Track of the day

Playing Love Supreme on 1 July and South Facing opening for Kamasi Washington on 13 August 'Victory Dance' marks the new signing of Ezra Collective to the Fontaines DC and Beth Orton-rostered label Partisan Records.

This new development announced just this week begins a new higher profile commercial record industry phase in the London band's career, an AfroCuban exuberant trumpet-dotted flavour to the track, pianist Joe Armon-Jones underpinning the horn line in the manner of Chucho Valdés and breaking out to solo before the horns in unison come back, marking the first output for the label.

Partisan's managing director Zena White quoted by Complete Music Update, says: “Having been fans of their world class musicianship for years, we are so happy to bring their music and message to our daily work and can’t wait to support them in the next years of their flourishing career.''

The London band borne out of Tomorrow's Warriors are led by drummer Femi Koleoso with TJ Koleoso on bass, Joe Armon-Jones on keys, Ife Ogunjobi on trumpet and James Mollison on tenor saxophone.

Influenced by grime, jazz and more they interpreted Wayne Shorter Adam's Apple classic 'Footprints' on 2020's best-selling various artists compilation album, Blue Note Re:imagined.

Ezra Collective above, top left-to-right: Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, TJ Koleoso, Joe Armon-Jones, Femi Koleoso