Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings (IA11 Edition) [Deluxe with Booklet]

Description

Paris-born, New England-raised, long-time Chicago-residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre-redefining movements in jazz since 2015, when he introduced the world to his unique brand of ‘organic beat music’ on the breakout album In The Moment. Culled, cut, post-produced & re-composed by Makaya using recordings of free improvisation he collected over dozens of live sessions in Chicago, through incubation & experimentation In The Moment established a procedural blueprint that he has since been sharpening & developing. Now, after 4+ years of refining his approach, Makaya McCraven puts forth an ambitious new work – Universal Beings – a culmination of concepts conceived by In The Moment, and his most elegant & articulated work y

Tracklist:

1. A Queen’s Intro
2. buy track
3. Holy Lands (featuring Brandee Younger)
4. Young Genius (featuring Joel Ross)
5. Black Lion (featuring Dezron Douglas)
6. Tall Tales (featuring Tomeka Reid)
7. Mantra
8. Pharaoh’s Intro
9. Atlantic Black
10. Inner Flight
11. Wise Man, Wiser Woman (featuring Shabaka Hutchings)
12. Prosperity’s Fear (featuring Junius Paul)
13. Flipped OUT
14. Voila (featuring Daniel Casimir)
15. Suite Haus (featuring Nubya Garcia)
16. The Newbies Lift Off (featuring Ashley Henry)
17. The Royal Outro
18. The Count Off (featuring Carlos Nio)
19. Butterss’s (featuring Anna Butterss)
20. Turtle Tricks (featuring Jeff Parker)
21. The Fifth Monk
22. Brighter Days Beginning (featuring Josh Johnson)
23. Universal Beings (featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) et

UPC: 634457226340
Label: International Anthem
Release Date: 12.12.25
Format: Vinyl