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The songs seem just as good, the musicianship is just as solid, but for some reason I don't get the same spark out of subsequent releases. I have this issue with a lot of bands I listen to where the very first album I hear from them really sticks with me, but then later releases fail to recapture the magic for no discernible reason.

It's not quite as memorable to me as his later work, and probably not something I'd just choose to put on randomly, but it's a breezy and fun listen nonetheless.

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Byrd put out Fancy Free a few years before Ethiopian Knights, and it hews more closely to a straightforward jazz sound-though because I know very little about jazz, I am aware there is no such thing as 'traditional jazz sound,' but couldn't quite tell you where in the tradition this album lies (hard bop, apparently, but what does that mean?).

The only album of his I checked out during that time was Ethiopian Knights, a three-track epic that leans into funk and groove while still retaining a loose, improvisational feel. Most of my exposure to Donald Byrd has been through random rare groove jazz compilations I was really into about a decade ago, probably around the time I'd gotten tired of the collegiate indie rock scenes I used to be really into. Everything's just a little too slick and anonymous for my ears to find purchase.

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The grunge-inflected alt-rock is full of tasty hooks and power choruses, but I find it hard to pick out specific songs I like from it. Cherry Glazerr sort of falls into the same category for me. I was really into the Joy Formidable and Blood Red Shoes for a while, but weirdly the epic guitar riffs and glossy production began to melt together rather than crystallize into memorable songs. But something about bands that have tried to revisit those sounds in recent years just hasn't clicked with me in the same way. Back in the 90s I listened to a ton of glossy alt-rock bands with female singers-everything from the Breeders to Garbage to that dog to Curve. This feels like it should be a slam dunk for me.