Get the Blessing

Get the Blessing
Get The Blessing

Get the Blessing, Treibhaus Innsbruck 2011
Background information
Also known as The Blessing
Origin Bristol, England
Genres Jazz rock
Years active 2000–present
Labels Cake/Candid
Associated acts Portishead
Website theblessing.co.uk
Members
Jake McMurchie
Pete Judge
Jim Barr
Clive Deamer

Get the Blessing (previously known as The Blessing) is a jazz rock quartet based in Bristol, England, active since 2000.[1] They were formed when Jim Barr (bass) and Clive Deamer (drums), the rhythm section from the trip hop group Portishead, teamed up with Jake McMurchie (saxophone) and Pete Judge (trumpet) over their mutual appreciation of Ornette Coleman.[1] To date, they have released two albums, their debut All is Yes won best album at the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards.[2]

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Music style and reception

The group have been widely received as part of a new generation of groups that blend jazz and rock, which also includes Esbjörn Svensson Trio,[1] Led Bib,[3] Polar Bear,[1][4] and Acoustic Ladyland.[1][4][5][6] The music is mainly instrumental, although there have been guest singers (specifically Tammy Payne on "The Unnameable" and "Music Style Product"), and Deamer sings a vocal version of "Bugs in Amber", entitled "Moot", live.

Their live performances have been described as "Technically audacious, mysterious and droll, the Blessing also provided an evening of instrumental entertainment that was unfailingly tuneful and readily accessible."[6] Also as "coupl[ing] hard-hitting, high-volume rock with wailing jazz-horn choruses. The group's flat-out drive, fiery virtuosity and strong, anthemic tunes certainly grabbed the audience" although "...it's the improvisational element that is the difficulty for the more hardcore of jazzers".[5]

Image

The band dress uniformally in white shirt and dark grey suits and, for promotional pictures and record covers, often cover their heads, most notably with brown paper bags. Interaction between the group and live audience is channeled through Barr's "comically cryptic introductions in the deadest of deadpan drones".[6]

Band members

Guests

  • Adrian Utleyelectric guitar (All is Yes: "That Ain't It", "Equal and Opposite", "Small Fish, Small Pond"; Bugs in Amber: "Music Style Product", "The Unnameable", "Einstein Action Figure")
  • Tammy Payne – backing vocals (All is Yes: "Loubia"; Bugs in Amber: "Music Style Product")
  • Gina Griffin – violin (All is Yes: "Loubia")
  • Beth Porter – cello (Bugs in Amber: "The Word for Moonlight is Moonlight", "The Unnameable")
  • Jeff Spencer – viola (Bugs in Amber: "Music Style Product")

Discography

  • 2008 – All is Yes (released as The Blessing) (Cake/Candid Records)
  • 2008 – "Bleach Cake"/"The Unnameable" EP (released as The Blessing) (Cake/Candid Records)
  • 2009 – Bugs in Amber (Cake/Candid Records)

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