Album
Mid Spiral
2024 · Jazz, Funk / Soul
5 collectors on Gatefold own this
Mid Spiral is a Jazz album by BadBadNotGood, originally released in 2024. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
Collaboration is a strong point for the Toronto jazz trio, and <i>Mid Spiral</i> has a number of guests in addition to core members Al Sow (drums), Chester Hansen (bass), and Leland Whitty (winds). The double album combines three volumes, in fact—<i>Chaos</i>, <i>Order</i>, <i>Growth</i>—each of which was rolled out separately during 2024. It’s a feast of instrumental grooves, with lush vintage sounds and savvy playing from keyboardist Felix Fox-Pappas, along with varied contributions from trumpeter Kaelin Murphy, percussionist Juan Carlos Medrano, and guitarist Tyler Lott. BBNG creates a vibe while generating musical interest, leaving open space for improvisation but also adhering to structure and arrangement as they stitch together psychedelic retro-soul, Latin and lounge, slow jams and locked-in funk with ambient textures, hooky melodies, and sly shifting tempos. “Playgroup” is the most straightforward jazz track, contrasting with the experimental synth tones and crunchy guitar chords of “Mid Spiral,” the acoustic guitar and grungy bass of “Last Laugh,” the subtle organ tones of “Audacia,” and the dreamy waltz feel of “Celestial Hands.”
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Eyes On Me
- A2Take Me With You
- A3Weird & Wonderful
- A4Mid Spiral
- A5Last Laugh
Side B
- B1Your Soul & Mine
- B2Playgroup
- B3Juan’s World
- B4Taco Taco
Side C
- C1Sétima Regra
- C2Sunday Afternoon’s Dream
- C3Rewind Your Mind
- C4First Love
Side D
- D1Audacia
- D2Celestial Hands
- D3Ways of Seeing
- D4White Light
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- warm
- hypnotic
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex SowinskiDRUMS DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER, CHIMES SYNTHESIZER
- Chester HansenBASS BASS, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
- Felix Fox-PappasELECTRIC PIANO , PIANO, ORGAN, SYNTHESIZER ORGAN , ORGAN, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER ORGAN , PIANO, ORGAN, SYNTHESIZER
- Juan Carlos MedranoBONGOS, CONGAS, PERCUSSION CONGAS, BONGOS, PERCUSSION
- Kaelin MurphyTRUMPET, TROMBONE, OBOE, ELECTRONIC VALVE INSTRUMENT TRUMPET, TROMBONE, OBOE, ELECTRONIC WIND INSTRUMENT
- Leland WhittySOPRANO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, BASS CLARINET, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR TENOR SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, BASS CLARINET, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Tyler LottACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
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