforementioned "Love Makes Me Sing", "Happy To Be With You" and "Walk On By" (which is not the Bacharach & David song).

Jean Baylor is from New Jersey and was one half of 90s duo Zhané, then under her maiden name Norris, with Renée Neufville.

Marcus Baylor is from St. Louis and was a member of The Yellowjackets.

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Happy To Be With You

Love Makes Me Sing

Walk On By

Details

Rating:	8.4
Genre/Style:	Soul /Jazz / Gospel
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Be A Light
Cat No:	BAL002
Year:	18/06/2021
Value:	£7.99