Just months after Make a Sound, the first full album on his new label, Sky River Music, saxophonist Oded Tzur returns with a confident, exhilarating set of compositions. In the Arms of a True Believer reunites him with past collaborators Petros Klampanis (bass), Nitai Hershkovits (piano), and Cyrano Almeida (drums), and adds two new voices: Anais Benoit on piccolo and Corentin Morvan on euphonium. The pair brings a sprightly, intricate melodicism to the music. Longtime followers will notice this evolution right away and will likely adore it, while newcomers will find one of his most successful albums in an already rich catalogue. The cover shows a parent and young child in a close embrace, and the music matches: a heartfelt, widescreen vision of jazz, full of…

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