Afro Futuristic Dreams

~ Release by Idris Ackamoor ☥ The Pyramids (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

℗ 2023 K7 Music GmbH. © 2023 Cultural Odyssey.

Released as a Digipak. Includes a multi fold insert.

Manufactured in Poland. Assembled in Czech Republic.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 07306
Matrix / Runout: [FOUR Manufacturing Services logo] FOURMANUFACTURING.COM A0103437416-0101 12 A00
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L556
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K2

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-23 18:39 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Afro Futuristic Dreams
alto saxophone and keyboard [keytar]:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
congas, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
percussion [handsonic]:
Bradie Speller (US percussionist, singer and songwriter, recording artist with the Pyramids, Herbie Hancock, The Sylvers, Tarika Blue and others)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids), Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids) and Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
recording of:
Afro Futuristic Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
5:29
2Thank You God
acoustic bass guitar:
Heshima Mark Williams
bell, didgeridoo, grand piano [yamaha], pan flute [pan pipes], percussion [thunder sticks], rainstick and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Laura Boytz (cellist)
drums (drum set):
George Hearst
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
trombone:
Greg Stephens (trombone player from San Francisco)
trumpet:
Aaron Priskorn (trumpet)
viola:
Vincent Tolliver (Viola player based in Oakland, California, USA)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
lead vocals:
Daria Nile (US jazz singer)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids), Queen Califa (vocalist) and Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
recording of:
Thank You God
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
13:20
3Police Dem
congas, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
grand piano [yamaha], keyboard [keytar] and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
trombone:
Greg Stephens (trombone player from San Francisco)
trumpet:
Aaron Priskorn (trumpet)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids) and Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
recording of:
Police Dem
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
9:02
4First Peoples
alto saxophone, grand piano [yamaha] and keyboard [keytar]:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
congas and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
drums (drum set):
John Notaro (multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Enosburg, Vermont, USA)
effects [keyboard effects]:
Ben Maddox (guitarist, keyboard player and producer based in Vermont, USA)
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute and flute [native american flute]:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist) and Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
arranger:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Ernesto Marichales and Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
recording of:
First Peoples
writer and composer:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
arranger:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Ernesto Marichales and Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
6:55
5Truth to Power
acoustic bass guitar:
Heshima Mark Williams
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Laura Boytz (cellist)
congas and percussion:
Bradie Speller (US percussionist, singer and songwriter, recording artist with the Pyramids, Herbie Hancock, The Sylvers, Tarika Blue and others)
drums (drum set):
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
viola:
Vincent Tolliver (Viola player based in Oakland, California, USA)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids), Daria Nile (US jazz singer), Queen Califa (vocalist), Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids) and Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
recording of:
Truth to Power
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
7:21
6Re-Memory
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
organ [hammond] and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids), Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids) and Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
recording of:
Re‐Memory
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
5:33
7Garland Rose
alto saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
recording of:
Garland Rose
composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
6:46
8Requiem for the Ancestors
acoustic bass guitar:
Heshima Mark Williams
alto saxophone and cymbal [cymbal tree]:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Laura Boytz (cellist)
drums (drum set):
George Hearst
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
trombone:
Greg Stephens (trombone player from San Francisco)
trumpet:
Aaron Priskorn (trumpet)
viola:
Vincent Tolliver (Viola player based in Oakland, California, USA)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Daria Nile (US jazz singer)
recording of:
Requiem for the Ancestors
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
6:36
9Nice It Up
alto saxophone, mbira [bass mbira], mbira [tenor mbira], talking drum and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Laura Boytz (cellist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
mbira:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
viola:
Vincent Tolliver (Viola player based in Oakland, California, USA)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Daria Nile (US jazz singer), Queen Califa (vocalist) and Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
recording of:
Nice It Up
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
7:35

Credits

Release

mixer:Malcolm Catto
graphic design:Matt Thame
executive producer:Malcolm Catto
producer:Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
Malcolm Catto
recording engineer:Ben Maddox (guitarist, keyboard player and producer based in Vermont, USA)
Malcolm Catto
Frank Swart
mastering:Peter Beckmann (mastering engineer)
artwork:David Alabo (US visual artist of Ghanaian-Moroccan descent) (task: cover)
manufactured by:Fourmanufacturing.com (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by:Cultural Odyssey (Associated with Idris Ackamoor, San Francisco USA)
phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed to:K7 Music GmbH
recorded at:Funkwrench Music Studios, San Francisco (recording studio run by Frank Swart) in San Francisco, California, United States
The Quatermass Sound Laboratory
mixed at:The Quatermass Sound Laboratory
mastered at:TechnologyWorks Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
glass mastered at:Sony DADC (optical disc manufacturing company)
lacquer cut at:The Carvery in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/28348657 [info]