On March 26, 2021, “Luaka Bop” label released “Promises”, album by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Floating Points (Sam Shepherd).
Personnel:
- Sam Shepherd – piano, harpsichord, celesta, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Oberheim 4 voice, Oberheim OB-Xa, Solina String Ensemble, Therevox ET-4.3, EMS Synthi, ARP 2600, Buchla 200e, string writing, string arrangements, mixing
- Pharoah Sanders – voice, tenor saxophone
- London Symphony Orchestra – strings
- Sally Herbert – LSO conductor
- Carmine Lauri – LSO lead
- Olli Cunningham – score preparation
- Colin Rae – score preparation
- John Prestage – recording
- Ashley Andrew-Jones – recording assistant
- Gianluca Massimo – recording assistant
- Jeremy Murphy – engineer
- Sean Cook – engineer
- Tim Pennells – mixing assistant
- Julie Mehretu – cover artwork
- Paul Diddy – design, layout
- Eric Welles-Nyström – photography
- Shawn Johnson – photography
- Chris Bellman – lacquer cut
- Yale Evelev – executive producer
- Eric Welles-Nyström – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Sam Shepherd.
- Promises (Movements 1 – 5)
- Promises (Movements 6 – 9)
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