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Musical director of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, film score composer (Soul, 2020), and multi award-winning musician for his solo album WE ARE in 2021, Jon Batiste is an artist that we might call a jack of all trades.The American returns in 2023 with World Music Radio, a record that, in a way, reflects this aspect of his personality: assuming the role of a griot/DJ and erasing musical frontiers, he embraces as many popular musics of the world as possible in order to prove the universal dimension of his own.
As indicated by its title, this conceptual, erudite album takes the form of a radio show in which the host Jon Batiste broadcasts this musical firework from Earth to the rest of the universe. Even if on certain tracks, the insanity of the project falls a bit flat and transforms into mainstream pop, Jon Batiste hits the mark with songs like “My Heart” (with the jazz trombonist Rita Payés), “Calling Your Name” (with a melodica solo played by Batiste himself), as well as the moving piano ballad “Butterfly”, written for his wife Suleika Jaouad, who is fighting cancer. Apart from the aforementioned artists, World Music Radio is brimming with featured artists that also speak to the album’s international ambitions, from the saxophone solo of the legendary Kenny G on the interlude “Clair de lune”, to the stunning intervention of Français Chassol (on a track named after him), not to mention Lana Del Rey on the suave “Life Lesson”. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
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Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Vasquez, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Gudwin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Batiste, Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Wes Singerman, Producer - Roget Chahayed, Producer - Rahm Silverglade, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Rodney Jerkins, ComposerLyricist - Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Nasri Atweh, ComposerLyricist - Andre Lindal, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Justin Bieber, ComposerLyricist - Abbey Lewis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Bellion, Producer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Kane, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Monsters & Strangerz, Producer - Pete Nappi, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Native Soul, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Batiste, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Pollack, ComposerLyricist - TenRoc, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Cornet, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stef Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Gigi, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JACKIE MITTOO, ComposerLyricist - Huford Brown, ComposerLyricist - Leroy Sibbles, ComposerLyricist - Camilo, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fitzroy Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Robert Lyn, ComposerLyricist - Headley Bennett, ComposerLyricist - Abbey Lewis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Bellion, Producer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ylva Dimberg, ComposerLyricist - Ben Kane, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Bellion, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Nappi, Producer, Guitar, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Arbuckle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Destin Route, ComposerLyricist - Camilo Echeverry, ComposerLyricist - JID, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - TenRoc, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Cornet, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brennan Gautier, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - NewJeans, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luca Stewart, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Bellion, Producer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Nappi, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kola Rai, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Arbuckle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Justine Darcenne, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Taj Sapp, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kyana Fanene, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - TenRoc, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Cornet, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brayla Cook, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nio Levon, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Gudwin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nelson Ray, Producer - Enrique Sánchez, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rita Payes, Trombone, Vocals, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Producer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Braxton Cook, Producer, Flute, Trumpet, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jahaan Sweet, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ray Nelson II, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Gudwin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Bellion, Producer, Vocals, Programming, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Nappi, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Arbuckle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elijah Noll, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Fireboy DML, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adedamola Adefolahan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Abbey Lewis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Bellion, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Kane, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Nappi, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Bass, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Producer, Vocals, Harmonium, Melodica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Arbuckle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TenRoc, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Cornet, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny G, Composer, Saxophone, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Laura Sisk, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Batiste, Composer, Producer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Dan Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laura Sisk, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Batiste, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chaz Sexton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Gauthier, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Batiste, Producer, Recording Engineer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Dwayne Carter, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fabian Marasciullo, Vocal Mix, StudioPersonnel - Ken Oriole, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Bellion, Producer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Nappi, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Manny Galvez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TenRoc, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Cornet, ComposerLyricist - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cooper, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Vasquez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kaleb Rollins, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Oriole, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Dexter, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Whitmore, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wes Singerman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roget Chahayed, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nija Charles, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Singerman, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Batiste, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Taydex, Producer - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mathieu Edouard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chassol, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Synth Bass, Bass, Rhodes , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Christophe Chassol, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Lynn, Producer - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kassa Overall, Producer, Additional Producer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Batiste, Producer, Mixer, Clarinet, Piano, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Marc Whitmore, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Evan Fulcher, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Batiste, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laura Sisk, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Waterhouse, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Lang, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Adams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pedrum Siadatian, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Batiste, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Correia, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Connor Gallaher, Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Will Worden, Tape Realization, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Doerr, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Ozinga, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Harold Lilly, ComposerLyricist - Khalil Abdul-Rahman, ComposerLyricist - DJ Khalil, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cooper, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg White, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Vasquez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathaniel Warner, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - NIKKI GRIER, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ken Oriole, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nathaniel J Warner, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Seeff, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Batiste, Producer, Organ, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Whitmore, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wes Singerman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roget Chahayed, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nija Charles, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Singerman, Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Mota, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Mixer, Vocal Mix, StudioPersonnel - Leigh-Anne, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg White, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Batiste, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Mota, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg White, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Batiste, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Mota, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg White, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Nappi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Batiste, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, Sound Effects, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Marc Whitmore, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TenRoc, Producer - Jason Cornet, ComposerLyricist - Mehrnam Rastegari, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Mota, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Producer, Additional Producer - Pastor Drew, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cooper, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gabe Witcher, Violin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Sisk, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lana Del Rey, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Koller, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gabe Noel, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Dawes, Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Batiste, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Whitmore, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jacob Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
Album review
Musical director of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, film score composer (Soul, 2020), and multi award-winning musician for his solo album WE ARE in 2021, Jon Batiste is an artist that we might call a jack of all trades.The American returns in 2023 with World Music Radio, a record that, in a way, reflects this aspect of his personality: assuming the role of a griot/DJ and erasing musical frontiers, he embraces as many popular musics of the world as possible in order to prove the universal dimension of his own.
As indicated by its title, this conceptual, erudite album takes the form of a radio show in which the host Jon Batiste broadcasts this musical firework from Earth to the rest of the universe. Even if on certain tracks, the insanity of the project falls a bit flat and transforms into mainstream pop, Jon Batiste hits the mark with songs like “My Heart” (with the jazz trombonist Rita Payés), “Calling Your Name” (with a melodica solo played by Batiste himself), as well as the moving piano ballad “Butterfly”, written for his wife Suleika Jaouad, who is fighting cancer. Apart from the aforementioned artists, World Music Radio is brimming with featured artists that also speak to the album’s international ambitions, from the saxophone solo of the legendary Kenny G on the interlude “Clair de lune”, to the stunning intervention of Français Chassol (on a track named after him), not to mention Lana Del Rey on the suave “Life Lesson”. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:51
- Main artists: Jon Batiste
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2023 Naht Jona, LLC ℗ 2023 Naht Jona, LLC
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