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Kamasi Washington: Heaven And Earth

On June 22, 2018, “Young” label released “Heaven and Earth”, the fourth Kamasi Washington studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Electro Vox Recording”, “Henson Recording”, “Stagg Street Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kamasi Washington.

Personnel:

  • Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • Dontae Winslow – trumpet
  • Ryan Porter – trombone
  • Cameron Graves – piano
  • Brandon Coleman – keyboards, organ, vocoder
  • Miles Mosley – bass. electric bass
  • Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums
  • Tony Austin – drums, percussion
  • Allakoi Peete, Kahlil Cummings – percussion
  • Orchestra:

Rickey Washington – flute

Greg Martin – oboe

Tracy Wannomae – clarinet

Amber Joy Wyman – bassoon

Amy Sanchez, Laura Brenes – French horn

Marc T. Bolin – tuba

Jen Simone, Martino, Paul Jacob Cartwright, Ray Suen, Reiko Nakano, Rocio Marron, Yvette Devereaux, Yvette Holzwarth – violin

Brittany Cotto, Caroline Buckman, Chad Jackson, Landon Jones, Molly Rogers, Morgan Matadero, Tom Lea – viola

Adrienne Woods, Ginger Murphy, Peter PT Jacobson – cello

Dominic Thiroux – bass

Dwight Trible, Matachi Nwosu, Patrice Quinn, Steven Wayne – lead vocals

Amaya Washington, Angelo D. Johnson Jr., Cameron Graves, Dawn Norfleet, Dustin W. Warren, Jackie Fiske, Mashica Winslowdynasty, Nia Andrews, Patrice Quinn, Sonnet Simmons, Steven Wayne, Taylor Graves, Thalma de Freitas – choir

  • Terrace Martin – alto saxophone
  • Rickey Washington – tenor saxophone
  • Chris Gray – trumpet
  • Jamael Dean – piano
  • Carlos del Puerto, Gabe Noel – bass
  • Thundercat, Gabe Noel – electric bass
  • Chris Dave, Jonathan Pinson, Robert Searight, Robert Miller – drums
  • Daddy Kev – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kamasi Washington, except where noted.

Earth

  1. Fists of Fury – James Wong, Joseph Koo, Ku Chia Hui
  2. Can You Hear Him
  3. Hub-Tones – Freddie Hubbard
  4. Connections
  5. Tiffakonkae
  6. The Invincible Youth
  7. Testify – lyrics by Patrice Quinn, Kamasi Washington, music by Kamasi Washington

Heaven

  • One of One
  • The Space Travelers Lullaby
  • Vi Lua Vi Sol
  • Street Fighter Mas
  • Song for the Fallen
  • Journey – lyrics by Patrice Quinn, music by Kamasi Washington
  • The Psalmnist – Ryan Porter
  • Show Us the Way
  • Will You Sing

The Choice

  1. The Secret of Jinsinson
  2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Gerald Goffin, Carole King
  3. My Family
  4. Agents of Multiverse – Chris Dave, Kamasi Washington
  5. Ooh Child – Stab Vincent

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

Thundercat: Drunk

On February 24, 2017, “Brainfeeder” label released “Drunk”, the third Thundercat studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Flying Lotus, Sounwave and Thundercat.

Personnel:

  • Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner– vocals, bass, programming
  • Zane Carney – guitar
  • Michael McDonald– vocals, keyboards
  • Dennis Hamm – keyboards , piano, synthesizers
  • Taylor Graves – keyboards, programming
  • Charles “Mono/Poly” Dickerson– keyboards, programming
  • Burris – synth-bass
  • Louis Cole– drums, keyboards, programming
  • Deantoni Parks– drums
  • Steven “Flying Lotus” Ellison– synthesizer, programming, mixing
  • Pharrell Williams– vocals
  • Mac Miller– vocals
  • Kendrick Lamar– vocals
  • Kenny Loggins– vocals
  • Cameron “Wiz Khalifa” Thomaz– vocals
  • Kamasi Washington– saxophone
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson– strings
  • Zack Sekoff – programming
  • Harry Rabin – engineer
  • Kevin “Daddy Kev” Moo– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Rabbot Ho – Stephen Bruner, Dennis Hamm
  2. Captain Stupido – Stephen Bruner
  3. Uh Uh – Stephen Bruner, Zack Sekoff
  4. Bush in These Streets – Stephen Bruner, Louis Cole
  5. A Fan’s Mail (Tron Song Suite II) – Stephen Bruner, Mark Spears
  6. Lava Lamp – Stephen Bruner, Mark Spears
  7. Jethro – Stephen Bruner, Steven Ellison
  8. Day & Night – Stephen Bruner, S. Burris
  9. Show the Day – Stephen Bruner, Michael McDonald, Kenny Logins
  10. Walk on By – Stephen Bruner, Kendrick Lamar
  11. Blackkk – Stephen Bruner, Mark Spears
  12. Tokyo – Stephen Brunner, Dennis Hamm
  13. Jameel’s Space Ride – Stephen Brunner, Louis Cole
  14. Friend Zone – Stephen Brunner, Charles Dickerson
  15. Them Changes – Stephen Brunner, Steven Ellison, Chris Jasper, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
  16. Where I’m Going – Stephen Brunner, Steven Ellison
  17. Drink Dat – Stephen Brunner, Cameron Thomaz, Taylor Graves
  18. Inferno – Stephen Brunner
  19. I Am Crazy – Stephen Bruner
  20. 3AM – Stephen Bruner, Steven Ellison
  21. Drunk – Stephen Bruner, Steven Ellison
  22. The Turn Down – Stephen Bruner, Pharrell Williams
  23. DUI – Stephen Bruner, Dennis Hamm

Kimbra: The Golden Echo

On August 15, 2014, “Warner Bros” label released “The Golden Echo”, the second  Kimbra studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Keefus Ciancia, Taylor Graves, John Hill, Kimbra Johnson, Major Dudes, Mystery Skulls, M-Phazes, Al Shux, Surahn Sidhu, Dave Tozer and Fagan Wilcox.

Personnel:

  • Kimbra Johnson- vocals
  • Matt Bellamy- guitar
  • John “JR” Robinson, Sonny J. Mason – drums
  • Bilal- featured artist
  • Mario Borgatta – assistant
  • Nicolas Fournier, Bo Hill, John Hill, Martin Cooke – engineer
  • Rich Costey – mixing, executive producer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Thom Kerr – artwork
  • Alex Tenta – design, layout
  • Thom Kerr – photography

Track listing:

  1. Teen Heat – Kimbra Johnson, Daniel Johns
  2. 90s Music – Kimbra Johnson, Mark Foster, Timon Martin, Stephen McQuinn, Matt Morris
  3. Carolina – Kimbra Johnson, Keith Ciancia, Zachary Dawes, Tyler Parkford, Michael Shuman
  4. Goldmine – Kimbra Johnson, Fraser T. Smith
  5. Miracle – Kimbra Johnson, Stephen Bruner, Daniel Johns
  6. Rescue Him – Kimbra Johnson, Surahn Sidhu
  7. Madhouse – Kimbra Johnson, S. Bruner, Joel Whitley, Ron Bruner
  8. Everlovin’ Ya – Kimbra Johnson, Taylor Graves
  9. As You Are – Kimbra Johnson, Daniel Johns
  10. Love in High Places – Kimbra Johnson, Ciancia, Sonny J Mason, Matt Morris, Kaveh
  11. Nobody But You – Kimbra Johnson, John Legend, Surahn Sidhu, Dave Tozer
  12. Waltz Me to the Grave – Kimbra Johnson, Fagan Wilcox