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Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference (2017) {Young Turks YTCD171} (Complete Artwork)

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Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference (2017) {Young Turks YTCD171} (Complete Artwork)

Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference (2017) {Young Turks YTCD171} (Complete Artwork)
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© 2017 Young Turks | YTCD171
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Soul Jazz / Jazz Funk / Orchestral Jazz / Saxophone

t's tempting to hear Kamasi Washington's six-track Harmony of Difference suite as a follow-up to his sprawling, justifiably acclaimed three-hour debut The Epic. But this EP, at just over half-an-hour, is, in many ways, a standalone work. It was performed in New York at The Whitney Biennial as part of a show that included a film by director A.G. Rojas and paintings by Washington's sister Amani. According to the artist, it was composed to explore "the philosophical possibilities of the musical technique known as 'counterpoint.'" Washington defines it as "the art of balancing similarity and difference to create harmony between separate melodies." That description is, at least in this setting, akin to metaphor in the current socio-political-cultural era where flash point battles over issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, and cultural appropriation are being waged afresh.
Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference (2017) {Young Turks YTCD171} (Complete Artwork)

These six tunes reveal Washington's compositional and arrangement mastery. Five relatively short themes are all standalone tunes but are all embodied in the 13-minute climax "Truth," which embodies tenets from all of the preceding tunes but is an entirely new holistic rainbow of sound. Washington draws heavily on numerous influences from '70s jazz here, as well as the modal influence of John Coltrane. "Desire" introduces a melodic theme that emerges from spiritual soul-jazz, but with Matt Haze's electric guitar and a wordless vocal chorus, it touches on everything from Billy Harper's Capra Black (second side) to Santana's Caravanserai and Norman Connors' first three albums – in four-and-a-half minutes! It opens onto the progressive big band – à la Gerald Wilson – of "Humility," which sports a fleet, knotty piano solo from Cameron Graves, a soulful trumpet break from Dontae Winslow, and Washington's squalling solo above a B-3, and the interplay between two drummers (Tony Austin and Ronald Bruner, Jr.) and bassist Miles Mosely. "Knowledge" and "Perspective" make full use of CTI's illustrious palette for arrangement with an expansive horn chart. Ryan Porter's trombone solo comes right out of Los Angeles soul (the former) while Kamasi's honk and groove in the latter suggests the fleet funk of Grover Washington, Jr. and adds Thundercat on electric bass. The smooth switch gets flipped on in "Integrity," whose theme and rhythms actively engage Brazilian, Latin jazz, and West African jazz. The sprawling "Truth" adds a choir, vibes, and a full string section as it embraces the themes of its predecessors and stretches them to the breaking point, where they seamlessly meld into a wonder of color, tempo, improvisation, and lush exotic form. Harmony of Difference reveals a gentler, more economical, but no less adventurous Washington. It's chock-full of refreshing, sophisticated ideas, all balanced by an empathic, emphatic inclusiveness that engages the listener at both musical and emotional levels.
Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference (2017) {Young Turks YTCD171} (Complete Artwork)


TRACKLIST AND MUSICIANS:

1.- Desire 4:36
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosely
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Drums, Percussion – Tony Austin
Keyboards – Brandon Coleman
Piano – Cameron Graves
Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington
Trombone – Ryan Porter
Trumpet – Dontae Winslow

2.- Humility 2:46
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosely
Drum, Percussion – Tony Austin
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Keyboards – Brandon Coleman
Piano – Cameron Graves
Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington
Trombone – Ryan Porter
Trumpet – Dontae Winslow

3.- Knowledge 3:51
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosely
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Drums, Percussion – Tony Austin
Keyboards – Brandon Coleman
Piano – Cameron Graves
Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington
Trombone – Ryan Porter
Trumpet – Dontae Winslow

4.- Perspective 3:24
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosely
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Drums, Percussion – Tony Austin
Keyboards – Brandon Coleman
Piano – Cameron Graves
Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington
Trombone – Ryan Porter
Trumpet – Dontae Winslow

5.- Integrity 3:47
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosely
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Drums, Percussion – Tony Austin
Keyboards – Brandon Coleman
Piano – Cameron Graves
Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington
Trombone – Ryan Porter
Trumpet – Dontae Winslow

6.- Truth 13:30
Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin
Cello – Artyom Manukyan, Peter Jacobson
Choir – Doctor Dawn Norfleet, Dexter Story, Dustin Warren, Jimetta Rose Smith, Mashica Winslow, Patrice Quinn, Steven Wayne, Taylor Graves, Thalma De Freitas
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosely
Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr.
Drums, Percussion – Tony Austin
Electric Bass – Thundercat
Flute – Rickey Washington
Guitar – Matt Haze
Keyboards – Brandon Coleman
Piano – Cameron Graves
Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington
Trombone – Ryan Porter
Trumpet – Dontae Winslow
Vibraphone – Nick Mancini
Viola – Andrea Whitt, Molly Rogers
Violin – Chris Woods, Jen Simone, Paul Cartwright, Tylana Renga

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Kamasi Washington / Harmony of Difference

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Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference (2017) {Young Turks YTCD171} (Complete Artwork)

Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference (2017) {Young Turks YTCD171} (Complete Artwork)


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