Kamasi Washington

**Goofle** · 04-21-2015, 12:41 PM

Just released (or leaked?) his album - The Epic.

Here's an extract from the official album page http://www.brainfeedersite.com/2015/...epic-05-05-15/ :

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The Epic is a 172-minute, three-volume set that includes a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir, and 17 songs overlaid with a compositional score written by Washington. Pulsing underneath is an otherworldly ten-piece band, each member of which is individually regarded as among the best young musicians on the planet – including bassist Thundercat and his brother, drummer Ronald Bruner Jr., bassist (yes, there are two) Miles Mosley, drummer Tony Austin (of course there are two), keyboard player Brandon Coleman, pianist Cameron Graves, and trombonist Ryan Porter. Patrice Quinn’s ethereal vocals round out the ensemble.

Oh, and it's pretty fantastic.

Plankton · 04-21-2015, 12:57 PM

I hope it lives up to all that build up. That 14 minute teaser is pretty good.

**Frownland** · 04-30-2015, 10:13 PM

I can affirm that The Epic is tits.

Justthefacts · 05-06-2015, 05:00 PM

Piquing the very fabric of my interests.

Blarobbarg · 05-06-2015, 07:30 PM

Holy ****, this sounds delicious. On this like it's the last drop of smack.

Justthefacts · 05-08-2015, 01:38 PM

This quite clearly is some of the best Jazz I've heard in years. 3 hours though is a lot of time to be listening to it.

**Goofle** · 05-08-2015, 03:45 PM

As a whole it doesn't really blow me away. Listening to one of the parts (especially the middle) is great though.

Josef K · 05-08-2015, 10:48 PM

I listened to the first hour and I'm not really into it - like, it's fine, but it's a little too smooth at times and there's no reason not to just listen to Pharoah Sanders or either Coltrane instead. It's too bad, because it's very much my thing and if it were done better/more originally I could see myself loving it.

**Frownland** · 05-08-2015, 10:58 PM

^That's a shame, the second hour is the best. It's not the most inventive jazz out there, but it's still really solid.

Josef K · 05-08-2015, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

^That's a shame, the second hour is the best. It's not the most inventive jazz out there, but it's still really solid.

I'll give the rest of it a listen at some point. I'll try it on headphones, maybe that'll help.

04-21-2015, 12:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	I hope it lives up to all that build up. That 14 minute teaser is pretty good. __________________ See location...

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I can affirm that The Epic is tits. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	Holy ***, this sounds delicious. On this like it's the last drop of smack. __________________ https://rateyourmusic.com/~Blarobbarg ｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆　^my RYM^　｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ (◠‿◠✿)

05-08-2015, 10:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	^That's a shame, the second hour is the best. It's not the most inventive jazz out there, but it's still really solid. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

05-08-2015, 10:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Josef K A Jew on a motorbike! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 800	I listened to the first hour and I'm not really into it - like, it's fine, but it's a little too smooth at times and there's no reason not to just listen to Pharoah Sanders or either Coltrane instead. It's too bad, because it's very much my thing and if it were done better/more originally I could see myself loving it.