The Process (Jon Batiste, Chad Smith and Bill Laswell album)
2014 studio album by Chad Smith, Bill Laswell, Jon Batiste
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Process is a 2014 album recorded by a supergroup[1] of musicians that consists of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, bassist/producer Bill Laswell and jazz pianist Jonathan Batiste. The album was recorded in 2013 as a musical score for a film that had yet to be written and never ended up being made.[2] The album also features guest appearances by Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest, avant-garde jazz musician Peter Apfelbaum, and avant-garde jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo, among others.[3]
ReleasedNovember 4, 2014
Recorded2013
Genresjazz-funk, hip-hop, avant-garde jazz
LabelM.O.D. Technologies
| The Process | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 4, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genres | jazz-funk, hip-hop, avant-garde jazz | |||
| Label | M.O.D. Technologies | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
| Bill Laswell chronology | ||||
| ||||
Track listing
- "B1"
- "Drop Away"
- "Timeline"
- "Haunted"
- "B2"
- "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
- "Black Arc"
- "Spiral"
- "B3"
- "Time Falls"
- "The Drift"
Personnel
Taken from information on the [4]
- Musicians
- Jon Batiste – piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, electronic keyboards, harmonaboard, percussion
- Chad Smith – drums, percussion
- Bill Laswell – basses, guitar, electronics
- Additional Personnel
- Tunde Adebimpe – vocals on "Drop Away"
- Killah Priest – vocals on "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
- Garrison Hawk – vocals on "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
- Toshinori Kondo – trumpet on "Haunted"
- Peter Apfelbaum – flute & tenor saxophone on 6 & soprano saxophone on "The Drift"
- Dominic James – guitar on "Black Arc" and "The Drift"
