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Willow: Empathogen

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On May 3, 2024, “Three Six Zero” and “Gamma” labels released “Empathogen”, the sixth Willow studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by John Batiste, Eddie Benjamin, Chris Greatti and Willow.

Personnel:

  • Willow Smith – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar
  • Brad Oberhofer – piano
  • Zach Tenorio – piano, synthesizer; strings
  • Elijah Rawk – acoustic guitar, bass guitar
  • Zach Brown – bass guitar, percussion
  • Eddie Benjamin – bass guitar, drums, guitar, synthesizer
  • Chris Greatti – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Jon Batiste – vocals, drums, piano
  • Asher Bank – drums
  • Annie Clark – vocals
  • Zach Brown – engineer
  • Adam Schoeller – engineer
  • Chris Greatti – engineer
  • Oscar Cornejo – engineer
  • Mitch McCarthy – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Home – Willow Smith, Jon Batiste, Kate Munger
  2. Ancient Girl – Willow Smith
  3. Symptom of Life – Willow Smith, Asher Bank, Chris Greatti, Brad Oberhofer
  4. The Fear is Not Real – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti
  5.  False Self – Taylor Gordon, Chris Greatti
  6. Pain for Fun – Willow Smith, Annie Clark, Chris Greatti
  7. No Words 1 & 2 – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
  8. Down – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
  9. Run! – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti
  10. Between I and She – Willow Smith, Asher Bank, Chris Greatti, Elijah Rawk
  11. I Know That Face – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
  12. Big Feelings – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti, Zach Tenorio

Jon Batiste: We Are

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On March 19, 2021, “Verve” label released “We Are”, the eighth Jon Batiste album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Kizzo, Jon Batiste and David Pimentel.

Personnel:

  • Jon Batiste – vocals, Fender jazz bass, keyboards, mellotron, Moog bass, piano, strings, theremin
  • David Gauthier – vocals
  • Braedon Gautier – vocals
  • Gospel Soul Children – vocals
  • Tori Kelly – vocals
  • Zadie Smith – vocals
  • PJ Morton – vocals
  • Emily King – vocals
  • Autumn Rowe – vocals
  • Mavis Staples – spoken word
  • Robert Randolph – pedal steel guitar
  • Steve McEwan – acoustic guitar
  • Louis Cato – guitar
  • Joe Saylor – tambourine
  • Cory Wong – guitar
  • Sam Yahel – organ
  • Craig Adams – organ, conductor
  • Endea Owens – double bass
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • David Pimentel – drums, recording
  • Nate Smith – drums
  • St. Augustine High School Marching 100 – brass band
  • Hot 8 Brass Band – brass band
  • Trombone Shorty – trombone
  • Michelle Ross – violin
  • Russell Elevado – recording
  • Misha Kachkachishvili – recording
  • Kizzo – recording
  • Alex Williams – recording
  • Marc Whitmore – recording, mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Ricky Reed – mixing
  • Michelle Mancini – mastering
  • Karla Cordova – album art
  • Suleika Jaouad – photography
  • Quincy Jones – liner notes
  • Ryan Lynn – co executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Batiste, except where noted.

  1. We Are – Jon Batiste, Kizzo, Autumn Rowe
  2. Tell the Truth
  3. Cry – Jon Batiste, Steve McEwan
  4. I Need You – Jon Batiste, Autumn Rowe
  5. Whatchutatalkinbout
  6. Boy Hood – Troy Andrews, Jon Batiste, Sunny Levine, PJ Morton, Jahaan Sweet
  7. Maovement 11
  8. Adulthood
  9. Mavis – Mavis Staple
  10. Freedom – Jon Batiste, Autumn Rowe, Andrae A;expander
  11. Show Me the Way
  12. Sing – Jon Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Autumn Rowe
  13. Until

Mavis Staple: Livin’ On A High Note

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On February 19, 2016, “Epitaph” label released “Livin’ on a High Note”, the Mavis Staples studio album. It was recorded in August 2015, at “Agoura Borealis” in Agoura Hills, California, “Kingsize” in Los Angeles, and “CRC” in Chicago, and was produced by Matthew Ward.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – vocals
  • Donny Gerrard – vocals
  • Rick Holmstrom – guitar
  • Tucker Martine – tambourine, mixing
  • Matthew Ward – guitars, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Jeff Turmes – bass
  • Stephen Hodges – drums
  • Alex Budman – tenor saxophone, flute
  • David Moyer – baritone saxophone
  • Sean Billings – trumpet
  • Nathaniel Walcott – trumpet, clavinet, horn arrangements
  • Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews – trumpet, trombone
  • Humberto Ruiz – trombone
  • Vicki Randle – backing vocals
  • Pierre de Reeder, Josh Kvale, Mat Lejeune – engineer
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Masaki Koike – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Take Us Back – Benjamin Booker
  2. Love and Trust – Ben Harper
  3. If It’s a Light – Charity Rose Thielen
  4. Action – Merrill Garbus
  5. High Note – Valerie June
  6. Don’t Cry – Matthew Ward
  7. Tomorrow – Jon Batiste, Aloe Blacc
  8. Dedicated – Justine Vernon, Matthew Ward
  9. History Now – Neko Case, Donny Gerrard, Laura Veirs
  10. One Love – Aaron Livingston
  11. Jesus Lay Down Beside Me – Nick Cave
  12. MLK Song – Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew Ward