Makaya McCraven // Universal Beings (IA11 Edition) 2xLP

アメリカ・シカゴのジャズドラマーMakaya McCravenが、2018年にシカゴの老舗ジャズレーベルInternational Anthemからリリースした再発2枚組レコードです。（オリジナルは2018年リリース）

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12" double black vinyl +  IARC 2025 obi strip.
2025 IA11 Edition reissue - originally released by the label in 2018. 
IA11 Edition includes new 16-page 11"x11" insert booklet with unpublished photos and new interviews with Joel Ross, Junius Paul, Nubya Garcia, and Anna Butterss. 

Tracklist:

1. A Queen's Intro 00:32
2. Holy Lands 05:14
3. Young Genius 05:32
4. Black Lion 02:56
5. Tall Tales 04:16
6. Mantra 03:48
7. Pharaoh's Intro 01:58
8. Atlantic Black 09:10
9. Inner Flight 03:02
10. Wise Man, Wiser Woman 03:13
11. Prosperity's Fear 06:11
12. Flipped OUT 02:40
13. Voila 05:00
14. Suite Haus 05:09
15. The Newbies Lift Off 06:19
16. The Royal Outro 01:44
17. The Count Off 01:09
18. Butterss's 02:59
19. Turtle Tricks 04:15
20. The Fifth Monk 08:01
21. Brighter Days Beginning 02:32
22. Universal Beings 04:08

International Anthem:

"The 2018 release of Universal Beings, in many ways, feels like the moment that the gates swung open for both Makaya McCraven and International Anthem. On one hand, it's a four-sided communal showcase of the inter-city exchange that had started to develop in the “new jazz” hubs, collecting group improvisations from New York, London, Chicago, and Los Angeles. On the other, it is an editing and post-production masterclass – the MVP of McCraven’s “organic beat music” concept – and a landmark moment where his cut-splice-reassembly chops shine as brightly as the players themselves.

The musicians on the album were a combined who’s-who and who’s-gonna-be-who of their respective scenes: Brandee Younger (harp), Joel Ross (vibraphone), Tomeka Reid (cello), Dezron Douglas (double bass), Shabaka Hutchings (tenor saxophone), Junius Paul (double bass), Nubya Garcia (tenor saxophone), Ashley Henry (Rhodes piano), Daniel Casimir (double bass), Josh Johnson (alto saxophone), Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (violin), Jeff Parker (guitar), Anna Butterss (double bass), and Carlos Niño (percussion). In our original press release, we called it “an inspiring display of the organic global inter-connectedness of the Black American music tradition in 2018.” In our off-the-record conversations at the time, we said ‘it’s like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, but for jazz’.

Universal Beings earned rave reviews across the board. It was a consensus year-end favorite (as seen in NPR Music, WIRE Magazine, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Rolling Stone, Vice, Stereogum, the list goes on…) that cemented McCraven as a must-buy album producer and a must-see live performer, and brought enough energy to our “plucky Chicago indie label” that we were able to move out of a closet and into an actual office."

Artist : Makaya McCraven

Label : International Anthem

cat no : IARC0022LP11

Release date: 4th December 2025