year/2019
country/US
label/Ropeadope (RAD462)

アナログでも発売決定!!
この10年の間、最も注目すべきアーティストの一人として成長。Christian Scottの最新作、アンセストラル・リコール。「ルーラー・レベル」、「ディアスポラ」、「エマンシペイション・プロクラスティネーション」と3つのテーマで制作された「ジャズ100周年三部作」が完結し、新たな世界に飛躍を遂げる作品。


「ジャズ100周年三部作」で時代の最先端へ、そして待望の最新作「Ancestral Recall」で孤高の存在へ。 この10年の間、最も注目すべきアーティストの一人として成長したトランぺッター、クリスチャン・スコットの2019年最新作が登場。


グラミー賞のベスト・コンテンポラリー・インストゥルメンタル・アルバム部門にもノミネートされた作品を含む「ジャズ100周年三部作」では、自身の世界観を打ち出しつつ時代の最先端を捉えるようなサウンドを聴かせてくれましたが、この短期間の間にさらに新たな世界に飛躍を遂げる傑作が誕生。

冒頭1曲目から手拍子とパーカッションの力強いポリリズム、オーガニックで土着的な色彩の鮮やかさが全面に広がり、「ジャズ100周年三部作」とは明らかに異なる世界観を提示。本作は西アフリカやインド音楽の強烈なリズムのサンプリングとスタジオでのドラミングが織り交ぜたとのことで、"聴く"という以上に"体感"するという言葉がしっくりくるほど躍動感・生命力に溢れた作品に仕上がっています。2019年もクリスチャン・スコットの創造力に驚かされそうです!

MUSICIANS
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Trumpet, Adjuah Trumpet, Siren, Sirenette, Reverse Flugelhorn, Percussion*, Synth Percussion, SPDSX, Malletkat, MPC, Keyboards, Synth Bass, Pan African Kit, Drums, Vocals, Sonic Arictexture (All Tracks)
Saul Williams - Vocals (Tracks 2, 3, 12)
Elena Pinderhughes - Flute (Tracks 1, 5, 10)
Logan Richardson - Alto (Track 7 )
Weedie Braimah - Percussion*, Vocals (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12)
Corey Fonville - Drums, SPDSX, Pan African Kit (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 12)
Lawrence Fields - Piano (Tracks 7, 12)
Kris Funn - Bass (Tracks 4, 7)
Devan Mayfield - Vocals (Track 1)
Chris Turner - Vocals (Track 4)
Mike Larry Draw - Vocals (Track 4)
Themba Mkhatshwa - Percussion (Track 1, 2)
Amadou Kouyate - Percussion (Track 1, 2)
Munir Zakee Richard - Percussion (Track 1, 2)


1.Her Arrival
2.I Own the Night (Feat. Saul Williams)
3.He Shared Stories of Rivals [KEITA] (Feat. Saul Williams)
4.Forevergirl (Feat. Chris Turner & Mike Larry Draw)
5.Diviner [Devan]
6.Overcomer
7.Songs She Never Heard (Feat. Logan Richardson)
8.Ritual [Rise of Chief Adjuah]
9.Prophesy
10.Before (Feat. Elena Pinderhughes)
11.Double Consciousness
12.Ancestral Recall (Feat. Saul Williams)

“All forms of expression in sound are valid, as all people are… this is the mantra of Ancestral Recall.”

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah sets the tone for his new project - Ancestral Recall - with this powerful statement. In his mission to unify cultural voices and tear down the sonic and social constructs that separate based on race, class, and culture, Adjuah asserts music has historically been disseminated to people with harmony and melody prioritized over rhythm. The value distinction leads to harmful hierarchal sentiments and perpetuates the view that cultures who prioritize harmony and melody are more nuanced and sophisticated than those who prioritize rhythm. It is an inaccurate portrayal.

Ancestral Recall looks to excavate and update hidden histories in sound by displaying a sonic tapestry that illuminates the har-melodic movements found within rhythm, rendering previous contexts baseless, Adjuah explains: "In its inception, Ancestral Recall was built as a map to de-colonialize sound; to challenge previously held misconceptions about some cultures of music; to codify a new folkloric tradition and begin the work of creating a national set of rhythms; rhythms rooted in the synergy between West African, First Nation, African Diaspora/Caribbean rhythms and their marriage to rhythmic templates found in trap music, alt-rock, and other modern forms. It is time we created a sound that dispels singular narratives of entire peoples and looks to finally represent the wealth of narratives found throughout the American experience. One that shows that all forms of expression in sound are valid, as all people are." The goal is to connect people in one understanding rather than dividing them by definition.

The music of Ancestral Recall focuses the mind. As the ear adjusts to the shifting tapestries of rhythm, Adjuah stands firm in the mix, heralding the histories of rhythm and song. Walking hand-in-hand with listeners through his and their musical histories, clearing the way for a new reading of what all musical futures can become. Ancestral Recall is an album that might easily be misunderstood in its own time, but will certainly be seen as a moment in history that marked a momentous shift in musical and perhaps social understanding.