Brown Sugar ACTLP9966-1 Their debut was followed by

Their debut was followed by signing to Gondwana Records in 2013

Pianist-composer Vijay Iyer follows his 2021 ECM disc Uneasy - the first to showcase his trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey - with Compassion

While drawing upon the traditional modes of Arab music

James expertly handles jazz standards like ‘Stormy Weather’ and ‘A Sunday Kind of Love

it's not nostalgia but an intelligent use of the past to create music for the future

Brown Sugar ACTLP9966-1 Their debut was followed byBrown Sugar is the debut critically acclaimed album by Richmond, Virginia native D'Angelo. Pioneering the neo soul sound, the album blends R&B, soul, funk, and jazz with D'Angelo handling most of the instrumentation. D'Angelo recorded Brown Sugars demos on a four track in his Richmond basement, then moving to New York City when his demos were complete. The album was recorded from 1993 1995 primarily in Battery Studios and written and produced by