Love Will Find a Way (album)
Love Will Find a Way is a jazz album by Philip Bailey released in 2019 on Verve Records. The album reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. Overview. Love Will Find a Way was produced by Philip Bailey. Artists such as Bilal, Chick Corea, Kamasi Washington, Will I Am and Robert Glasper also featured on the album. Critical reception. With a four out of five stars rating Mike Hobart of the Financial Times wrote "The 12th solo album from Earth Wind and Fire ’s lead singer underscores his octave-spanning falsetto with generation-crossing, jazz-heavy support. The A-list collaborators include Chick Corea, Kamasi Washington and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah alongside drummers Steve Gadd and Kendrick Scott. With pianist Robert Glasper heavily involved in production, the jazz influence goes deeper than the instrumental breaks which embellish most tracks." Andrew Gilbert of Jazz Times exclaimed "Bailey sounds energized by the contributions of 21st-century jazz players steeped in the EWF catalog like bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott, and keyboardist Robert Glasper." Gilbert added "Amid a resurgence of the spiritual jazz sound, Bailey  offers a welcome reminder that the L.A.-based EWF played a vital role in its creation." Music critic Ann Powers of NPR placed "Love Will Find a Way" at No. 5 on her list of the Top Ten Albums of 2019. Phil Freeman of "Stereogum" also gave "Love Will Find a Way" an honourable mention in his list of the Ten Best Jazz Albums of 2019. Production. Studios