{"product_id":"deciphering-the-message-vinyl-lp","title":"Deciphering The Message: Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcross numerous albums and mixtapes, Makaya McCraven has proven his mastery of the loop akin to hip-hop’s most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla and Madlib. With his new remix album, Deciphering The Message, the Chicago-based drummer and producer digs through the Blue Note Records vaults to put a modern bounce on classics by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Burrell, and Eddie Gale, among others. While Deciphering The Message collects songs from several years of Blue Note history, it plays like a continuous set taking place in one show at one venue. “Pee Wee” Marquette, Birdland Jazz Club’s master of ceremonies from 1949 to 1965, narrates this album, and his inclusion places the LP somewhere on the timeline between jazz music’s transition from bebop to hard bop. “When piecing everything together, I wanted to create a narrative that made the listener feel like they were falling into this space or a movement,” McCraven says. “I was really trying to make a record out of it, not just a series of tracks.” McCraven has always been a collaborative artist who prefers the energy of in-person sessions over the isolation of creating alone. That’s no different here: Deciphering The Message features new recorded elements from vibraphonist Joel Ross, trumpeter Marquis Hill, alto saxophonist Greg Ward, guitarists Matt Gold and Jeff Parker, bassist Junius Paul, and De’Sean Jones on tenor saxophone and flute. In that way, Deciphering The Message connects the past and present, proving that musicians become legends by trekking the same roads with like-minded creators all moving toward the same goal. To that end, McCraven hopes the album is both educational and an outright good listen. “I always want to make music that will connect with people in one way, where it makes them nod or feel something or transport them somewhere,” he says. “I also hope this makes them check out the source of this music if they have it. The music that we’re making now is part of the same route and is connected, so I want to honor tradition and release something that people can vibe to.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrummer, producer \u0026amp; beat scientist \u003cstrong\u003eMakaya McCraven\u003c\/strong\u003e digs into the Blue Note vaults with this new remix project that puts a modern bounce on jazz classics by \u003cstrong\u003eArt Blakey\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHorace Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHank Mobley\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKenny Burrell\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKenny Dorham\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; more. McCraven’s mastery of the loop is akin to hip-hop’s most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla \u0026amp; Madlib, both of whom have also remixed Blue Note classics, but McCraven’s unique approach also incorporates newly recorded elements including his own drums, \u003cstrong\u003eJoel Ross\u003c\/strong\u003e’ vibraphone, \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e’s guitar, \u003cstrong\u003eMarquis Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e’s trumpet \u0026amp; more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003col style=\"list-style-type:decimal\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eA Slice Of The Top (AKA \"Sliced Off The Top)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eSunset (AKA \"Son Set\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eWhen Your Lover Has Gone (AKA \"When You've Left Your Lover\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eEcaroh (AKA \"Revlis\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eTranquillity (AKA \"Corner Of The World\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eWail Bait (AKA \"Wait Bail\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eCoppin' The Haven (AKA \"At The Haven Coppin\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eFrank's Tune (AKA \"De'Jeff's Tune)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAutumn In New York (AKA \"Spring In Chicago\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eMonaco (AKA \"Monte Negro\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eMr.Jin (AKA \"Mr. Gin\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eC.F.D. (AKA \"D.F.C.\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eBlack Rhythm Happening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n","brand":"Makaya McCraven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862210044138,"sku":"3814473","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/6102\/2698\/files\/SharedImage-124284.png?v=1772024059","url":"https:\/\/fontana-records.com\/products\/deciphering-the-message-vinyl-lp","provider":"Fontana Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}