Who Sent You?
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ReleasedMarch 20, 2020
RecordedMarch 1, 2019
StudioKawari Studios (Philadelphia)
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| Released | March 20, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | March 1, 2019 | |||
| Studio | Kawari Studios (Philadelphia) | |||
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| Length | 43:23 | |||
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| Producer | Irreversible Entanglements | |||
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Who Sent You? is the second studio album by American free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements. It was released through Don Giovanni Records and International Anthem Recording Company in March 2020.[1]
On Who Sent You?, the quintet craft a fusion of "tight, synergistic" free jazz with "dynamic" spoken word.[2]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [4] |
| AllMusic |  [5] |
| Paste | 8.0/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[7] |
Upon its release, Who Sent You? was welcomed with critical applause. On Metacritic, it has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on four reviews.[3]
Year-end lists
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| AllMusic | AllMusic Best of 2020 | – |
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| Stereogum | The 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2020 | 2 |
Track listing
Words composed by Camae Ayewa. Music composed by Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, Luke Stewart and Tcheser Holmes, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Code Noir / Amina" | Neuringer ("Amina") | 7:30 |
| 2. | "Who Sent You - Ritual" | 14:45 | |
| 3. | "No Más" | Navarro | 7:58 |
| 4. | "Blues Ideology" | 8:22 | |
| 5. | "Bread Out of Stone" | 4:48 | |
| Total length: | 43:23 | ||
Personnel
Irreversible Entanglements
- Camae Ayewa – voice, texts
- Keir Neuringer – saxophone, percussion
- Aquiles Navarro – trumpet, percussion
- Luke Stewart – double bass, percussion
- Tcheser Holmes – drums, congas
Technical
- Irreversible Entanglements – production
- Zach Goldstein – engineering
- David Allen – mixing at Decade Studios, Chicago
- Greg Obis – mastering at Chicago Mastering Service
