Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings
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International Anthem Recording Company – IARC0022 |
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Jazz |
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Tracklist
| New York Side | |||
| A1 | A Queen's Intro | ||
| A2 | Holy Lands | ||
| A3 | Young Genius | ||
| A4 | Black Lion | ||
| A5 | Tall Tales | ||
| A6 | Mantra | ||
| Chicago Side | |||
| B1 | Pharaoh's Intro | ||
| B2 | Atlantic Black | ||
| B3 | Inner Flight | ||
| B4 | Wise Man, Wiser Woman | ||
| B5 | Prosperity's Fear | ||
| London Side | |||
| C1 | Flipped Out | ||
| C2 | Voila | ||
| C3 | Suite Haus | ||
| C4 | The Newbies Lift Off | ||
| C5 | The Royal Outro | ||
| Los Angeles Side | |||
| D1 | The Count Off | ||
| D2 | Butterss's | ||
| D3 | Turtle Tricks | ||
| D4 | The Fifth Monk | ||
| D5 | Brighter Days Beginning | ||
| D6 | Universal Beings |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – H0L0, Ridgewood, New York
- Recorded At – Total Refreshment Centre
- Recorded At – Co-Prosperity Sphere
- Mastered At – Calyx Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Calyx Mastering
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 51814
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 51823
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Josh Johnson (13) (tracks: D1 to D6)
- Cello – Tomeka Reid (tracks: A1 to B5)
- Cover, Artwork – Damon Locks
- Design [Insert] – Craig Hansen (2)
- Double Bass – Dezron Douglas (tracks: A1 to A6)
- Double Bass, Percussion – Junius Paul (tracks: B1 to B5)
- Drums – Makaya McCraven
- Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Ashley Henry (tracks: C1 to C5)
- Executive-Producer – Scott McNiece
- Guitar – Jeff Parker (tracks: D1 to D6)
- Harp – Brandee Younger (tracks: A1 to A6)
- Lacquer Cut By – FMW (2)
- Mastered By – NN*
- Percussion – Carlos Niño (tracks: D1 to D6)
- Photography By [Chicago Side] – Sean Owens
- Photography By [London Side] – Fabrice Bourgelle*
- Photography By [Los Angeles Side] – Mark Pallman
- Photography By [New York Side] – Joe Mault
- Photography By [Portrait] – Fabrice Bourgelle*
- Producer – Makaya McCraven
- Recorded By, Mixed By – David Allen (10)
- Tenor Saxophone – Shabaka Hutchings (tracks: B1 to B5)
- Vibraphone – Joel Ross (3) (tracks: A1 to A6)
- Violin – Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (tracks: D1 to D6)
Notes
Version mastered at Calyx Mastering and pressed by Pallas.
Gatefold vinyl with obi strip and 4-page insert.
New York Side: Recorded August 29th, 2017, at H0I0 in Ridgewood, New York.
Chicago Side: Recorded September 2nd, 2017, at Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois.
London Side: Recorded October 19th, 2017, at Total Refreshment Studios in Stoke Newington, London, UK.
Los Angeles Side: Recorded January 30th, 2018, at Jeff Parker's House in Altadena, California.
Gatefold vinyl with obi strip and 4-page insert.
New York Side: Recorded August 29th, 2017, at H0I0 in Ridgewood, New York.
Chicago Side: Recorded September 2nd, 2017, at Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois.
London Side: Recorded October 19th, 2017, at Total Refreshment Studios in Stoke Newington, London, UK.
Los Angeles Side: Recorded January 30th, 2018, at Jeff Parker's House in Altadena, California.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 6 03784 91206 6
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, hand-etched): IARC 0022 A 33⅓RPM FMW ▹ NN ▹ CALYX2019 –51814–
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, hand-etched): IARC 0022 A 33⅓RPM –51814– FMW ▹ NN ▹ CALYX2019
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, hand-etched): IARC 0022 C 33⅓RPM FMW ▹ NN ▹ CALYX2019 –51823–
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, hand-etched): IARC 0022 D 33⅓RPM –51823– FMW ▹ NN ▹ CALYX2019
Other Versions (5 of 8)
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Universal Beings (2×LP, Limited Edition, Bone White & Black) | International Anthem Recording Company | IARC0022 | US | 2018 | ||
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Universal Beings (2×LP, Album) | International Anthem Recording Company | IARC0022 | US | 2018 | ||
| Universal Beings (2×CD, Album, Stereo) | International Anthem Recording Company | IARC 0022 | US | 2018 | |||
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Universal Beings (2×CD, Album) | P-Vine Records | PCD-18850/1 | Japan | 2018 | ||
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Universal Beings (2×CD, Album, Promo) | International Anthem Recording Company | IARC 0022 | US | 2018 |
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Its a bomb. Absolute lovely free-modern jazz. Pressing is top quality, love the insert with the black&white photos. -
Fantastic collage of different recordings in different famous cities with different musicians. The sound is great throughout on a narrower soundstage but more than pleasing.
The Pallas pressing, as with many of my 140g IARC lps, is rather mediocre due to warpings on all 4 sides. Warping seems to be an reoccurring problem at Pallas at least on jobs for IARC. Need to get the iron out again. What a pity! -
Ridiculously good music and a superb pressing. This is rocketing up my list of all-time favorite modern jazz recordings. -
Fantastic clean pressing. Sound for a live session is pretty good and it’s fun to listen to but not audiophile heaven. And the stereo image is mostly very centered and not that wide -
Absolutely gorgeous pressing by Pallas. Not even a pop. Good sound dynamics. So glad I finally got this. The jazz sound of now.
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