Kamasi Washington – The Epic
Label: | Brainfeeder – BF050 |
|---|---|
Format: | Box Set, Album |
Country: | USA & Europe |
Released: | |
Genre: | Jazz, Funk / Soul |
Style: | Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Psychedelic, Soul-Jazz |
Tracklist
| Volume 1 - The Plan | |||
| A1 | Change Of The Guard | 12:16 | |
| A2 | Isabelle | 12:13 | |
| A3 | Final Thought | 6:32 | |
| B1 | The Next Step | 14:49 | |
| B2 | Askim | 12:35 | |
| Volume 2 - The Glorious Tale | |||
| C1 | The Rhythm Changes | 7:44 | |
| C2 | Leroy And Lanisha | 9:24 | |
| C3 | Re Run | 8:20 | |
| D1 | Miss Understanding | 8:46 | |
| D2 | Henrietta Our Hero | 7:14 | |
| D3 | Seven Prayers | 7:36 | |
| D4 | Cherokee | 8:14 | |
| Volume 3 - The Historic Repetition | |||
| E1 | The Magnificent 7 | 12:46 | |
| E2 | Re Run Home | 14:06 | |
| F1 | Malcolm's Theme | 8:41 | |
| F2 | Clair De Lune | 11:08 | |
| F3 | The Message | 11:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Brainfeeder
- Copyright © – Brainfeeder
- Pressed By – MPO
- Recorded At – Kingsize Soundlabs
- Mastered At – Marcussen Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Alchemy Mastering
Credits
- Acoustic Bass – Miles Mosley
- Artwork [Adaptation & Caligraphy] – Kenturah Davis
- Artwork [Additional] – Amoni Washington
- Artwork [Cover Background Art "The Elixir"] – Patrick Henry Johnson
- Artwork [Poster Inserts] – KC Woolf Haxton
- Cello – Artyom Manukyan, Ginger Murphy
- Choir – Charles Jones (2), Dawn Norfleet, Dexter Story, Gina Manziello, Jason Morales (2), Maiya Sykes, Natasha F Agrama*, Steven Wayne (3), Thalma de Freitas, Taylor Graves, Tracy Carter
- Drums – Robert Miller (28) (tracks: D4), Ronald Bruner*, Tony Austin
- Electric Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner*
- Engineer [Additional Tracking Engineer] – Brian Rosemeyer, Chris Constable
- Engineer [Assistant Tracking Engineer] – Carson Lehman, Conrad Leon, David Lee (40), Julie Everson, Tyler Shields (2)
- Engineer [Lead Tracking Engineer] – Tony Austin
- Featuring – The Next Step (5)
- Keyboards, Organ, Piano – Brandon Coleman
- Lacquer Cut By [Half Speed Cut By] – Matt Colton
- Layout – Adam Stover, Sol Washington
- Lead Vocals, Choir – Dwight Trible
- Lead Vocals, Choir, Artwork [Additional] – Patrice Quinn
- Management – Branch Abegaze, Troy Carter (2)
- Management [Agency] – Mitch Blackman
- Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
- Mastered By [Mastered For iTunes] – Kevin "Daddy Kev" Moo*
- Mixed By – Benjamin Tierney
- Percussion – Leon Mobley
- Photography By [Cover, Back, Volume 2 & 3 Photo] – Mike Park (5)
- Photography By [Volume 1 Photo] – Theo Jemison
- Piano, Organ, Choir – Cameron Graves
- Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington
- Trombone – Ryan Porter, Shaunte Palmer (tracks: D2)
- Trumpet – Igmar Thomas, Todd Simon (tracks: D2)
- Viola – Andrea Whitt, Molly Rogers
- Violin – Jennifer Simone*, Lucia Micarelli, Neel Hammond, Paul Cartwright, Tylana Renga Enomoto
Notes
- 3 x black 180g 12" in artworked 3mm spined sleeves all housed in a rigid board outer slipcase.
- Half speed cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering.
- Includes 2 x 12" poster inserts featuring exclusive artwork by KC Woolf Haxton and story adaptation and calligraphy by Kenturah Davis
- Download MP3 Code sticker on sleeve of Volume 1 - The Plan
- Black sticker on shrink wrap (front)
- White BC sticker on shrink wrap (rear)
On rear box:
P & C Brainfeeder 2015
Made in the EU
- Half speed cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering.
- Includes 2 x 12" poster inserts featuring exclusive artwork by KC Woolf Haxton and story adaptation and calligraphy by Kenturah Davis
- Download MP3 Code sticker on sleeve of Volume 1 - The Plan
- Black sticker on shrink wrap (front)
- White BC sticker on shrink wrap (rear)
On rear box:
P & C Brainfeeder 2015
Made in the EU
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Sticker on shrink wrap): 5054429002300
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): Alchemy MPO BF050 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): MPO BF050 B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): MPO BF050 C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): MPO BF050 D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side E): MPO BF050 E
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side F): MPO BF050 F
Other Versions (5 of 16)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | The Epic (17×File, FLAC, Album) | Brainfeeder | BFDNL050 | 2015 | |||
Recently Edited | The Epic (3×CD, Album, Stereo) | Brainfeeder | BFCD050 | Europe | 2015 | ||
New Submission | The Epic (17×File, FLAC, Album, 24-bit 44.1 kHz) | Brainfeeder | BFDNL050 | US | 2015 | ||
| The Epic (3×LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Brainfeeder | BF050 | 2015 | ||||
New Submission | The Epic (3×CD, Album) | Brainfeeder, Beat Records | BRFD50 | Japan | 2015 |
Recommendations
Reviews
I don't understand the choice to put more than 30mn per side... It's a suicide.. a succeeded suicide of course.
If you don't care about the objet, don't buy it and take a digital source.- Great music, garbage pressing. This should be properly mastered on 5 LPs. You are better off with streaming this.
im seriously wondering how the hell they managed to fit so much music on each side- How is it i'm just picking this up today.
Found for a steal at the local record store- had been to show back in the day but never really sat with the musical giant that Kamasi is.
We are blessed to have this album with us. - Edited one year agoI took a gamble (given lots of reports here about poor pressing) on a cheaper used copy and am actually pretty happy with it after a good cleaning that got rid of surface noise. I was expecting much worse. The packaging is high quality, but have to keep one of the three records out of the box otherwise they are packed in so tight its almost impossible to get one out.
- Sounds like nice spiritual jazz from around 1969-1971. I do not get what the hype was about.
I found this used yesterday, there’s no reason to own it on vinyl over digital but it sounds fine. Not tone poet/analogue productions level but I’ve heard much much worse- An epic indeed! With that being said, I never listen to this all in one sitting. Great music and an even more meaningful album if you're a fan of his contribution to Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly. I certainly am!
It is inferior to the digital version sounding muffled in comparison. However, I wouldn't have noticed if I didn't A/B it. With the presentation, you'd believe this to be a great value but after hearing it, it seems rightfully priced. - Sounds like crap. Compressed all the life out of it...Too bad, because the music is awesome.
Pretty disappointed with the sound on this one ... I'm not a hardcore audiophile but even to my amateur ears, the 3LP box just sounds dull and muffled compared to the digital. On its own merits, it's fine but if you want the best version available – LP is not it.
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