Love Quantum is a Jazz album by Theo Croker, originally released in 2022. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
About
Creating at a fast pace, trumpeter Theo Croker continues in the ethereal, groove-oriented vein of his 2021 album, <i>BLK2LIFE // A FUTURE PAST</i>, with the even more guest-heavy <i>LOVE QUANTUM</i>. Around the release of that previous LP, Croker frankly acknowledged his “psilocybin meditations,” and that energy certainly seems in play here as he reaches for a sonic world well beyond his specific instrument. Alto sax legend and Miles Davis alum Gary Bartz, appearing alongside cutting-edge MC and drummer Kassa Overall, bluesily sings a message he’s spoken about for years—“JAZZ IS DEAD”—which, to be properly understood, must be coupled with the next line, “long live music.” The goal, which Croker has embodied from the start, is to break free of any idiom’s expectations, to define tradition on one’s own terms. Croker’s horn pervades in a dreamy legato, playing hooks and melodic fragments as the guests do their thing. The rhythmic complexity and precision of “LOVE THYSELF,” with in-the-pocket vocals by Teedra Moses, provides a particular charge late in the program.
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Tracklist
- 1LOVE QUANTUM (Prelude)0:57
- 2JAZZ IS DEAD (feat. Gary Bartz & Kassa Overall)5:07
- 3TO BE WE (feat. Jill Scott)4:46
- 4ROYAL CONVERSATION (feat. James Tillman)4:45
- 5COSMIC INTERCOURSE (Pt. II) [feat. Chris Dave]2:14
- 6HUMANITY1:02
- 7DIVINITY (feat. Jamila Woods)2:02
- 8LOVE THYSELF (feat. Teedra Moses)3:38
- 9LOVE QUANTUM (Soliloquy)2:51
- 10SOMETHIN' (feat. Ego Ella May)3:10
- 11SHE'S BAD (feat. Wyclef Jean)3:36
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Soul Jazz
- polished
- euphoric
- groovy
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alita MosesBACKING VOCALS FEATURING
- Anthony WareALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Brook D'LeauDRUM PROGRAMMING, BASS , INSTRUMENTS DRUM PROGRAMMING, SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC PIANO , INSTRUMENTS
- Budda FosterELECTRIC BASS
- Chris DaveDRUMS, PERCUSSION FEATURING
- Dario Rojo GuerraORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO , PERCUSSION
- Dirg GernerBACKING VOCALS
- Ego Ella MayBACKING VOCALS FEATURING VOCALS
- Eric WheelerACOUSTIC BASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Gary BartzALTO SAXOPHONE FEATURING VOCALS
- James TillmanFEATURING VOCALS
- Jamila WoodsFEATURING LEAD VOCALS
- JasminfireVIOLIN, VIOLA
- Jill ScottFEATURING VOCALS
- Jonathan PinsonDRUMS
- Kassa OverallDRUMS FEATURING
- Michael KingELECTRIC PIANO KEYBOARDS ORGAN , PIANO
- Paul CornishELECTRIC PIANO
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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