''New Life'' is an album by drummer Antonio Sánchez which was released on the

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label in 2013.

Reception

The

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review stated "Antonio Sanchez's third solo album is a forward-thinking collection of jazz originals that features an all-star group of musicians ... Sanchez's music often walks the line between layered, atmospheric contemporary jazz and more aggressive, avant-garde-leaning group improvisation". In ''

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'', Cormac Larkin noted "the Mexican’s third album as leader reveals a more thoughtful side. There is still enough pyrotechnics to burn down the average house, but the former classical pianist’s tunes are far more than just excuses to display his chops, and the group he has assembled to play them features some of the most expressive, forward-thinking musicians on the New York scene".Larkin, C
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'', Phil Barnes observed "Sanchez takes his cues from the spiritual jazz of the late 1960s and early 1970s—the opening tracks echo Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders for example, but this top band pulls them in different directions updating them for today while maintaining that emotional pull ... The good news is that the album has enough depth and feeling to hold your interest through multiple plays over an extended period, and that in our instant, commodified, culture is something worth celebrating"Barnes, P
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January 28, 2014 while John Kelman noted "With ''New Life'', Sanchez the composer and bandleader has caught up with Sanchez the player, and if he's learned another thing from his tenure with Metheny it's how to write tunes that are compelling and downright accessible, despite being unequivocally challenging under the hood"Kelman, J
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March 11, 2013 In ''

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'' Lloyd Sachs said "The tunes, which reflect Sanchez's drumming with their taut strength and eruptive power, give two of jazz's hottest saxophonists, altoist David Binney and tenorist Donny McCaslin, all they can handle: soaring melodies, rich harmonies, clever structures, meaty unison parts".Sachs, L
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Track listing

All compositions by Antonio Sánchez. # "Uprisings and Revolutions" – 8:51 # "Minotauro" – 8:53 # "New Life" – 14:23 # "Nighttime Story" – 6:39 # "Medusa" – 8:24 # "The Real McDaddy" – 8:52 # "Air" – 7:39 # "Family Ties" – 8:45

Personnel

* Antonio Sánchez – drums, keyboards, vocals * Dave Binney –

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Donny McCaslin Donald Paul McCaslin (born August 11, 1966) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has recorded over a dozen albums as a bandleader in addition to many sideman appearances, including on David Bowie's final studio album, ''Blackstar (album), Blacksta ...

–

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

John Escreet John Escreet (born 18 August 1984) is an English pianist, composer and improviser. He has lived in the United States since 2006 and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Biography Escreet moved to New York in 2006. In 2008 he graduated ...

– piano,

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*Matt Brewer –

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, electric bass *

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– vocals

References

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