Jon Gold
Wholly You
Jon Gold’s latest record, Wholly You, does not feel like a jazz project trying to fit a neat category or conform to musical norms. It comes across as the work of someone following his own threads, letting the music land where it wants to rather than forcing it into place.
The songs are built on small details, a phrase that hangs in the air, a shift in rhythm that pulls you somewhere new without warning. There’s an ease and looseness in the arrangements that gives the album space to breathe which is testament to Jon's writing skill. You can hear moments that feel almost accidental, yet they end up carrying weight, as if they were meant to be there all along.
Gold moves between styles in a way that feels lived-in rather than calculated. There’s so much going on with gentle, reflective melodies that give way to something sharper or more restless. The playing is confident without being showy, more about the music than showing off his technique.
The songs are built on small details, a phrase that hangs in the air, a shift in rhythm that pulls you somewhere new without warning. There’s an ease and looseness in the arrangements that gives the album space to breathe which is testament to Jon's writing skill. You can hear moments that feel almost accidental, yet they end up carrying weight, as if they were meant to be there all along.
Gold moves between styles in a way that feels lived-in rather than calculated. There’s so much going on with gentle, reflective melodies that give way to something sharper or more restless. The playing is confident without being showy, more about the music than showing off his technique.
Wholly You is the kind of record you might put on without knowing exactly what to expect, and by the end, you realise it’s taken you somewhere totally unexpected. Not in a grand, cinematic way, but in small shifts that creep up on you, Jon has really done an excellent job crafting this little beauty.
Drawing on inspirations from the likes of e Sergio Mendes, AC Jobim, and Ivan Lins, Jon Gold worked with a team of highly skilled and talented musicians with an aim to bring Brazilian rhythms to a global audience and if Wholly You is anything to go by, he is well on his way to achieving that goal. From Delaware Water Gap in the United States direct to your ears, Jon released Wholly You on the 25th of July and it is available to listen to right now so be sure to check it out.
Drawing on inspirations from the likes of e Sergio Mendes, AC Jobim, and Ivan Lins, Jon Gold worked with a team of highly skilled and talented musicians with an aim to bring Brazilian rhythms to a global audience and if Wholly You is anything to go by, he is well on his way to achieving that goal. From Delaware Water Gap in the United States direct to your ears, Jon released Wholly You on the 25th of July and it is available to listen to right now so be sure to check it out.
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