Love is a pendulum

"As a composer, Locke has continued to evolve over the years to the point where, in the middle of the new millennium's second decade, there's clearly little beyond his reach. As important as Love is a Pendulum is-and it is important-it's when the record is taken in context with the three other albums he's released on Motėma since 2012 that his significance becomes clear. There are, no doubt, other vibraphonists who can accomplish what Locke has in terms of overt virtuosity; but few, if any, have imbued their music with the kind of multidisciplinary interests that have driven the vibraphonist throughout his career, culminating with Love is a Pendulum-truly one of Locke's most compelling and commanding recordings to date".

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"Inspired by Barbara Sfraga's poem "Love Is A Pendulum," vibraphonist Joe Locke's latest album is perhaps his finest, featuring an extremely sympatico quartet that rolls his dexterous music into third and fourth gears".