On May 5, 2015, “Brainfeeder” label released “The Epic”, the third Kamasi Washington studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Kingsize Spundblabs” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kamasi Washington.
Personnel:
- Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone, band leader, arrangements
- Cameron Graves – piano, organ
- Brandon Coleman – keyboards, organ, piano
- Thundercat – electric bass
- Miles Mosley – upright and electric bass
- Ronald Bruner, Jr. – drums
- Tony Austin – drums, engineer
- Robert Miller – drums
- Leon Mobley – percussion
- Igmar Thomas – trumpet
- Todd Simon – trumpet
- Shaunte Palmer – trombone
- Ryan Porter – trombone
- Neel Hammond – violin
- Tylana Renga Enomoto – violin
- Paul Cartwright – violin
- Jennifer Simone – violin
- Lucia Micarelli – violin
- Molly Rogers – viola
- Andrea Whitt – viola
- Artyom Manukyan – cello
- Ginger Murphy – cello
- Dawn Norfleet – choir
- Thalma de Freitas – choir
- Maiya Sykes – choir
- Gina Manziello – choir
- Patrice Quinn – choir
- Natasha F. Agrama – choir
- Dwight Trible – choir
- Steven Wayne – choir
- Taylor Graves – choir
- Charles Jones – choir
- Jason Marales – choir
- Dexter Story – choir
- Cameron Graves – choir
- Tracy Carter – choir
- Dwight Trible – lead vocals
- Patrice Quinn – lead vocals
- Brian Rosemeyer – engineer
- Benjamin Tierney – mixing
- Daddy Kev – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Kamasi Washington, except where noted.
Volume 1: The Plan
- Change of the Guard
- Askim
- Isabelle
- Final Thought
- The Next Step
- The Rhythm Changes – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington
Volume 2: The Glorious Tale
- Miss Understanding
- Leroy and Lanisha
- Re Run
- Seven Prayers
- Henrietta Our Hero – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington
- The Magnificent 7
Volume 3: The Historic Repetition
- Re Run Home
- Cherokee – Ray Noble
- Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy
- Malcolm Theme – Terence Blanchard, Jamie Davis
- The Message
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