Deciphering the Message
by Makaya McCraven
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 November 2021
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:21
- Community rating: 3.73/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A unique project by drummer and producer Makaya McCraven, where he reimagines and remixes classic tracks from the Blue Note Records catalog. McCraven loops, chops, and layers the original recordings, adding his own live drum parts and contributions from other contemporary jazz musicians like Jeff Parker and Joel Ross. The album serves as a vibrant dialogue between jazz history and modern hip-hop production techniques.
Genres
Descriptors: uncommon-time-signatures, improvisation, sampling, instrumental, experimental, percussive, live, progressive
Tracklist
- A Slice Of The Top (3:11)
- Sunset (3:48)
- When Your Lover Has Gone (2:11)
- Ecaroh (2:57)
- Tranquillity (3:39)
- Wail Bait (2:09)
- Coppin' The Haven (2:35)
- Frank's Tune (3:37)
- Autumn In New York (5:55)
- Monaco (2:24)
- Mr. Jin (2:57)
- C.F.D. (3:17)
- Black Rhythm Happening (3:34)
Credits
- Makaya McCraven - primary artist, mixed by, producer, recorded by, engineer, drums, bass, percussion, drums, percussion, drums, guitar, drums, synth, percussion, drums, guitar, percussion, drums, bass, percussion, keyboards, kalimba, guitar, drums, percussion, drums, bass, guitar
- Todd Gallopo - design
- Tory Davis - design
- Ian Sefchick - lacquer cut by
- David Passick Entertainment - management
- Dave Cooley - mastered by
- Dave Vettraino - mixed by, recorded by [additional recording], engineer [additional engineering]
- Michael McDermott - photography by
- De'Sean Jones - recorded by [additional recording], engineer [additional engineering], tenor saxophone, flute, flute, tenor saxophone
- Greg Ward - recorded by [additional recording], engineer [additional engineering], alto saxophone
- Jeff Parker - recorded by [additional recording], engineer [additional engineering], guitar
- Joel Ross - recorded by [additional recording], engineer [additional engineering], vibraphone
- Marquis Hill - recorded by [additional recording], engineer [additional engineering], trumpet
- Matt Gold - recorded by [additional recording], engineer [additional engineering], guitar
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Billy Higgins - drums
- Kiane Zawadi - euphonium
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone, written-by
- Lee Morgan - trumpet
- Howard Johnson - tuba
- Pee Wee Marquette - voice [announcement], voice [spoken word]
- Paul Chambers - bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones - drums
- Junius Paul - musician [ceramic bird], bass
- Kenny Drew - piano, written-by
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet, written-by
- Jymie Merritt - bass
- Art Blakey - drums, voice [spoken word]
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - performer
- Bobby Timmons - piano
- Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, written-by
- Einar Aaron Swan - written-by
- Curly Russell - bass
- Gene Ramey - bass
- The Horace Silver Trio - performer
- Horace Silver - piano, written-by
- Ron Carter - double bass
- Joe Chambers - drums
- Herbie Hancock - piano
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone, written-by
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Percy Heath - bass
- Elmo Hope - piano
- Clifford Brown - trumpet
- Quincy Jones - written-by
- Niels-Henning 脴rsted Pedersen - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
- Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
- Jack Wilson - piano, written-by
- Garnett Brown - trombone
- Frank Strozier - written-by
- Sam Jones - bass
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Duke Jordan - piano
- Junior Cook - tenor saxophone