#2975 Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

Washington's still brilliant, building monolithic washes of sound to ground frantic improvisation. But the same motifs that risked wearing out their welcome on The Epic crop up again and again here. I've already got 3 hours (!) of blocky piano + giant fanfares + Star Trek operatics. It gives me a jetlagged, worn out feeling, like accidentally watching all of Armageddon on TBS on a hot Saturday afternoon. Have I been listening to this album for months? 3.5/5