Album Review | ‘Love and Liberation’ by Jazzmeia Horn
Horn’s sophomore release displays the singer’s masterful skill to command emotion against a sea of jazz.
What has always attracted me to the sounds of jazz is its incredible ability to emotion so many complex emotions through the simple swing of a collection of notes. Done right, it’s a wholly invigorating experience. Texas-born Jazzmeia Horn exemplifies this notion. Her series of accolades are a testament to her skill in bringing a song to life. Her sophomore album, Love and Liberation, continues where her debut left off.
In a discussion with Jazzwise, Horn stated now that this project is a call to action against the issues she brought up in the prior album:
“The album is kind of a sequel to A Social Call. That album was almost entirely songs about liberation and a call to awareness. Did you know that this is going on in our society? Let’s talk about it. Love and Liberation is a call to action. Now that you know there’s a lot of stuff going on, it’s time to do something about it. First with yourself, because love is an act of liberation, and liberation is an act of love. The first way that you can do that is freeing your mind… I see this with my children, I see this with my fans. They might be Muslim, they may be homosexual, they may…
