Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sultan Stevenson emerged from the ranks of the London-based Tomorrow\u2019s Warriors forging house in 2020 and soon stood out for his personal touch. A regular trio followed, as did an album and a catalogue of club dates and tours. Now in his mid-twenties, the London pianist\u2019s modal voicings, syncopated single note lines and gospel shades spice the modern jazz mainstream with originality and flair.\u00a0Stevenson\u2019s second album, El Roi, confirms his equally mature grasp of jazz composition on a set tackling themes of faith and identity. Harmonic structures provide firm foundations for narratives to flow, voicings add subtle emotional shades and melodies are uncluttered and appealing on the ear. The core of the album presents the five-movement suite \u201cThose Who Believe\u201d, written for the trio in 2022. The remaining three pieces, focused on questions of identity, add Josh Short on trumpet\/flugelhorn and Soweto Kinch on tenor saxophone.The set begins with two quintet pieces. The title of the first, \u201cUnspeakable Happiness\u201d, is taken from an enslaved protagonist\u2019s description of freedom in the Steve McQueen film 12 Years a Slave. The theme gives hope an undertow of doubt, voicings are sweet and soulful and sprightly solos follow the form. The second composition, the pensive \u201cA Region in My Mind\u201d, is a beautifully voiced rumination on the resilience of the inner self and the album\u2019s strongest track.\u00a0The narrative of Stevenson\u2019s five-movement suite describes a journey from hope and belief to faith. It begins with the sombre \u201cArise\u201d, its mood made more potent by the resonance of Stevenson\u2019s unaccompanied piano touch. The twists and turns of \u201cMy Unbelief\u201d explode into bustling walking bass, \u201cPurpose\u201d unfolds steadily over hip-hop beats and the upbeat swing of \u201cWisdom\u201d is introduced with a snare drum crack. The suite ends with the calm piano and brushstroke beats of \u201cI Believe\u201d.The quintet returns for \u201cEl Roi\u201d, named after the biblical God of sight, and the album\u2019s final track. Moody brass harmonies entice and saxophonist Kinch digs in as the piece moves imperiously from sensuous walk to heady riff-based interplay.\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2018El Roi\u2019 is released by Edition Records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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