KAMASI WASHINGTON - The Epic - 3LP Boxset - Vinyl

3LP Boxset - 180g Black Vinyl with 3mm spined printed sleeves housed in a rigid board outer slipcase. Mastered at half-speed by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering

Album of the Year 2015. A brazen release from young Los Angeles jazz giant, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington. 'The Epic' is unlike anything jazz has seen and not just because it emanates from the boundary-defying Brainfeeder. 'The Epic' is a 172 minute, three volume set (across three CDs or LPs) that includes a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir and 17 songs overlaid with a compositional score written by Washington.

Pulsing underneath is an otherworldly ten-piece band, each member of which is individually regarded as among the best young musicians on the planet, including bassist Thundercat and his brother, drummer Ronald Bruner Jr. Recommended if you like Flying Lotus, John Coltrane, Fela Kuti. Flying Lotus has featured Washington on his albums 'Cosmogramma' and 'You're Dead!' and he also plays on the Kendrick Lamar album 'To Pimp A Butterfly'. 

Tracklist:

1. Change of the Guard 
2. Askim 
3. Isabelle 
4. Final Thought 
5. The Next Step 
6. The Rhythm Changes 
7. Miss Understanding 
8. Leroy and Lanisha 
9. Re Run 
10. Seven Prayers 
11. Henrietta Our Hero 
12. The Magnificent 7 
13. Re Run Home 
14. Cherokee 
15. Clair de Lune 
16. Malcolm’s Theme 
17. The Message