Foreverland [compact disc]
Harrold, Keyon2024
Music
Trumpet star Keyon Harrold’s previous album, 2017’s The Mugician, was a mashup of jazz, hip-hop and R&B; over the course of his career, he has played alongside the likes of Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Rihanna. This third album continues to defy conventional categories, albeit with more emphasis on balladry and the complications of romance. Much of it is set to languorous beats that allow Harrold to unfurl long, sultry solos, with the influence of Miles Davis strong in the mix – unsurprising, given that Harrold played the trumpet on the soundtrack of the 2015 biopic Miles Ahead. He is, however, his own stylist – instrumentals The Intellectual and Gotta Go (Outer Space) are dazzling pieces of post-bop, and his ability to switch from pensive to swagger keeps things surprising. The showcase cuts are mainly vocal-powered, however. Opener Find Your Peace has singer Jean Baylor and rapper Common (an old friend) alongside Harrold’s trumpet, the angry Don’t Lie is voiced by Malaya while the seven-minute title track puts Harrold singing alongside Britain’s Laura Mvula. For the trumpeter: “Some of these notes, I play them because there’s not a better word.”
Main title:
Foreverland [compact disc] / Keyon Harrold.
Author:
Harrold, Keyon, composer, audio producer, performerCommon, (Musician), performerGlasper, Robert, performerBaylor, Jean, performerMorton, P. J., 1981-, performerMvula, Laura, performerDave, Chris, performerMalaya, (Singer), performer
Work:
Imprint:
Nashville, TN : Concord Jazz, [2024]℗2024.
Collation:
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes:
All works written by Keyon Harrold, some in collaboration with others.Program notes printed on container.
Credits:
All works produced by Keyon Harrold.
Performers:
Keyon Harrold, trumpet, vocals, flugelhorn ; with accompanying instrumentalists and vocalists.
Contents:
Find your peace / (feat. Common, Robert Glasper and Jean Baylor) (7:32)Beautiful day / (feat. PJ Morton) (3:27)The intellectual (6:39)Foreverland / (feat. Laura Mvula and Chris Dave) (7:30)Well walk now (perseverance) (4:49)Don't lie / (feat. Malaya) (4:23)Paranoid (1:23)Gotta go (outer space) (3:20)Pictures (4:51)Peace beyond (1:13).
Language:
English
BRN:
817479
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | CD Music Jazz | JAZZ HARR | Available |