The Epic
by Kamasi Washington
- Type: Album
- Released: May 5, 2015
- Label: Brainfeeder
- Country: United States
- Length: 59:34
- Community rating: 4.38/5 from 10 ratings
Artists on this release: Ronald Bruner Jr., Ryan Porter, Cameron Graves, Thundercat
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A monumental, three-hour-long triple album that revitalized spiritual jazz for a new generation. 'The Epic' is a sprawling, ambitious work that blends the cosmic explorations of John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders with the sounds of funk, soul, and hip-hop. Featuring a massive orchestra and choir, the music is powerful, cinematic, and deeply spiritual. Its release on the influential electronic label Brainfeeder brought a new, young audience to jazz and made Kamasi Washington a global star.
Genres
Descriptors: spirituality, space, orchestral, suite, choral
Tracklist
- Change of the Guard (12:15)
- Askim (12:34)
- Isabelle (12:12)
- The Next Step (14:49)
- The Rhythm Changes (7:44)
Credits
- Kamasi Washington - primary artist, tenor saxophone, composed by, arranged by, producer [produced by], composed by, arranged by, producer [produced by], lyrics by, arranged by, producer [produced by], other [lyrics set to music by]
- Miles Mosley - acoustic bass
- Kenturah Davis - artwork [adaptation & caligraphy]
- Amoni Washington - artwork [additional]
- Patrick Henry Johnson - artwork [cover background art "the elixir"]
- KC Woolf Haxton - artwork [poster inserts]
- Artyom Manukyan - cello
- Ginger Murphy - cello
- Charles Jones - choir
- Dawn Norfleet - choir
- Dexter Story - choir
- Gina Manziello - choir
- Jason Morales - choir
- Maiya Sykes - choir
- Natasha Agrama - choir
- Steven Wayne - choir
- Taylor Graves - choir
- Thalma de Freitas - choir
- Tracy Carter - choir
- Robert Miller - drums
- Ronald Bruner Jr. - drums
- Tony Austin - drums, engineer [lead tracking engineer]
- Stephen Bruner - electric bass
- Brian Rosemeyer - engineer [additional tracking engineer]
- Chris Constable - engineer [additional tracking engineer]
- Carson Lehman - engineer [assistant tracking engineer]
- Conrad Leon - engineer [assistant tracking engineer]
- David Lee - engineer [assistant tracking engineer]
- Julie Everson - engineer [assistant tracking engineer]
- Tyler Shields - engineer [assistant tracking engineer]
- The Next Step - featuring
- Brandon Coleman - keyboards, organ, piano
- Matt Colton - lacquer cut by [half speed cut by]
- Adam Stover - layout
- Sol Washington - layout
- Dwight Trible - lead vocals, choir
- Patrice Quinn - lead vocals, choir, artwork [additional], lyrics by, other [lyrics set to music by]
- Branch Abegaze - management
- Troy Carter - management
- Mitch Blackman - management [agency]
- Stephen Marcussen - mastered by
- Kevin Moo - mastered by [mastered for itunes]
- Benjamin Tierney - mixed by
- Leon Mobley - percussion
- Mike Park - photography by [cover, back, volume 2 & 3 photo]
- Theo Jemison - photography by [volume 1 photo]
- Cameron Graves - piano, organ, choir
- Ryan Porter - trombone
- Shaunte Palmer - trombone
- Igmar Thomas - trumpet
- Todd Simon - trumpet
- Andrea Whitt - viola
- Molly Rogers - viola
- Jen Simone - violin
- Lucia Micarelli - violin
- Neel Hammond - violin
- Paul Cartwright - violin
- Tylana Renga Enomoto - violin
- Ray Noble - composed by
- Terence Blanchard - composed by