Album · 2015
Tracklist
1 Black Villain Music 4:26
2 Strength and Beauty 5:25
3 Half Steppin' 7:21
4 Voice of Freedom (For Mandela) 4:44
5 Toy Soldiers 8:03
6 Lost & Found 6:19
7 Forecast 8:15
8 The Color of My Dreams 8:03
9 Smells Like Teen Spirit 3:20
10 Toy Soldiers (Reprise) 2:42
11 Coming of Age 7:53
Vinyl edition track list:
A1. Black Villain Music
A2. Voice Of Freedom (For Mandela)
A3. Toy Soldiers
A4. Lost & Found
B1. Half Steppin'
B2. Smells Like Teen Spirit
B3. Toy Soldiers - Reprise
B4. Coming Of Age
Line-up/Musicians
Ben Williams – acoustic bass, electric bass
Marcus Strickland – tenor and soprano saxophone
Matthew Stevens – guitar
Christian Sands – piano and Fender Rhodes
Masayuki “Big Yuki” Hirano – synths and Fender Rhodes
John Davis – drums
Etienne Charles – percussion
Special Guests:
Goapele – vocals (“Voice of Freedom (for Mandela)”)
Christian Scott – trumpet (“Lost & Found”)
Stefon Harris – vibraphone (“The Color of My Dreams”)
W. Ellington Felton – emcee/vocals (“Toy Soldiers (Reprise)”)
String Quartet (“Lost & Found”)
Maria Im – violin
Dima Dimatrova – violin
Celia Hatton – viola
Justina Sullivan – cello
About this release
Concord Music Group, Inc. – CJA-35769-02 (US)
Recorded: April 17th -18th & September 9th 2014
Thanks to snobb for the addition and js for the updates