The 7th Hand
by Immanuel Wilkins
- Type: Album
- Released: January聽28, 2022
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: Europe
- Length: 58:56
- Community rating: 3.7/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Immanuel Wilkins's second studio album, "The 7th Hand" (2022), released on Blue Note Records, showcases the quartet's intense interplay and adventurous harmonic language. Built on original compositions, the album features tightly interwoven melodies, often performed in unison by Wilkins's alto saxophone and Micah Thomas's piano, that shift fluidly between keys and emotional registers. This dynamic approach creates a sound that blends blues, soul, and jazz elements, resulting in a powerful and spiritually evocative listening experience.
Genres
Descriptors: saxophone, suite, long-form, spirituality, virtuosic
Tracklist
- Emanation (7:24)
- Don't Break (3:34)
- Fugitive Ritual, Selah (5:48)
- Shadow (4:45)
- Witness (3:39)
- Lighthouse (7:24)
- Lift (26:22)
Credits
- Immanuel Wilkins - primary artist, alto saxophone, written-by, producer
- Daryl Johns - bass
- Agyei Keita Edwards - djembe [lead]
- Kweku Sumbry - djembe [lead], djembe [bass], drums, arranged by
- Jamal Dickerson - dunun [doundunba]
- Yao Akoto - dunun [kenkeni]
- Adrian Somerville Jr. - dunun [sangban]
- Mariah Wilkins - executive-producer
- Elena Pinderhughes - flute
- Joe Nino-Hernes - lacquer cut by
- Greg Calbi - mastered by
- Satchel Lee - photography by
- Micah Thomas - piano, mellotron
- Chris Allen - recorded by, mixed by
- Harmony Holiday - sleeve notes
- Farafina Kan Percussion Ensemble - featuring