Artist:
Brian Jackson
Genre:
Jazz
R&B
Rap
Total Time:
01:56:27
Record Label:
BBE Music
Purchase Album:
CD, Amazon Music, Vinyl,
Apple Music, Spotify
Release Date
May 29, 2026
Find out more about this album release after the jump.
Brian Jackson
Genre:
Jazz
R&B
Rap
Total Time:
01:56:27
Record Label:
BBE Music
Purchase Album:
CD, Amazon Music, Vinyl,
Apple Music, Spotify
Release Date
May 29, 2026
Find out more about this album release after the jump.
Purchasing Links
Product Description: 'Collaboration is stimulating, it's in my blood.' Thus speaks Brian Jackson and his philosophy for making music and it's indeed collaboration that runs through this amazing album of reimagined and revisited songs from his artistic past. Featuring artists such as Black Thought, Rahsaan Patterson, Josh Milan, Moodymann, Omar, J. Ivy and others and being produced by Masters At Work, ‘Now More Than Ever’ takes the enduring classic tracks that Brian Jackson made with Gil Scott-Heron and places them in the now over nineteen tracks and across a triple vinyl LP, Double CD and digital release.
Songs such as Lady Day & John Coltrane, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Home Is Where The Hatred Is, Winter In America, The Bottle and more soundtracked a generational movement of Black Consciousness in the 70s and 80s. As Brian says, 'This album is one way to connect to what we were about in the 70s; we were about change and this is part of the lineage of resistance. These tracks mark a period of time when resistance was essential and now a younger generation has picked them up.'
'As young men in their twenties, we (Brian and Gil) just wrote about what we saw and were feeling and people interpreted these songs in ways we never thought about but as Sly stone said the song comes from me but it's for you.' This statement from Brian perfectly sums up the collaborative nature of Now More Than Ever and the relevance of these songs in a contemporary perspective can be perfectly summed up by the songs themselves.
The formidable stable of artists contributing to each track and the excellent production from Louie Vega and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez make this album an event in itself. However, these songs are there to be enjoyed as a canon or as individual masterpieces, whether on the dancefloor or on a home system.
Songs such as Lady Day & John Coltrane, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Home Is Where The Hatred Is, Winter In America, The Bottle and more soundtracked a generational movement of Black Consciousness in the 70s and 80s. As Brian says, 'This album is one way to connect to what we were about in the 70s; we were about change and this is part of the lineage of resistance. These tracks mark a period of time when resistance was essential and now a younger generation has picked them up.'
'As young men in their twenties, we (Brian and Gil) just wrote about what we saw and were feeling and people interpreted these songs in ways we never thought about but as Sly stone said the song comes from me but it's for you.' This statement from Brian perfectly sums up the collaborative nature of Now More Than Ever and the relevance of these songs in a contemporary perspective can be perfectly summed up by the songs themselves.
The formidable stable of artists contributing to each track and the excellent production from Louie Vega and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez make this album an event in itself. However, these songs are there to be enjoyed as a canon or as individual masterpieces, whether on the dancefloor or on a home system.
TRACK LIST:
1 .
Poetic Sands (Interlude)
Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Wes Felton
(01:59)
2 . It's Your World (Extended Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raheem DeVaughn & J. Ivy (11:23)
3 . We Almost Lost Detroit Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope, Louie Vega & Moodymann (05:28)
4 . The Bottle (12" Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Omar (08:14)
5 . Peace Go With You, Brother Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raheem DeVaughn (07:05)
6 . Beautiful Dame Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raquel Ra Brown (02:10)
7 . Lady Day & John Coltrane (12" Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Rahsaan Patterson (06:30)
8 . The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope, Louie Vega & Black Thought (04:11)
9 . Addiction (Interlude) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raquel Ra Brown (02:07)
10 . Home is Where The Hatred Is (Main) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Lisa Fischer (09:57)
11 . Madison Avenue Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raheem DeVaughn (06:52)
12 . Is That Jazz? Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Rahsaan Patterson (04:14)
13 . More Than Ever (Interlude) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raquel Ra Brown (02:29)
14 . Now More Than Ever (Extended Version) (07:37)
15 . Home is Where The Hatred Is (12" Version) (07:30)
16 . Moonshine (MAW Live Mix) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Carl Cornwell (04:57)
17 . Racetrack in France (12" Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Josh Milan, J. Ivy & Moodymann (10:24)
18 . Winter in America (12" Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Rich Medina (08:58)
19 .New York City (04:31)
2 . It's Your World (Extended Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raheem DeVaughn & J. Ivy (11:23)
3 . We Almost Lost Detroit Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope, Louie Vega & Moodymann (05:28)
4 . The Bottle (12" Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Omar (08:14)
5 . Peace Go With You, Brother Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raheem DeVaughn (07:05)
6 . Beautiful Dame Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raquel Ra Brown (02:10)
7 . Lady Day & John Coltrane (12" Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Rahsaan Patterson (06:30)
8 . The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope, Louie Vega & Black Thought (04:11)
9 . Addiction (Interlude) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raquel Ra Brown (02:07)
10 . Home is Where The Hatred Is (Main) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Lisa Fischer (09:57)
11 . Madison Avenue Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raheem DeVaughn (06:52)
12 . Is That Jazz? Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Rahsaan Patterson (04:14)
13 . More Than Ever (Interlude) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Raquel Ra Brown (02:29)
14 . Now More Than Ever (Extended Version) (07:37)
15 . Home is Where The Hatred Is (12" Version) (07:30)
16 . Moonshine (MAW Live Mix) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Carl Cornwell (04:57)
17 . Racetrack in France (12" Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Josh Milan, J. Ivy & Moodymann (10:24)
18 . Winter in America (12" Version) Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega feat. Rich Medina (08:58)
19 .New York City (04:31)
OTHER ALBUM RELEASES:
- New Music Albums: HK GRUBER - PIANO CONCERTO; SHORT STORIES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS; CASTLES IN THE AIR (Frank Dupree, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien & HK Gruber)
- New Music Albums: CO.WAR.DICE. (Marmozets)
- New Music Albums: AMERICAN TAPESTRY (Calidore String Quartet)
- New Music Albums: EVERYONE FOR TEN MINUTES (Bleachers)
- New Music Albums: THE COLOR OF RAIN (aja monet)
- New Music Albums: LOVE SYMPOSIUM (Esther Yoo, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Long Yu)
- New Music Albums: GRAVITY FREEZE (Little Barrie)
- New Music Albums: FROM A HOLE IN THE FLOOR TO A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH (Future Islands)
- New Music Albums: 388 (The Coral)
- New Music Albums: ROBERT SCHUMANN - FANTASIE, OP. 17; CARNIVAL SCENES FROM VIENNA; HUMORESKE (Nikolai Lugansky)
- New Music Albums: THE ANTHOLOGY OF UNAMERICAN FOLK MUSIC (Marisa Anderson)
- New Music Albums: HOUSE OF MIRRORS (All Them Witches)
- New Music Albums: CAROUSEL (villagerrr)
- New Music Albums: INVITATION - MOZART, MENDELSSOHN & SCHUMANN (Irish Chamber Orchestra & Jörg Widmann)
- New Music Albums: THE BOYS OF DUNGEON LANE (Paul McCartney)
- New Music Albums: BEAUTY LAND (Greg Mendez)
- New Music Albums: FRANCISCO GARRO - MASSES - O QUAM PULCHRA ES & CANTATE DOMINO (Cupertinos & Luís Toscano)
- New Music Albums: PHILADELPHIA'S BEEN GOOD TO ME (Kurt Vile)
- New Music Albums: INFERNO (Boards of Canada)
- New Music Albums: FOR LOVE OF GRACE & THE HEREAFTER (Iceage)
- New Music Albums: AS TIME EXPLODES - LIVE ALBUM (Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts)
- New Music Albums: MOVEMENT (Gigi Masin)
- New Music Albums: BARTOK - THE MIRACULOUS MANDARIN; CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA (Gustavo Gimeno, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
- New Music Albums: BE SWEET TO ME (Violet Grohl)
- New Music Albums: ANENOA (Matias Aguayo)
- New Music Albums: CRAWLSPACE OF THE PANTHEON (Guided By Voices)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please keep the comments as civilised as possible, and refrain from spamming. All comments will be moderated. Thank you !