Jon Goldโs latest album, Chasing Echos, defies convention while tugging at both heartstrings and intellect. Released on April 28, 2025, via Entropic Records, the album is a deeply immersive journey that melds jazz, classical, Brazilian, and cinematic styles with seamless precision. Co-produced with the masterful Mauricio Zottarelli and mixed by Grammy-winning engineer David Darlington, the record is a rich, global collaboration.
From the first track, โBreaking the Ice,โ Gold draws the listener in with sparkling cymbals, thumping drums, and light, whimsical piano lines that bounce playfully and lightly. By the time the title track โChasing Echosโ arrives, the pace has quickened; rolling drums and quicksilver flutes swirl through layers of harmonies, shaping a vibrant soundscape. โFriends Unitedโ wraps things up on a joyous note, bursting open like a street festival with party horns and vibrant soundscape, bustling percussion, and an effervescent spirit that speaks to global unity.
In Chasing Echos, Gold converses with the world. Whether itโs the Brazilian touches in โBlues Pรฉ de Serraโ or the orchestral flourishes sourced from war-torn Ukraine, the album reflects a compassionate, borderless approach to music-making. Marina Marchiโs warm vocals glide effortlessly across multiple tracks, while guest appearances by icons like Mark Egan and Toninho Ferragutti bring further depth to an already expansive canvas.
With Chasing Echos, Jon Gold has mapped out memory with movement, and melody, from around the world. Listen to it on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan