Makaya Mccraven Universal Beings 07/30/2012 disc one takes the same

disc one takes the same material and considerably cleans up its fidelity

It’s a hypnotic and sometimes hypnagogic adventure of the senses

"She Don't Really Care_1 Luv" is prime hip-hop soul with an appearance from legendary vibraphonist Roy Ayers

Jesse Carmichael (keyboards

Makaya Mccraven Universal Beings 07/30/2012 disc one takes the sameUniversal Beings is jazz drummer producer Makaya McCraven's new album his most ambitious, elegant and refined work yet. Recorded at 2 intimate live sessions and 2 pop up "studio" sessions across the "new" jazz hotbed cities of New York, Chicago, London, and Los Angeles, Makaya collaborated with an all star cast of improvisers (15 musicians in total, including Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Jeff Parker, Miguel Atwood Ferguson,Tomeka Reid, Brandee