Deciphering The Message CD SOVRSAPRIL24SALE A1: Lillie

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recorded over three days at Sorcerer Sound in Soho was engineered by Jay Newland who had worked on Etta James’ Billie Holiday tribute record ‘Mystery Girl’

which features contributions from mentor Charles Lloyd on saxophone

The deeply soulful Louisiana-born tenor saxophonist Don Wilkerson made his Blue Note debut in 1962 with Preach Brother

Deciphering The Message CD SOVRSAPRIL24SALE A1: LillieDrummer, producer & beat scientist Makaya McCraven digs into the Blue Note vaults with this new remix project that puts a modern bounce on jazz classics by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Kenny Burrell, Kenny Dorham & more. McCravens mastery of the loop is akin to hip hops most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla & Madlib, both of whom have also remixed Blue Note classics, but McCravens unique approach also incorporates newly recorded elements