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Kamasi Washington: The Epic

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

  1. Change of the Guard
  2. Askim
  3. Isabelle
  4. Final Thought
  5. The Next Step
  6. The Rhythm Changes – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington

Volume 2: The Glorious Tale

  1. Miss Understanding
  2. Leroy and Lanisha
  3. Re Run
  4. Seven Prayers
  5. Henrietta Our Hero – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington
  6. The Magnificent 7

Volume 3: The Historic Repetition

  1. Re Run Home
  2. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  3. Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy
  4. Malcolm Theme – Terence Blanchard, Jamie Davis
  5. The Message

LP: Lost on You

On December 9, 2016, “Vagrant Records” label released “Lost on You”, the fourth LP studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Scott Thomas Robinson.

Personnel:

  • LP (Laura Pergolizzi) – vocals, guitar, harmonica 
  • Charles Jones, Josh Record, Maiya Sykes, Mike Del Rio – backing vocals
  • Joe Leoni – engineer
  • Mitch McCarthy – engineer 
  • Rob Kinelski – mixing
  • John Greenham Mastering – mastering
  • Randall Leddy – layout, design
  • Michel Compte – photography
  • Taylor Bringuel – creative director
  • Mike Del Rio – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Muddy Waters – LP, Mike Del Rio, Joshua Record
  2. No Witness – LP, Mike Del Rio, Ricky Lina
  3. Lost on You – LP, Nate Campany, Mike Del Rio
  4. Up Against Me – LP, PJ Bianco
  5. Tightrope – LP, Del Rio, Nikolai Potthoff
  6. Other People – LP, Ren Romans, Nate Campany
  7. Into the Wild – LP, PJ Bianco
  8. Strange – LP, Mike Del Rio, Nate Campany
  9. Death Valley – LP, David Thomas
  10. You Want It All – LP, Mike Del Rio, PJ Bianco, Jonathan Malone