KINGS HIGHWAY
KINGS HIGHWAY is the seventh recording by Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band and it features drummer and composer Brian Blade, pianist and composer Jon Cowherd, bassist Christopher Thomas, saxophonists Myron Walden and Melvin Butler and guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel.
The Fellowship Band creates a sound of its own genre, encompassing jazz, gospel and folk music that continues to uplift and inspire listeners worldwide.
KINGS HIGHWAY will be available on vinyl and digital formats through the label founded by Brian Blade on July 7, 2023.
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Artist Biography
Photograph by Mimi Chakarova
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Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band marks its 26th anniversary in 2023 with the release of their seventh studio album, Kings Highway.
The band formed in 1997, the band released their eponymous Blue Note debut in 1998, but the bond among the musicians goes back to when drummer/composer Brian Blade first met pianist/composer Jon Cowherd in 1988 while attending Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Along with bassist Christopher Thomas and saxophonists Myron Walden and Melvin Butler,
The Fellowship Band has developed a sound together that echoes grace and unity for everyone who hears their music.
Their albums are: Brian Blade Fellowship (1998), Perceptual (2000), Season of Changes (2008)/Re-release 9/2/2022, Landmarks (2014), Body And Shadow (2017), Live From The Archives (2022) and Kings Highway (2023).
TRACK LIST
01 Until We Meet Again (4:44)
02 Catalysts (5:04)
03 People’s Park (5:03)
04 Kings Highway (13:00)
05 Look To The Hills (4:21)
06 Migration (15:06)
07 God Be With You (2:34)
“Until We Meet Again”, “Kings Highway”, “Migration” and “Look to The Hills” by Brian Blade (Middle Way Music BMI)
“Catalysts” and “People’s Park” by Jon Cowherd (The Colonel’s Music BMI)
“God Be With You” (circa 1882)
Words: Jeremiah E. Rankin (1828-1904)
Music: William G. Tomer (1883-1896)
Arranged by Brian Blade (Middle Way Music BMI)
Recorded June 13-15, 2018
Fantasy Studios
Studio D
2600 Tenth St.
Berkeley, CA 94710
Thanks to Fantasy Studio Director: Jeffrey Wood
Recorded and Mixed by Jeff Cressman
Assistant Engineers: Robert Kirby and Aidan Nelson
Mastered by Mark Wilder
Battery Studios
321 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Executive Production by Leopold Companies, Inc.
Cover Photograph by Brian Blade
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