Kamasi Washington - 'The Message'

Taken from 'The Epic', released 4th May 2015 on Brainfeeder.

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Composed, Arranged and Produced by Kamasi Washington. Engineered by Tony Austin. Mixed by Benjamin Tierney. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering. Recorded at King Size Sound Labs.

Kamasi Washington - Tenor Saxophone
Ryan Porter - Trombone
Igmar Thomas - Trumpet
Cameron Graves - Piano
Brandon Coleman - Keyboards
Miles Mosley - Acoustic Bass
Stephen Bruner - Electric Bass
Tony Austin - Drums (Right Side)
Ronald Bruner - Drums (Left Side)
Leon Mobley - Percussion

[kaydwessie]

The mixing! 7 minutes in I have a tiny piano in my right ear. It lives there now. It is happy.

[StratosFair]

I keep coming back to this... The drummer is seriously incredible

[hes....thesmalltownclown]

This is nothing short of AMAZING!! Everyone is Thundercat to start, then Kamasi, Tony and Ronald on the drums, Cameron on the EVERYONE!!! Again, we are so blessed to have like these carrying Jazz to even greater heights!!!!

[okramiman]

Easily the coolest album of 2015 - I'm gonna push this on all my friends.

[ALBERIE]

Découvert dans la saison 8 de Homeland, après Miles Davis, c'est plutôt excellent !

[starbluesky]

Just discovered this song after reading about Kamasi on Rolling Stone.  This is reminiscent of Jaco's fusion with Weather Report.  How refreshing to hear this in 2015!!!

[tentailsjack]

I love the raw emotion in this final track

[michelemcee]

if this is music, then it is the first time I hear a track

[timesless]

Hotep Brother Kamasi Washington that was sensational I just got a taste of that Spirituality of the God's Music. Simply a Revelation experience. If Coltrane and Monk are watching you perform they would be all smile and giving their self's high five . That's the magnitude and input that you enlightening me with tonight Brother you made me a Fan and you deserve to be mention and stand side by side with Coltrane and Monk 2 Troubadours what a Blessing. So Hotep and Blessing unto you.

[Yottifferent]

This is the only time where I wanted an album to continue, and it is the longest album I’ve ever listened to.

[byrondrummerberg]

great stuff fantastic musicianship and musicality the one and only ron bruner on drums

[geekymatt]

Solid end to a LEGIT Epic of a album. The drumming on this track is SERIOUS quality.

[rickyoung]

Right on Kamasi, It's Your World!!!

[sodreaaa]

Why am I just being introduced to this?

[TheGreatGriot]

I am grateful that my close friend turned me on to this wonderful musician.  All I can say is Wow!....well, I could say more than that but it would take time away from me listening to this song.  ;-)

[johnkaufmann]

Fantastic way to end the album! Two drummers, percussion/conga player, excellent bass line by Thundercat and another mind blowing sax solo by Washington to close out the album. This is awesome compared to the cookie cutter crap out there!

[djcruise]

In A Silent Way, In A Similar Way. I Hear Both In This.

[Dannver]

Holy shit this album was released on my birthday!

[fede]

It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going under.

[mxkhvlif]

11:11 long track... coincidence? I seem to see this number all the time