NEW RELEASE: Darryl Yokley’s Sound Reformation’s ‘Un Mundo En Soledad’ is out November 1, 2024 via TRR and D-Yokes Records
Critically acclaimed saxophonist, composer, and arranger Darryl Yokley is honored to announce a new album, Un Mundo en Soledad, his third recorded outing with his long-running group Darryl Yokley’s Sound Reformation. Like its predecessors, Un Mundo en Soledad features a dynamite quartet with pianist Zaccai Curtis, bassist Luques Curtis, and drummer Wayne Smith — here, with special guest Little Johnny Rivero on Latin percussion. The album arrives November 1 via Truth Revolution Recording Collective and D-Yokes Records
Occhi Magazine has hailed Yokley as “not only a masterful saxophone player, but also a skillful songwriter and arranger… with a particular focus on gripping melodies and intriguing arrangements.” DownBeat described him as “nakedly shuttling emotion through his instrument.”
“I am doing what I love to do, which is make music,” Yokley has stated. “I guess the reward would be knowing that I am leaving behind a legacy with the work that I am doing that can hopefully be appreciated when I am no longer here, and I’d like to think the messages in my music and my art might help change the world for the better, even if it’s just one person.”
His magnificent new offering surely moves that needle forward — and as usual, he has the right men for the job. “These guys are like brothers to me, truly,” he says, pointing out Zaccai Curtis’s “imaginative thinking,” Luques Curtis’s ability to “bring balance to the group,” and Smith’s role as “the driving force for the whole band.” Of Rivero: “His feel, sense of time, and knowledge he has gained from his years of experience are priceless; he truly left his mark on this project.”
