Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings E&f Sides - VINYL LP

Paris-born, New England-raised, long-time Chicago-residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre-redefining movements in jazz since 2015, when he introduced the world to his unique brand of 'organic beat music' on the breakout album In The Moment. Culled, cut, post-produced & re-composed by Makaya using recordings of free improvisation he collected over dozens of live sessions in Chicago, through incubation & experimentation In The Moment established a procedural blueprint that he has since been sharpening & developing. Now, after 4+ years of refining his approach, Makaya McCraven puts forth an ambitious new work - Universal Beings - a culmination of concepts conceived by In The Moment, and his most elegant & articulated work y Album Tracks 1. A Queen's Intro 2. Buy Track 3. Holy Lands (Featuring Brandee Younger) 4. Young Genius (Featuring Joel Ross) 5. Black Lion (Featuring Dezron Douglas) 6. Tall Tales (Featuring Tomeka Reid) 7. Mantra 8. Pharaoh's Intro 9. Atlantic Black 10. Inner Flight 11. Wise Man, Wiser Woman (Featuring Shabaka Hutchings) 12. Prosperity's Fear (Featuring Junius Paul) 13. Flipped Out 14. Voila (Featuring Daniel Casimir) 15. Suite Haus (Featuring Nubya Garcia) 16. The Newbies Lift Off (Featuring Ashley Henry) 17. The Royal Outro 18. The Count Off (Featuring Carlos Niño) 19. Butterss's (Featuring Anna Butterss) 20. Turtle Tricks (Featuring Jeff Parker) 21. The Fifth Monk 22. Brighter Days Beginning (Featuring Josh Johnson) 23. Universal Beings (Featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) Et

Drummer, producer & beat scientist Makaya McCraven digs through the Blue Note vaults with this new remix project that puts a modern bounce on jazz classics by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, & more. McCraven's mastery of the loop is akin to hip-hop's most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla & Madlib, both of whom have also remixed Blue Note tracks, but McCraven's unique approach also incorporates new recorded elements including his own drums, Joel Ross' vibraphone, Jeff Parker's guitar, & more. Album Tracks 1. A Slice of the Top (Aka InchSliced Off the Top) 2. Sunset (Aka InchSon SetInch) 3. When Your Lover Has Gone (Aka InchWhen You've Left Your LoverInch) 4. Ecaroh (Aka InchRevlisInch) 5. Tranquillity (Aka InchCorner of the WorldInch) 6. Wail Bait (Aka InchWait BailInch) 7. Coppin' the Haven (Aka InchAt the Haven CoppinInch) 8. Frank's Tune (Aka InchDe'jeff's Tune) 9. Autumn in New York (Aka InchSpring in ChicagoInch) 10. Monaco (Aka InchMonte NegroInch) 11. Mr. Jin (Aka InchMR. GinInch) 12. C.F.D. (Aka InchD.F.C.Inch) 13. Black Rhythm Happening

Highly Rare is a new mixtape produced and arranged by Makaya McCraven, featuring Junius Paul (bass), Nick Mazzarella (alto saxophone), and Ben Lamar Gay (cornet, diddley bow, voice). Recorded live to Tascam 424MKIII cassette four-track at the legendary Danny's Tavern in Chicago, Illinois.1 Danny's Intro2 The Locator3 Above & Beyond4 Venus Rising5 Icy Lightning6 Left Fields7 R.F.J. III8 Early Bird Once Again