Universal Beings is jazz drummer / producer Makaya McCraven's new album - his most ambitious, elegant and refined work yet. Recorded at 2 intimate live sessions and 2 pop-up "studio" sessions across the "new" jazz hotbed cities of New York, Chicago, London, and Los Angeles, Makaya collaborated with an all-star cast of improvisers (15 musicians in total, including Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Jeff Parker, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson,Tomeka Reid, Brandee Younger and Carlos Niño) to create source material for the signature style of "organic beat music" production he debuted on the groundbreaking 2015 release In The Moment. -
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 yet.
Housed in a gatefold card sleeve. No booklet.
New York Side: Recorded August 29th, 2017, at H0I0 in Ridgewood, New York.
Chicago Side: Recorded September 2nd, 2017, at Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois.
London Side: Recorded October 19th, 2017, at Total Refreshment Studios in Stoke Newington, London, UK.
Los Angeles Side: Recorded January 30th, 2018, at Jeff Parker's House in Altadena, California.
"Universal Beings" is a groundbreaking double album by drummer, producer, and composer Makaya McCraven. Released in 2018 on CD format by International Anthem / Indigo, this project captures live sessions recorded in four different cities?New York, Chicago, London, and Los Angeles?featuring an ensemble of some of the most innovative musicians from each scene. The result is a vibrant fusion of jazz improvisation with hip-hop rhythms and global influences that pushes genre boundaries while remaining deeply rooted in groove and spontaneity. Makaya McCraven has established himself as one of contemporary jazz?s leading lights; his previous works like "In the Moment" have garnered critical acclaim for their inventive approach to composition and production. International Anthem is renowned for championing forward-thinking artists who redefine modern music landscapes through experimental sounds and collaborative projects.
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Technical specifications
Language
Features
Distribution type
Physical media
Genre
Jazz
Media type
CD
Number of optical discs
2 discs
Release date (DD/MM/YYYY)
25/10/2018
Song titles
Disc 1:
1 A Queen'S Intro
2 Holy Lands
3 Young Genius
4 Black Lion
5 Tall Tales
6 Mantra
7 Pharaoh'S Intro
8 Atlantic Black
9 Inner Flight
10 Wise Man, Wiser Woman
Disc 2:
1 Prosperity'S Fear
2 Flipped Out
3 Voila
4 Suite Haus
5 The Newbies Lift Off
6 The Royal Outro
7 The Count Off (18. Butterss'S
8 Turtle Tricks
9 The Fifth Monk
10 Brighter Days Beginning
11 Universal Beings
