Meshel Ndegeocello has announced her second album for Blue Note Records. The new album is a tribute to James Baldwin and will be released on the 100th anniversary of the iconic author's birth on August 2. Below, listen to the first two singles from the album, “Journey” and “Raise the roof.”
Ndegeocello's new album, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwinfollows The Omnichord Real Bookher 2023 Blue Note debut and the inaugural Grammy Award winner for Best Alternative Jazz album.
Co-produced by Ndegeocello No more water with guitarist Chris Bruce. He recorded the new album with Bruce, singer Justin Hicks, saxophonist Josh Johnson, keyboardist Jebin Bruni and drummer Abe Rounds. Additional guests include poet Staceyann Chin, author and critic Hilton Als, singer Kenita R. Miller-Hicks, keyboardists Jake Sherman and Julius Rodriguez, and trumpeter Paul Thompson.
Read Meshel Ndegeocello's Sunday Review Bitter.
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