As the follow-up to his 2019 release "The Golden Rule: For Sonny," Eric Wyatt’s A Song for Hope is vastly different in both tone and intent. Where the former was a straight-ahead blast of straight-ahead bop, Wyatt’s new record is more adventurous, colorful, unpredictable, and wide-ranging. On songs like “Fur Live” and McCoy Tyner’s “Contemplation,” Wyatt, along with drum legend Jeff “Tain” Watts, together lay it all on the table. (Whaling City)
