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The Process (Jon Batiste, Chad Smith and Bill Laswell album)

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The Process
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2014
Recorded2013
Genrejazz-funk, hip-hop, avant-garde jazz
LabelM.O.D. Technologies
ProducerBill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
The Dream Membrane
(2014)
The Process
(2014)

The Process is a 2014 album recorded by a supergroup[1] of musicians that consists of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, bassist/producer Bill Laswell and jazz pianist Jonathan Batiste. The album was recorded in 2013 as a musical score for a film that had yet to be written and never ended up being made.[2] The album also features guest appearances by Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest, avant-garde jazz musician Peter Apfelbaum, and avant-garde jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo, among others.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "B1"
  2. "Drop Away"
  3. "Timeline"
  4. "Haunted"
  5. "B2"
  6. "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
  7. "Black Arc"
  8. "Spiral"
  9. "B3"
  10. "Time Falls"
  11. "The Drift"

Personnel

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Taken from information on the [4]

Musicians
  • Jon Batiste – piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, electronic keyboards, harmonaboard, percussion
  • Chad Smith – drums, percussion
  • Bill Laswell – basses, guitar, electronics
Additional Personnel

References

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  1. ^ Moore, John Frederick (9 January 2015). "The Process: Jon Batiste, Chad Smith, Bill Laswell" – via Jazziz Magazine.
  2. ^ Bulger, Jay (24 September 2014). "THE PROCESS, with Bill Laswell, Jon Batiste, and Chad Smith". Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via Vimeo.
  3. ^ "Bill Laswell Presents: M.O.D. Technologies". www.mod-technologies.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ album listing on Bandcamp
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