Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix [2LP]

WHIRLWIND RECORDINGS

£32.11

Cat. no: WR4797LP
Format: LP2 2LP set
Barcode: 0655498298240
Release Date: 12 Jan 2024
Genre: Jazz

Double LP vinyl pressing of 'Phoenix', the highly-acclaimed 2023 album by alto saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin, and frst for Whirlwind Recordings

The album was produced by the multi- Grammy- award winning Terri Lyne Carrington and featuring a star- studded line up of specially curated guests; Dianne Reeves, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Patrice Rushen, Sonia Sanchez, Angela Davis and Wayne Shorter.

The band comprises trumpeter Josh Evans, Victor Gould on keys, Orange Rodriguez on synths, drummer Enoch (EJ) Strickland, percussionist Nêgah Santos and bassist Ivan Taylor. Trumpeter Wallace Roney Jr., Rhodes organist Anastassiya Petrova and bassist Jahmal Nichols all join for one track each.

Press:
"In an era of making singles that cater to the perceived attention span of the listening public, Lakecia Benjamin shows y'all how to throw down an album - an amazing album, at that. With Phoenix, the alto saxophonist crafts a work themed on positive woman power with the help of producer Terri Lyne Carrington and an amazing cast of contributors." - ****1/2 DownBeat

"Since her 2012 debut Retox Benjamin has been an impressive soloist with the chops to hold the biggest of stages, but, as this accomplished release proves, she has the equally important ability to make records in which socio- political content sits very well with musical nouse. Like the magical creature that is born of the ashes, Benjamin is on metaphorical fre." - **** Jazzwise

"True to her nature, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin keeps the fame to the dynamite on her smoking follow- up to the wildfre of Pursuance...Earthen and defant, Benjamin carries the old masters in her bones, making such trailblazing barn burners as "Moods" and the quieter but no less defning "Rebirth"." - **** All About Jazz

CD Tracks: Amerikkan Skin / New Mornings / Phoenix / Mercy / Jubilation / Peace Is A Haiku song / Blast / Moods / Rebirth / Trane / Supernova / Basquiat / Amerikkan Skin Radio Edit

LP2 2LP set Tracks: Amerikkan Skin / New Mornings / Phoenix / Mercy / Jubilation / Peace Is A Haiku song / Blast / Moods / Trane / Supernova / Basquiat