Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music
LP
Double vinyl LP pressing. 2023 release. Black Classical Music is Yussef Dayes' nineteen-track debut solo studio album. His drum licks and Rocco Palladino's bass are the sturdy anchors, aided by Charlie Stacey (keys/synths), Venna (saxophone), Alexander Bourt (percussion), and a host of features including: Chronixx, Masego, Jamilah Barry, Tom Misch, Elijah Fox, Shabaka Hutchings, Miles James, Sheila Maurice Grey, Nathaniel Cross, Theon Cross, and the Chineke! Orchestra-the first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of majority Black and ethnically diverse musicians.
- - Disc 1 -
- 1 Black Classical Music
- 2 Afro Cubanism
- 3 Raisins Under the Sun
- 4 Rust
- 5 Turquoise Galaxy
- 6 Light
- 7 Pon Di Plaza
- 8 Magnolia Symphony
- 9 Early Dayes
- 10 Chasing the Drum
- - Disc 2 -
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 2 Gelato
- 3 Crystal Palace Park
- 4 Presidential
- 5 Jukebox
- 6 Woman's Touch
- 7 Tioga Pass
- 8 Cowrie Charms