Yesterdays Universe
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Yesterdays Universe is an album released on Stones Throw Records
. The album, produced entirely by Madlib
, marks the end of the group Yesterdays New Quintet as Madlib's jazz project and the beginning of Yesterdays Universe.
and Ivan "Mamao" Conti of Azymuth
.
The universe refers to Madlib's fictional group of imaginary jazz musicians, all of whom are actually Madlib. The groups include The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz Ensemble, Kamala Walker and The Soul Tribe, Monk Hughes & The Outer Realm, The Eddie Prince Fusion Band, Joe McDuphrey Experience, The Jahari Massamba Unit, Yesterdays New Quintet, Young Jazz Rebels, Sound Directions, Jackson Conti, The Jazzistics, Malik Flavors, Ahmad Miller and Suntouch. Many of the tracks on the album are taken from previous Yesterdays Universe releases, most of which were released by Stones Throw exclusively on vinyl.
The song "Two for Strata-East" is a tribute to the jazz label Strata-East Records
, founded in 1971 by Stanley Cowell
and Charles Tolliver
.
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....
. The album, produced entirely by Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
, marks the end of the group Yesterdays New Quintet as Madlib's jazz project and the beginning of Yesterdays Universe.
Background
Most of these names and groups are, in fact, Madlib aliases, Madlib solo projects, or groups Madlib has with other artists such as Karriem RigginsKarriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins is a jazz drummer, hip hop producer, dj, and sometime rapper. He is a former member of the Ray Brown Trio and Mulgrew Miller trio and currently appears in the Diana Krall quartet....
and Ivan "Mamao" Conti of Azymuth
Azymuth
Azymuth is a three-piece electric funk jazz group from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formed in 1972, the members are Jose Roberto Bertrami , Alex Malheiros , and Ivan Conti .-History:...
.
The universe refers to Madlib's fictional group of imaginary jazz musicians, all of whom are actually Madlib. The groups include The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz Ensemble, Kamala Walker and The Soul Tribe, Monk Hughes & The Outer Realm, The Eddie Prince Fusion Band, Joe McDuphrey Experience, The Jahari Massamba Unit, Yesterdays New Quintet, Young Jazz Rebels, Sound Directions, Jackson Conti, The Jazzistics, Malik Flavors, Ahmad Miller and Suntouch. Many of the tracks on the album are taken from previous Yesterdays Universe releases, most of which were released by Stones Throw exclusively on vinyl.
The song "Two for Strata-East" is a tribute to the jazz label Strata-East Records
Strata-East Records
Strata-East Records is an American record label specialising in jazz which was founded in 1971 by Stanley Cowell and Charles Tolliver.Gil Scott-Heron recorded his 1974 album Winter in America with Brian Jackson for Strata-East. "The Bottle" featured on the album, was a popular single...
, founded in 1971 by Stanley Cowell
Stanley Cowell
Stanley Cowell is an American jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label. He played with Roland Kirk while studying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and later with Marion Brown, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Harold Land, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz...
and Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a...
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Track listing
| Track listing | |||||
| # | Title | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bitches Brew Bitches Brew Bitches Brew is a studio double album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in April 1970 on Columbia Records. The album continued his experimentation with electric instruments previously featured on his critically acclaimed In a Silent Way album... (M. Davis)" |
Miles Davis Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,... |
Otis Jackson Jr. Trio | Madlib Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer... |
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| 2 | "Umoja (Unity)" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
The Jahari Massamba Unit Karriem Riggins Trio |
Madlib | |
| 3 | "Slave Riot (D. Smith)" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
Young Jazz Rebels | Madlib | |
| 4 | "One for the Monica Lingas Band" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble | Madlib | |
| 5 | "Street Talkin'" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
Kamala Walker & The Soul Tribe | Madlib | |
| 6 | "Marcus, Martin, & Malcolm" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
The Jazzistics | Madlib | |
| 7 | "Two for Strata East" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
Suntouch | Madlib | |
| 8 | "She's Gonna Stay" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
Sound Directions | Madlib | |
| 9 | "Cold Nights and Rainy Days" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
The Last Electro-Acoustic Spaze Jazz & Percussion Ensemble | Madlib | |
| 10 | "Free Son" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
Otis Jackson Jr. Trio | Madlib | |
| 11 | "Barumba (L.Eca, Bebeto)" "Luiz Eça & Bebeto |
Jackson Conti | Madlib | ||
| 12 | "Sunny C (California)" | O. Jackson Jr. A. Miller Madlib Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer... K. Riggins I. Conti |
Ahmad Miller | Madlib | |
| 13 | "Mtume's Song" | O. Jackson Jr. K. Riggins I. Conti |
The Eddie Prince Fusion Band | Madlib | |
| 14 | "Vibes from the Tribes Suite (For Phil)" (Phil Ranelin) | Phil Ranelin | Yesterday's Universe All Stars | Madlib | |
| 15 | "Upa Neguinho" (Edu Lobo / Gianfrancesco Guarnieri) | Edu Lobo / Gianfrancesco Guarnieri | Madlib |