The most ambitious jazz album to arrive in ages, Los Angeles saxophonist/composer Kamasi Washington’s debut clocks in at 174 minutes—with never a dull moment. While his flawless 10-piece band already packs a wallop, thanks to their doubled basses and drums, Washington embellishes them with a string section and angelic choir. Like his luminous playing on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly, Washington solos with power and grace here. Versions of “Cherokee” and Terence Blanchard’s “Malcolm’s Theme” nod to jazz tradition, but it’s originals like “Change of the Guard” that signal his truly epic aspirations.

Tracklisting

1. Volume 1 - The Plan
2. Change Of The Guard (12:16)
3. Isabelle (12:13)
4. Final Thought (06:32)
5. The Next Step (14:49)
6. Askim (12:35)
7. Volume 2 - The Glorious Tale
8. The Rhythm Changes (07:44)
9. Leroy And Lanisha (09:24)
10. Re Run (08:20)
11. Miss Understanding (08:46)
12. Henrietta Our Hero (07:14)
13. Seven Prayers (07:36)
14. Cherokee (08:14)
15. Volume 3 - The Historic Repetition
16. The Magnificent 7 (12:46)
17. Re Run Home (14:06)
18. Malcolm’s Theme (08:41)
19. Clair De Lune (11:08)
20. The Message (11:09)

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Kamasi Washington - ‘Change of the Guard’

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• Kamasi Washington - ‘Askim’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Isabelle’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Final Thought’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘The Next Step’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘The Rhythm Changes’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Miss Understanding’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Leroy and Lanisha’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Re Run’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Henrietta Our Hero’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘The Magnificent 7’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Seven Prayers’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Re Run Home’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Cherokee’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Clair de Lune’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘Malcolm’s Theme’
• Kamasi Washington - ‘The Message’

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