“Blue Black” is the latest release of British composer, producer and multi-intsrumentalist Paul Wheatcroft aka Hakim Jamal.
A genuine music historian fusing past and present into unique conceptual projects he delivers a compelling concept-album blending vocal jazz with modern vibes. The sonic balance between past and present gives the theme of lost love a sophisticated timeless feel emerging from velvety bass lines, smooth piano and horns.
This alchemy brings in two worlds reimagined as one spectacular melodic performance composed by four themes explored on eleven colourful variations united by a sonic thread that binds them into an elegant format.
The composer is not contemporizing tradition with modern elements, he explores the essential of various genres to yield a signature sound, which “Blue Black” is the most delightful demonstration.