Shabaka: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace Signed LP holidaypromo25 Bessie's Blues

Bessie's Blues

and Cole Porter was my #1 choice for the project

the trumpet that drove Armstrong's early Hot Fives and Sevens is more subdued as his familiar gravelly voice takes center stage

includes pieces by Cherry and Blackwell inspired by African music

There's also a brief but infectious version of Ellis's "Detour Ahead

Shabaka: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace Signed LP holidaypromo25 Bessie's BluesAfter putting down the saxophone, the instrument he has become synonymous with, Shabaka returns with his first full length album under his own name. Expanding off the meditative 2022 EP Afrikan Culture, his new album Perceive Its beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace is a deeply moving suite of primarily instrumental music. Includes a signed cover. Tracklist: Side A 1. End of Innocence 2. As the Planets and the Stars Collapse 3. Insecurities 4. Managing my