released May 2, 2021

1. Moody's Mood For Love

Dana Bryant: vocals
Alicia Renee aka Blue: vocals
Asante: vocals
Byard Lancaster: alto saxophone
Karl Berger: vibes
Brandon Ross: guitar
Bill Laswell: bass, turntable, percussion

Material Strings conducted by Karl Berger

written by Dorothy Fields, James Moody, Jimmy McHugh


2. Little Boy Don't Get Scare

Asante: vocals
Byard Lancaster: tenor saxophone
Karl Berger: vibes
Brandon Ross: guitar
Bill Laswell: bass, turntable, percussion

Material Strings conducted by Karl Berger

written by Jon Hendricks, King Pleasure, Stan Getz


3. Swan Blues

Alicia Renee aka Blue: vocals
Asante: vocals
Karl Berger: electric piano, vibes
Bill Laswell: bass, percussion
Roc Raida: turntable

written by King Pleasure, Richard Carpenter


4. I’m Gone

Grandmaster Melle Mel: voice
Dana Bryant: voice
Asante: vocals
Byard Lancaster: alto saxophone
Graham Haynes: cornet
Amina Claudine Myers: Hammond organ, electric piano
Bill Laswell: bass, percussion
Roc Raida: turntable

written by King Pleasure, Quincy Jones


5. Blue

Bill Laswell: sounds
Karl Berger: electric piano, synthesizer, keyboard bass
DXT: turntable

Material Strings conducted by Karl Berger

written by Joni Mitchell


6. Cottontail

Bootsy Collins: vocals
Asante: vocals
Graham Haynes: cornet
Amina Claudine Myers: Hammond organ, electric piano
Bill Laswell: bass, beats
DXT: turntable

written by Edward Kennedy Ellington


7. Angel Eyes

Amina Claudine Myers: vocals
Asante: vocals
Karl Berger: synthesizer, keyboard bass, vibes
Graham Haynes: flugelhorn
Nicky Skopelitis: guitar

Material Strings conducted by Karl Berger

Written by Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis


8. Twisted

Grandmaster Melle Mel: vocals
Alicia Renee aka Blue: vocals
Asante: vocals
Amina Claudine Myers: Hammond organ, electric piano
Byard Lancaster: tenor saxophone, flute
Brandon Ross: guitar
Bill Laswell: bass, turntable, percussion

Written by Annie Ross, Wardell Gray


9. Fade

Byard Lancaster: tenor saxophone, flute
Amina Claudine Myers: Hammond organ, electric piano
Brandon Ross: guitar
Bill Laswell: bass, turntable, percussion

Written by Bill Laswell


produced by Bill Laswell & Alan Douglas

concept: Alan Douglas
construction: Bill Laswell

string arrangement by Karl Berger (#1, 2, 5, & 7)

recorded at Orange Music Sound Studios, West Orange, NJ
engineering: Robert Musso
remastered by James Dellatacoma
at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ

original artwork by John Brown
artwork re-design by Yoko Yamabe @ Randesign