In March 2025, keyboardist/composer/producer/ bandleader Joe Armon-Jones released All the Quiet, Pt. 1. Three months later, the second part emerges. This outing includes many of the same musicians and singers from the first album including Greentea Peng, Wu-Lu, Yazmin Lacey, Hak Baker, Nubya Garcia, Oscar Jerome, James Mollison, and others. It’s probably worth remembering that this two-part project marked Armon-Jones’ first solo recordings in six years — his other work includes leading Ezra Collective, and doing session work as an instrumentalist and producer. While these volumes are of a piece conceptually, they differ in feel, texture, and genres.
Opener “Acknowledgement Is Key,” with Baker on vocals, commences as a dubwise groover…