Universal Beings

by Makaya McCraven

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The innovative Chicago-based drummer and producer recorded extensive live improvisation sessions in four different global hubs—New York, Chicago, London, and Los Angeles—featuring distinct local jazz luminaries. He then meticulously edited, chopped, and looped those live recordings into an incredibly tight, hip-hop-influenced jazz fusion masterpiece. It stands as a profound, groundbreaking synthesis of modern global jazz movements.

Genres

  • Jazz Fusion

Tracklist

  1. A Queen's Intro
  2. Holy Lands
  3. Young Genius
  4. Black Lion
  5. Tall Tales
  6. Mantra
  7. Pharaoh's Intro
  8. Atlantic Black
  9. Inner Flight
  10. Wise Man, Wiser Woman
  11. Prosperity's Fear
  12. Flipped OUT
  13. Voila
  14. Suite Haus
  15. The Newbies Lift Off
  16. The Royal Outro
  17. The Count Off
  18. Butterss's
  19. Turtle Tricks
  20. The Fifth Monk
  21. Brighter Days Beginning
  22. Universal Beings