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With his band Twi-Life, which includes trumpeter Keyon Harrold, bassist Kyle Miles, drummer Charles Haynes, and organist and pianist Mitch Henry, Marcus Strickland has always explored jazz from multiple angles. Produced by Meshell Ndegeocello, the saxophonist’s first album for BlueNote/Revive is influenced by a wide range of styles, drawing inspiration from the late hip-hop producer J Dilla, Fela’s afrobeat, Charles Mingus and even Bartók’s music! With People of the Sun, Strickland tells the musical and social tale of African diaspora from the present to the past with the aim of portraying his own identity: “I thought about where we come from and how that both clashes and goes hand in hand with what we’ve created here as Black Americans”. The result is a beautiful, dense, complex and welcoming album where Western African (the griot culture, afrobeat) and American (post-bop, funk, soul) influences collide and Bilal, Pharoahe Monch, Greg Tate, Jermaine Holmes, Weedie Braimah and Akie Bermiss cross over. These are rather unsurprising choices given that Strickland grew up in Miami surrounded by Haitian sounds, Afro-Cuban rhythms and southern rap, as well as Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane and P-Funk, his father’s favourite artists… This is a multifaceted piece of work zigzagging between Jazz, Soul, Funk and Rhythm’n’Blues in which Strickland’s sax gives us genuine melodic gems. © Max Dembo/Qobuz
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Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kane, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Weedie Braimah, Percussion, Drum, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Henry, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Kyles Miles, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Tenor Saxophone, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Weedie Braimah, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Henry, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Miles, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Tenor Saxophone, Sopranino Recorder, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Weedie Braimah, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Henry, Keyboards, Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Kyles Miles, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pharoahe Monch, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bilal, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Tate, Vocals, Spoken Word, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Parks, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Additional Keyboards, Tenor Saxophone, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B. Oliver, ComposerLyricist - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Henry, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jaclyn Sanchez, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Kyles Miles, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Henry, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Kyles Miles, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Tenor Saxophone, Drum Programming, Sopranino Recorder, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Akie Bermiss, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Weedie Braimah, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Henry, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Kyles Miles, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Henry, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Miles, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angelika Beener, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Dawn McGee Strickland, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Strickland, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Vanessa Strickland, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Pyles, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haynes, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch Henry, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Kyles Miles, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Tenor Saxophone, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Programming, Sopranino Recorder, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melanie Charles, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kasey Hearns, Voice, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Weedie Braimah, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Jermaine Holmes, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mitch Henry, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Miles, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demetrius Richardson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tariq Khan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Strickland, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Editor, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kane, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Weedie Braimah, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Henry, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Fleming, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Miles, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, MainArtist - Feri Eng, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oxy Ong, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Petra Richterova, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
With his band Twi-Life, which includes trumpeter Keyon Harrold, bassist Kyle Miles, drummer Charles Haynes, and organist and pianist Mitch Henry, Marcus Strickland has always explored jazz from multiple angles. Produced by Meshell Ndegeocello, the saxophonist’s first album for BlueNote/Revive is influenced by a wide range of styles, drawing inspiration from the late hip-hop producer J Dilla, Fela’s afrobeat, Charles Mingus and even Bartók’s music! With People of the Sun, Strickland tells the musical and social tale of African diaspora from the present to the past with the aim of portraying his own identity: “I thought about where we come from and how that both clashes and goes hand in hand with what we’ve created here as Black Americans”. The result is a beautiful, dense, complex and welcoming album where Western African (the griot culture, afrobeat) and American (post-bop, funk, soul) influences collide and Bilal, Pharoahe Monch, Greg Tate, Jermaine Holmes, Weedie Braimah and Akie Bermiss cross over. These are rather unsurprising choices given that Strickland grew up in Miami surrounded by Haitian sounds, Afro-Cuban rhythms and southern rap, as well as Stevie Wonder, John Coltrane and P-Funk, his father’s favourite artists… This is a multifaceted piece of work zigzagging between Jazz, Soul, Funk and Rhythm’n’Blues in which Strickland’s sax gives us genuine melodic gems. © Max Dembo/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:51
- Main artists: Marcus Strickland
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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