Kamasi Washington - Becoming - Japan CD Limited Edition

Credits:

Kamasi Washington

Description:

Grammy-nominated film music for the first time by Kamasi WashingtonGrammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack in the Visual Media category and Emmy nomination for Best Composition for a Documentary! A story of love and hope spun by Kamasi Washington, one of the leading saxophonists on the jazz scene. The album features 15 tracks, including new and re-recorded songs written for the documentary film closely following former First Lady Michelle Obama. Kamasi Washington, a saxophonist who symbolizes the rise of a new generation of jazz, provided the soundtrack for "My Story (Becoming)," a documentary film closely following former First Lady Michelle Obama.Kamasi wrote and produced all of the songs on this album, and is joined on the recording by familiar faces from Next Step, including Ryan Porter, Miles Mosley, Cameron Graves, and Tony Austin, as well as his father Ricky Washington, trumpeter Dontay Winslow, backed by D'Angelo, Jill Scott, and Lauryn Hill, NY contemporary improviser Sean Sandareger, and L.A.'s own Kenneth Crouch. In addition, trumpeter Dontay Winslow, who has backed D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, and others, New York contemporary improviser Sean Sandaregger, and L.A.'s own Kenneth Crouch participated in the recording. The result is a beautifully shimmering West Coast jazz album that is a refreshingly fresh and exciting masterpiece.

Tracklisting:

1.Shot Out Of A Cannon
2.Becoming
3.Take In The Story
4.Southside V.1
5.Dandy
6.The Rhythm Changes
7.Song For Fraser
8.Announcement
9.Detail
10.Fashion Then and Now
11.Provocation
12.Connections
13.Looking Forward
14.I Am Becoming
15.Southside V.2