The Epic - 2015 European Brainfeeder label 17-track 3LP Box

2015 European Brainfeeder label 17-track 3LP Box - American jazz saxophonist, Kendrick Lamar & Flying Lotus collaborator, and part of an exploding network of L.A. visionaries, this is Kamasi Washingtons debut as a jazz bandleader - a 172-minute genre and mind expanding spectacular for choir, classical orchestra and jazz band.

'Epic features soul and gospel vocals, boiling drumming (Art Blakey was a declared inspiration), swing, funk, and voicelike free-jazz blowing. Swing riffs, wailing Hammond organs, the bebop vehicle Cherokee turned into a slinky soul vocal, a big-band account of Debussy's Clair de Lune - it all goes into a venture that has links to the large-scale jazz of Sun Ra and the 1960s Jazz Composers' and Liberation Music orchestras.' John Fordham, The Guardian

'The Epicisn't fusion, retro, or remotely academic. It's 21st century jazz as accessible as it is virtuosic -- feel matters to Washington. Holistic in breadth and deep in vision, it provides a way into this music for many, and challenges the cultural conversation about jazz without compromising or pandering.' Thom Jurek, Allmusic

Vinyls are pressed as a 180 gram half speed mastered vinyl pressing - packed in separate monochrome covers - with colours matching the labels - includes full album download voucher.

Vinyls are accompanied by 2 x 12" poster inserts featuring exclusive artwork by KC Woolf Haxton and story adaptation and calligraphy by Kenturah Davis - everything held in a rigid board outer picture slipcase.

Tracklisting:

Volume 1: The Plan
1. Change of the Guard 12:16
2. Isabelle 12:12
3. Final Thought 6:31

Side 2:
1. The Next Step 14:48
2. Askim 12:34

Volume 2: The Glorious Tale

Side 3:
1. The Rhythm Changes 7:45
2. Leroy and Lanisha 9:24
3. Re Run 8:19

Side 4:
1. Miss Understanding 8:46
2. Henrietta Our Hero (Patrice Quinn/Kamasi Washington) 7:13
3. Seven Prayers 7:35
4. Cherokee (Ray Noble) 8:14

Volume 3: The Historic Repetition

Side 5:
1. The Magnificent 7 12:48
2. Re Run Home 14:06

Side 6:
1. lair de Lune (Debussy) 11:07
2. Malcolm's Theme (Terence Blanchard/Jamie Davis) 8:40
3. The Message 11:11

All tracks composed by Kamasi Washington except where noted

Mastered at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
Recorded at Kingsize Soundlabs, Los Angeles
Lacquer Cut at Alchemy Mastering, London, UK

Credits:
Kamasi Washington - Tenor Saxophone, band leader
Ryan Porter, Shaunte Palmer - Trombone (Henrietta Our Hero)
Igmar Thomas, Todd Simon - Trumpet (Henrietta Our Hero)
Miles Mosley - Acoustic Bass
Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner - Electric Bass
Ronald Bruner, Tony Austin, Robert Miller (Cherokee) - Drums
Leon Mobley - Percussion
Brandon Coleman - Keyboards, Organ, Piano
Cameron Graves - Piano, Organ, Choir
Andrea Whitt, Molly Rogers - Viola
Jennifer Simone, Lucia Micarelli, Neel Hammond, Paul Cartwright, Tylana Renga Enomoto - Violin
Artyom Manukyan, Ginger Murphy - Cello
Dwight Trible, Patrice Quinn - Lead Vocals, Choir
Charles Jones, Dawn Norfleet, Dexter Story, Gina Manziello, Jason Morales, Maiya Sykes, Natasha F Agrama, Steven Wayne, Thalma de Freias, Taylor Graves, Tracy Carter - Choir

Technical Credits:
Kamasi Washington - Production, Arrangements
Tony Austin - Lead Tracking Engineer
Brian Rosemeyer, Chris Constable - Additional Tracking Engineer
Carson Lehman, Conrad Leon, David Lee, Julie Everson, Tyler Shields - Assistant Tracking Engineers
Benjamin Tierney - Mix
Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
Matt Colton - Half Speed Laquer Cutting

Artwork:
Kenturah Davis - Adaptation & Caligraphy
Patrice Quinn, Amoni Washington - Additional Artwork
KC Woolf Haxton - Poster Inserts
Patrick Henry Johnson - Cover Background Art "The Elixir"
Mike Park - Cover, Back, Volume 2 & 3 Photography
Theo Jemison - Volume 1 Photography
Adam Stover, Sol Washington - Layout

Various Credits:
Branch Abegaze, Troy Carter, Mitch Blackman - Management