Kamasi Washington
The Epic 3LP

Album of the Year 2015 Number 7.A brazen release from young Los Angeles jazz giant, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington. 'The Epic' is unlike anything jazz has seen and not just because it emanates from the boundary-defying Brainfeeder. 'The Epic' is a 172 minute, three volume set (across three CDs or LPs) that includes a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir and 17 songs overlaid with a compositional score written by Washington. Pulsing underneath is an otherworldly ten-piece band, each member of which is individually regarded as among the best young musicians on the planet, including bassist Thundercat and his brother, drummer Ronald Bruner Jr. Recommended if you like Flying Lotus, John Coltrane, Fela Kuti. Flying Lotus has featured Washington on his albums 'Cosmogramma' and 'You're Dead!' and he also plays on the new Kendrick Lamar album 'To Pimp A Butterfly'.3LP - 3 x black 180 Gram 12"s in artworked 3mm spined sleeves all housed in a rigid board outer slipcase. Half speed cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering. MP3 download code enclosed. Includes 2 x 12" poster inserts featuring exclusive artwork by KC Woolf Haxton and story adaptation and calligraphy by Kenturah Davis.

Produs Nou / Anul aparitiei: 2015

Tracklist:

Volume 1 - The Plan

A1 Change Of The Guard

A2 Isabelle

A3 Final Thought

B1 Next Step

B2 Askim

Volume 2 - The Glorious Tale

C1 The Rhythm Changes

C2 Leroy And Lanisha

C3 Re Run

D1 Miss Understanding

D2 Henrietta Our Hero

D3 Seven Prayers

D4 Cherokee

Volume 3 - The Historic Repetition

E1 The Magnificent 7

E2 Re Run Home

F1 Malcolm’s Theme

F2 Clair De Lune

F3 The Message