Bloom by Mindi Abair

Saxophonist Mindi Abair has reached that critical juncture. After more than a decade of performing, songwriting and recording, she has taken a step back from the more polished sensibilities of contemporary jazz and embraced the sounds of past decades specifically the 60s and early 70s, a period widely regarded as the golden age of R B, soul and funk. The result is In HiFi Stereo. The album captures the raw and edgy aesthetic of that golden age, when a slab of vinyl could instantaneously put band and l