Jaimeo Brown Transcendence - Work Songs (2016)

Jaimeo Brown Transcendence's 'Work Songs' resurrects stories of workers and prisoners worldwide in a call to action during tense times in America, on an album that deftly fuses the acoustic and the digital, compellingly connecting jazz and blues with contemporary rock, hip-hop and electronic music. Jaimeo Brown Transcendence is the product of long-time collaboration between Brown and co-producer/guitarist Chris Sholar (who won a GRAMMY® Award for his work on Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne). Both emerging from a generation that appreciates the jazz in hip hop, the artists with whom this duo has collaborated with speaks for itself. Brown, as drummer, has sat behind the skins for Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Q-Tip, Carl Craig, Kenny Garrett, Geri Allen, and Bobby Hutcherson, among others. Sholar's work as guitarist and producer has spanned the likes of Beyonce, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, A Tribe Called Quest, Robert Glasper, D'Angelo, Just Blaze, Common, Dr. Dre and more. The digital tapestry that birthed 'Work Songs' also hosts several contributors: Jaleel Shaw and JD Allen on alto and tenor saxophone, respectively; legendary soul and blues vocalist Lester Chambers; the Gee's Bend Quilters (who were the central focus of Jaimeo Brown Transcendence's debut album), and rising star keyboardists Big Yuki and James Francies. "Brown's torrid brew of Pharoah Sanders-like saxophone, blues-drenched guitar and hip-hop/electronica has a raw energy that sets it apart" - The Times "Jaimeo Brown's 'Transcendence' reaches across genres, generations" - LA Times

Tracklist:

01. Hidden Angel
02. Mississippi
03. Lazarus
04. Safflower
05. Be So Glad
06. Happy Serving
07. 2113
08. Moment of Rest
09. For Mama Lucy
10. Stonemason
11. Paterson
12. The Valley