Name: WE ARE
Brand: Jon Batiste

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Catalogue number

3556165

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-03-19

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Supplier GB

Universal

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Standard:20

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Dlx edn with six new tracks - features Tori Kelly, BJ The Chicago Kid, Abi Bernadoth, Big Chief Romeo, Big Freedia. 

2021-10-15

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Artist

Jon Batiste

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Verve

Jonathan Michael Batiste is a multi-talented American artist known for his skills as a musician, singer, songwriter, composer, bandleader, and television personality. Born on November 11, 1986, Jon has made a significant impact in the music industry with his unique style and captivating performances.
With an impressive range of talents, Jon Batiste has established himself as a versatile artist who effortlessly blends various genres to create soulful and engaging music. His compositions are characterized by their infectious rhythms and heartfelt lyrics that resonate with audiences worldwide.
In addition to his musical prowess, Jon Batiste has also gained recognition as a charismatic television personality. He has appeared on numerous shows where he showcases not only his musical abilities but also his natural charm and magnetic stage presence.

Verve Records, also known as Verve, is a multinational record label that was founded in 1956 by jazz impresario Norman Granz. The label originated from the consolidation of Granz's earlier labels, Norgran Records and Clef Records. In 1960, Verve was sold to MGM Records and became a subsidiary of the company. Throughout the 1960s, Verve expanded its music genres to include comedy, pop, R&B, rock, and folk music.

During this time, Verve had successful jazz recordings from artists such as Stan Getz, Kai Winding, Astrud Gilberto, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jimmy Smith under the direction of Creed Taylor. In 1972, MGM sold its record division to Polydor which brought Verve into the newly formed PolyGram family of record labels. As a result of this transition, Verve focused primarily on jazz reissues while other non-jazz releases were absorbed into Polydor.

In the late 1980s, PolyGram decided to revive Verve with both reissue programs and new artist signings. This revitalization led to strong sales for both new material and remastered classic recordings. With the merger of PolyGram and Vivendi Universal in 1999 creating Universal Music Group (UMG), Verve Records became part of The Verve Music Group alongside other influential labels such as Blue Note Records and Impulse! Records.

WE ARE is a masterfully constructed and visionary album that represents a completely new sonic chapter for Jon Batiste and a new direction for music culture as a whole. Writing, travelling, painting - all while inviting some of the most esteemed creative minds to assist in birthing the album - he reached the finish line smack in the middle of the first wave of the worldwide pandemic and volatile social unrest. At the end, a masterpiece of Black Pop Music characterized by the consciousness of Marvin Gaye, the grounded optimism of Stevie Wonder, the iconoclasm of Thelonious Monk and the swagger of Mannie Fresh was born.

Jon presents a captivating musical experience to the world rooted in catharsis, joy, freedom, contemplation and sensuality. It’s a love letter to his southern roots and the heritage of Black Music with guest appearances by Mavis Staples, Quincy Jones, Zadie Smith, PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty, St Augustine Marching 100, his father Michael Batiste, grandfather David Gauthier and many more. It is a meditation steeped in the sounds of the times with collaborators including POMO (Anderson.Paak), Ricky Reed (Lizzo), Jahaan Sweet (Drake, Eminem) and others.

WE ARE

Music GB

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