Name: Fearless Movement
Brand: Kamasi Washington

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Bonus disc: No

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YO-350-LPE

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Red and Blue

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-03

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Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Beggars Group

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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0889030035035

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9999

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YO-350-LP

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0889030035011

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YO-350-CD

0889030035028

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Artist

Kamasi Washington

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Young 

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Kamasi Washington is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, production editor and band leader. Born on February 18, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA, he is the son of Rickey Washington.
With his unique blend of jazz and contemporary influences, Kamasi has gained recognition as a leading figure in the modern jazz scene. His music showcases his exceptional talent as a saxophonist and composer.
Inspired by artists such as Nate Smith, Yussef Kamaal, and Butcher Brown among others, Kamasi's sound pushes boundaries and challenges traditional notions of jazz. His compositions are rich with emotion and energy, captivating audiences worldwide.

Kamasi Washington releases his new album, Fearless Movement, via Young. Washington calls Fearless Movement his dance album. “It’s not literal,” Washington says. “Dance is movement and expression, and in a way it’s the same thing as music—expressing your spirit through your body. That’s what this album is pushing.” Dance as an embodied form of expression signals a shift in focus for Washington. Where previous albums dealt with cosmic ideas and existential concepts, Fearless Movement focuses in on the everyday, an exploration of life on earth. This change in scope is due in large part to the birth of Washington’s first child a few years ago.

“Being a father means the horizon of your life all of a sudden shows up,” says Washington. “My mortality became more apparent to me, but also my immortality—realizing that my daughter is going to live on and see things that I’m never going to see. I had to become comfortable with this, and that affected the music that I was making.”

The album features Washington’s daughter—who wrote the melody to “Asha The First” during some of her first experimentations on the piano—as well as a host of collaborators new and old. André 3000 appears on flute, George Clinton lends his voice, as do BJ The Chicago Kid, Inglewood rapper D-Smoke and Taj and Ras Austin of Coast Contra, the twin sons of West Coast legend Ras Kass. Washington further enlisted lifelong friends and collaborators Thundercat, Terrace Martin, Patrice Quinn, Brandon Coleman, DJ Battlecat and more.

2. Asha The First featuring Thundercat, Taj Austin, Ras Austin

3. Computer Love featuring Patrice Quinn, DJ Battlecat, Brandon Coleman

4. The Visionary featuring Terrace Martin

Fearless Movement

Music US

Discover Fearless Movement by Kamasi Washington on vinyl. An album exploring life's everyday moments with a diverse range of collaborators. Available via Young.