{"product_id":"makaya-mccraven-universal-beings-2lp","title":"Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings 2LP (Gatefold) ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniversal Beings E\u0026amp;F Sides\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an addendum to drummer and producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-26550\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-26550\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMakaya McCraven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's paradigm-shifting underground hit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniversal Beings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (International Anthem, 2018). That album was a double (four sides: A, B, C and D). The new album is a single (two sides: E and F). Geddit?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost, but not all, of the tracks on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eE\u0026amp;F Sides\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e were recorded at the same sessions as the first album, in London, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. Featured musicians include young London lions tenor saxophonists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-18229\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-18229\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShabaka Hutchings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-102010\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-102010\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNubya Garcia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, keyboard player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-98158\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-98158\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-content=\"\u0026lt;div class='card thumb-card card-snow'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-up'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='thumb-md thumb'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/kamaal-williams'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i class='fa fa-user'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div class='card-body'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href='\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/musicians\/kamaal-williams'\u0026gt;Kamaal Williams\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/h5\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKamaal Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-80040\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-80040\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDaniel Casimir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, along with US fellow travellers including harpist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-16383\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-16383\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrandee Younger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, cellist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-30502\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-30502\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTomeka Reid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, vibraphonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-52599\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-52599\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoel Ross\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-19063\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-19063\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeff Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Two tracks feature saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"span-18211\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-toggle=\"popover\" data-trigger=\"focus\" role=\"button\" data-container=\".span-18211\" data-placement=\"top\" data-html=\"true\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: #3787e3; cursor: pointer;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoweto Kinch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, one of the pathfinders for the new London jazz scene and its engagement with issues of identity and cultural inclusiveness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese musicians and their peers comprise an informal international alliance which is shaping a new jazz aesthetic, rooted in the tradition but reaching out beyond it. It is the sound of jazz renewing itself, staying relevant and avoiding becoming a repertoire-based museum piece. The grooves are deep and the improvisations fly high and the spirit of trailblazing labels such as Impulse! and Strata-East live on within it. It is not to be missed. Actually, it cannot be missed—it is coming down the road regardless. It is a total blast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniversal Beings E\u0026amp;F Sides\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is being released digitally in July 2020 and on CD and LP in September. The album forms the soundtrack for Mark Pallman's documentary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniversal Beings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, which follows McCraven to London, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles while he was recording the project. Check the doc's \"Strangers In The City\" extracts in the YouTube trailer below.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"02- Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56736069091701,"sku":"603784912066","price":5.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8300\/2485\/files\/3832183.jpg?v=1770955375","url":"https:\/\/warmvibevinyls.com\/products\/makaya-mccraven-universal-beings-2lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}