Adam Blackstone Legacy [BASSic Black Entertainment] Inspired by personal losses in the pandemic and cut in 30 days, Adam Blackstone’s stellar solo debut, Legacy, is at once unexpected and foreseeable: Unexpected in that, for the bulk of the 14-track effort, Blackstone mans his upright bass to anchor lush big-band arrangements of both standards and originals. Foreseeable given how the range of artists and musical styles he assembles here reflects his career as the premier musical director of the new millennium. Opening fittingly “in the church” with the words of Kirk Franklin on “New Day,” the colors of Blackstone’s upright and nimble horn ensemble are introduced. That leads to such swingin’ tracks as Leslie Odom Jr.’s take on “Fly Me to the Moon”; the Philly/Camden, New Jersey, tribute “Back on the Strip,” featuring Queen Latifah’s vocals; “Biggest, Greatest Thing,” boasting the gospel duo Mary Mary and organist Cory Henry; and Jazzmine Sullivan’s