Steam Down cover Wayne Shorter's Etcetera For Blue Note Re:Imagined*Award-winning London group release new single featuring Afronaut Zu this Friday - LISTEN BELOW***Full tracklisting for Blue Note Re:imagined revealed today**The Blue Note Re:imagined album is released on September 25th 2020OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Universal Music Canada Praise For Steam Down: “A snapshot of London in all its open-minded variety” - The Guardian “A hub for London’s flourishing jazz scene” - New York Times Multi-award-winning artist group Steam Down, whose fiery mix of afro-swing, grime, jazz and future soul has led them to become one of the London music scene’s most-talked-about groups, have recorded a version of Wayne Shorter’s Etcetera for the upcoming Blue Note Re:imagined album. Originally recorded as the title track on Shorter’s 1965 Blue Note release, Steam Down’s version of Etcetera, featuring the triumphant vocals of Afronaut Zu, encapsulates the group’s infectious energy and radiates a defiant, sharp-edged attitude. Listen here: Steam Down featuring Afronaut Zu – Etcetera HERE Steam Down’s Ahnansé: “Wayne Shorter has long been my favourite saxophonist and composer in jazz. Reworking Etcetera from his legendary Blue Note catalogue is a childhood dream come true.” Blue Note, which celebrated its milestone 80th anniversary in 2019, boasts an illustrious catalogue that traces the entire history of jazz, and the Re:imagined project features music originally created by some of its most legendary alumni. Alongside Steam Down’s cover of Wayne Shorter’s Etcetera are reworkings of tracks by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Donald Byrd, Eddie Henderson, McCoy Tyner and Andrew Hill. The full tracklist is as follows: Jorja Smith - Rose Rouge Images of all artists featured on the Blue Note Re:imagined album are available here. Steam Down’s Etcetera, Poppy Ajudha’s Watermelon Man, Skinny Pelembe’s Illusion, Jorja Smith’s Rose Rouge, and Ezra Collective’s Footprints are out now. Additional singles will be released across the coming weeks and the full album will be released on September 25th 2020.
Source Universal Music Canada
August 3, 2020 10:00am ET by Pressparty |