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Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph

On May 13, 2022, “Dead Oceans” label released “This Is a Photograph”, the seventh Kevin Morby studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Slow Fawn” in Accord, New York, “Sam Phillips Recording Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Morby – vocals, guitar, piano, hand claps, melodica, samples, snaps
  • Sam Cohen – bass, guitar, piano, organ, drums, drum machine, snaps, lapsteel, tambourine, hand claps, engineer
  • Alecia Chakour – tambourine, vocals, backing vocals
  • Eric D. Johnson – banjo
  • Jared Samuel – organ, piano
  • Erin Rae
  • Nick Kinsey – drums, percussion, hand claps
  • Josh Jaeger – drums, percussion, snaps
  • Makaya McCraven – drums
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone, flute
  • Oliver Hill – violin
  • Meg Hill – violin
  • Charlotte Hill – viola
  • Sam Quiggins – cello
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Rachel Baiman – fiddle
  • Tufted titmouse – whistle
  • Cassandra Jenkins – vocals, backing vocals
  • Erin Rae – vocals
  • Leah Buckley – backing vocals
  • Brenae Johnson – backing vocals
  • Briana Johnson – backing vocals
  • Zalissa Stewart – backing vocals
  • Brittney Walker – backing vocals
  • Freddie Cohen – spoken word
  • Annie Beedy – spoken word
  • Jerry Phillips – spoken word
  • Tim Heidecker – laughs
  • Alia Shawkat – laughs
  • Wesley Graham – additional recording
  • Rashaan Carter – additional engineering
  • D. James Goodwin – mixing, mastering
  • Mike Krol – design
  • Johnny Eastlund – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Morby.

  1. Intro
  2. This Is a Photograph
  3. A Random Act of Kindness
  4. Bittersweet, TN
  5. Disappearing
  6. A Coat of Butterflies
  7. Rock Bottom
  8. Forever Inside a Picture
  9. Five Easy Pieces
  10. Stop Before I Cry
  11. It’s Over
  12. Goodbye to Good Times

BadBadNotGood: Talk Memory

On October 8, 2021, “XL Recordings” label released “Talk Memory”, the fifth BadBadNotGood studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Leland Whitty, Chester Hansen and Al Sow.

Personnel:

  • Leland Whitty – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute, guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, creative direction
  • Chester Hansen – bass, guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, creative direction
  • Al Sow – drums, percussion, creative direction
  • Karriem Riggins – percussion
  • Terrace Martin – alto saxophone
  • Laraaji – electric zither
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Clóvis Pereira Filho – violin
  • Ubiratã Rodrigues – violin
  • Wagner Rodrigues – violin
  • André Cunha Rego – violin
  • Nikolay Sapoundjiev – violin
  • William Issac – violin
  • Victor Botene – viola
  • Samuel Passos – viola
  • Emila Valova – cello
  • Lisiane de los Santos – cello
  • David Chew – cello
  • Nic Jodoin – tape effects
  • Arthur Verocai – string arrangements
  • Nic Jodoin – engineer
  • William Luna – engineer
  • Travis Pavur – engineer assistant
  • Russell Elevado – mixing
  • Alex DeTurk – mastering
  • Scott Hull – lacquer cutting
  • Alaska-Alaska (Virgil Abloh, Tawanda Chiweshe, Francisco Gaspar) – creative direction 
  • Elias Hanzer – typeface
  • Jamal Burger – cover photography
  • Ivan Narez – gatefold photography

Track listing:

  1. Signal from the Moise – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty
  2. Unfolding (Momentum 73) – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Edward Gordon
  3. City of Mirrors – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty
  4. Beside April – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Karriem Riggins
  5. Love Proceeding – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty
  6. Open Channels – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty
  7. Timid, Intimidating – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty
  8. Beside April (reprise) – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty
  9. Talk Meaning – Alexander Sowinski, Chester Hansen, Leland Whitty, Terrace Martin, Brandee Younger

Moses Sumney: Grae

On May 15, 2020, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Græ”, the second Moses Sumney studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Moses Sumney, Adult Jazz, Ben Baptie, John Congleton, FKJ, Daniel Lopatin and Matthew Otto.

Personnel:

  • Moses Sumney – vocals, piano, piano FX, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass, percussion, saxophone and flute arrangements, art direction, engineer
  • Mike Haldeman – guitar, guitar FX 
  • Noah Kardos-Fein – guitar
  • Tom Gallo – guitar
  • John Congleton – guitar, additional percussion
  • Simon Ribchester – piano, engineer
  • Daniel Lopatin – keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drum programming
  • Jamie Stewart – organ, drum programming
  • Ben Baptie – piano FX, additional synthesizers, drum programming
  • James Blake – keyboards, drum programming engineer,
  • FKJ – saxophone, keyboards, synthesizers, all instrumentation, engineer
  • Matthew Otto – synthesizers
  • Shahzad Ismaily – bass, bass synthesizer, additional synthesizers
  • Adult Jazz – bass, piano, synthesizers, horns
  • Brandon Coleman – bass, piano, synthesizers, piano
  • Thundercat – bass
  • Ian Chang – drums, drum programming, percussion
  • Jamire Williams – drums 
  • John Keek – saxophone 
  • Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone 
  • Jonathan Slater – horns
  • Nubya Garcia – flute 
  • Rob Moose – strings, string arrangements
  • Keith Tutt II – strings, cello
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Tunde Jegede – kora
  • Daniel Lopatin – engineer
  • Steph Marziano – engineer
  • Jake Viator – engineer
  • Ricardo Wheelock – engineer
  • Matthew Otto – engineer
  • Mac DeMarco – engineer
  • Andrew Chugg – engineer
  • Alexis Berthelot – engineer
  • Rashaan Carter – engineer
  • Matt Cohn – engineer
  • Sean Cook – engineer
  • Tom Gallo – engineer
  • Ben Baptie – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Archer – mixing assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Julian Gross – art direction, design
  • Eric Gyamfi – photography

Track listing:

  1. Insula – Moses Sumney, Taiye Selasi, Ayesha K.Faines
  2. Cut Me – Moses Sumney, Asult Jazz, Daniel Lopatin
  3. In Bloom – Moses Sumney
  4. Virile – Moses Sumney, YVETTE
  5. Conveyor – Moses Sumney, YVETTE
  6. Boxes – Michael Chabon, Ezra Miller, Ayesha K.Faines, Taiye Selasi, Moses Sumney
  7. Gagarin – Moses Sumney, Esbjorn Svensson, Dan Berglund, Magnus Ostrom
  8. Jill Jack – Jill Scott, Moses Sumney
  9. Colouour – FKJ, Moses Sumney
  10. Also Also Also And And And – FKJ, Moses Sumney, Taiye Selasi, Miller
  11. Neither/Nor – Moses Sumney
  12. Polly – Moses Sumney, Tom Gallo
  13. Two Dogs – Daniel Lopatin, Moses Sumney
  14. Bystanders – Moses Sumney, Matthew Otto, Daniel Lopatin
  15. Me in 20 Years – Moses Sumney, Matthew Otto
  16. Keeps me Alive – Moses Sumney
  17. Lucky Me – Moses Sumney, James Blake
  18. And so I Come to Isolation – Taiye Selasi, Moses Sumney
  19. Bless Me – Moses Sumney
  20. Before You Go – Taiye Selasi, Michaela Coel, Miller, Moses Sumney

Miles Davis & Robert Glasper: Everything Is Beautiful

On May 27, 2015, “Columbia” label released “Everything is Beautiful” album credited to Miles Davis and Robert Glasper, tribute to the music of Miles Davis. It was recorded in 2014, at “Anu It! Studio”, “Klearlight Studios”, “The Peanut Gallery”, “Brightlady Studios”, “Precious House Studios”, “Willow Grove Studios”, “State Of The Ark”, “King Creative Studios”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Westlake Studios”, “The Thingamajig Lab 2”, “Wonderland Studios”, and was produced by Jewels, Paris Strother, DJ Spinna, Erykah Badu, Georgia Anne Muldrow, 9th Wonder, Rashad Smith, Black Milk, Steve Berkowitz and Robert Glasper.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – voice (samples)
  • Robert Glasper – piano, keyboards, percussion, liner notes
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Stevie Wonder – harmonica
  • Chris Rob – vocals, piano, electric piano, synths, mixing, co-producer
  • Hermeto Pascoal – vocal
  • Erykah Badu – vocal, percussion
  • Bilal Oliver – vocal
  • Nai Palm – vocal
  • Illa J – vocal
  • Laura Mvula – vocal
  • Phonte Coleman – vocal
  • Georgia Anne Muldrow – vocal, recording, mixing
  • Ledisi Anibade Young – vocal
  • Amber Strother – vocal
  • Anita Bias – vocal
  • Paris Strother – vocal, guitar
  • John Scofield – guitar
  • Danny Leznoff – guitar
  • Kyle Bolden – guitar
  • Derrick Hodge – bass
  • Burniss Earl Travis – bass
  • Braylon Lacy – bass
  • Rashad Smith – percussion
  • DJ Spinna – percussion, drum programming
  • Hiatus Kaiyote (Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield, Paul Bender, Simon Mavin, Perrin Moss – various instruments, programming, engineer, mixing
  • King (Paris Strother, Amber Strother, Anita Bias)
  • Lakecia Benjamin – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Brandee Younger – harp
  • Bianca Rodriguez – backing vocals, recording
  • Jules – recording, mixing
  • Jimi Bowman – recording
  • Keith Lewis – recording
  • Femi Jiya – recording
  • Patrick Douthit – recording 
  • Phonte Coleman – recording
  • James Benjamin – engineer
  • Cristian Perez – Pro Tools engineer
  • Anu Sun – mixing
  • Chris Tabron – mixing
  • Caleb Laven – mixing assistant
  • Frank Harkins – art direction
  • Alice Butts – design
  • Francine Turk – cover design

Track listing:

  1. Talking Shit – Miles Davis, Curtis Jews, Josef Zawinul, Robert Glasper
  2. Ghetto Walkin – lyrics by Bilal Oliver, Robert Glasper, music by Miles Davis
  3. They Can’t Hold Me Down – lyrics by Illa J, music by Miles Davis, Robert Glasper
  4. Maiysha (So Long) – lyrics by Erykah Badu, music by Miles Davis
  5. Violets – Miles Davis, Phonte Coleman, Robert Glasper
  6. Little Church – Miles Davis, Hermeto Pascoal
  7. Silence is the Way – Miles Davis, Josef Zawinul, Laura Mvula,
  8. Song for Selim – Miles Davis, Paris Strother, Amber Strother, Anita Bias
  9. Milestones – Miles Davis
  10. I’m Leaving You – lyrics by Ledisi Anibade Young, Robert Glasper, music by Miles Davis
  11. Right On Brotha – Miles Davis, Chris Robinson,  Vincent Williams, Wayne Shorter