Former Prince trumpeter-horn arranger and 11-time Grammy winner
Philip Lassiter Delivers A Soulful Pop-Funk Gem in Live in Love
With Live in Love, trumpeter-composer-arranger Philip Lassiter mixes socio-political messaging (“Make America Love Again”) with humorous, earthy storytelling (“Poof,” “Suga Coat Me,” “Root Chakra”) and some forays into old school funk (the James Brown-inspired “Repent” and the P-Funk-ish “Love Story”). Along with detours into one-drop reggae (“Take a Little Time” and “Live in Love”), an eerie hoodoo number (the J Dilla-D’Angelo flavored “Babayaga”) and a dreamy, romantic love song (“Light Me Up”), Lassiter’s latest is a triumph of deep groove, swaggering horns and soul-stirring vocal performances by the likes of Jonathan Hoard, Mariah Meshae, Charles Jones, Durand Bernarr, Mackenzie, LaVance Colley, Munir Hossn, Elliott Yamin and Lassiter’s wife Josje (aka Josephine Rojer). The title track also features a vocal duet between Josje and 22x Latin Grammy-winning legend Juan Luis Guerra.
Philip Lassiter Delivers A Soulful Pop-Funk Gem in Live in Love
With Live in Love, trumpeter-composer-arranger Philip Lassiter mixes socio-political messaging (“Make America Love Again”) with humorous, earthy storytelling (“Poof,” “Suga Coat Me,” “Root Chakra”) and some forays into old school funk (the James Brown-inspired “Repent” and the P-Funk-ish “Love Story”). Along with detours into one-drop reggae (“Take a Little Time” and “Live in Love”), an eerie hoodoo number (the J Dilla-D’Angelo flavored “Babayaga”) and a dreamy, romantic love song (“Light Me Up”), Lassiter’s latest is a triumph of deep groove, swaggering horns and soul-stirring vocal performances by the likes of Jonathan Hoard, Mariah Meshae, Charles Jones, Durand Bernarr, Mackenzie, LaVance Colley, Munir Hossn, Elliott Yamin and Lassiter’s wife Josje (aka Josephine Rojer). The title track also features a vocal duet between Josje and 22x Latin Grammy-winning legend Juan Luis Guerra.
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Make America Love Again - Written, produced & arranged by Philip Lassiter
Lead Vocals - Philip Lassiter Lead Vox - Charles Jones BGV & hook - Christine Noel & Josje Drums - Robert Sput Searight Bass - Jimmy Neuble Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Chris Payton Synth - Dominique Xavier Taplan Synth/clav - Philip Lassiter Perc - Leddie Garcia Lead Trumpet - Jay Jennings 2nd Trumpet - Philip Lassiter Tenor Sax - Jordan Donald Erik Hughes - Trombone Tim Mckay - Bari Sax Choir - Simba Sings, Catherine Lidstone, Blake Lewis, Quinn Carsen, Emily Thomas, Bri Sarikcioglu, Curtis Kelley Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Additional programming, vocals, vocoder, mixing- Simon Novsky Additional mixing Jordan Rippe Poof - Written, produced & arranged by Philip Lassiter & Robert Sput Searight Lead Vocals - Philip Lassiter Vocal Ensemble - Mariah Meshae, Josje, Elliott Yamin, Philip Lassiter Drums/keys - Robert Sput Searight Bass - Mono Neon Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Serg Dimitrijevic Guitar soli - Elyadeen Anbar Synth - Dominique Xavier Taplan Additional programming - Philip Lassiter Lead Trumpet - Jay Jennings 2nd Trumpet - Philip Lassiter Alto Sax - Jordan Donald Tenor Sax - Mark Hartsuch Erik Hughes - Trombone Quinn Carsen - Trombone Tim Mckay - Bari Sax Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Vocal ensemble tracked by Brett Nolan Suga Coat Me - Written by Philip Lassiter, Brett Nolan & Durand Bernarr Produced & arranged by Philip Lassiter Lead Vocals - Durand Bernarr Vocal Ensemble - LaVance Colley, TJ Wilkins, Josje, Mariah Meshae Drums - Robert Sput Searight Bass - Cody Wright Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Serg Dimitrijevic Synth - Dominique Xavier Taplan Wurly - Philip Lassiter Perc - Leddie Garcia Violins - Tim Reynolds & Josh Smith Trumpets - Philip Lassiter Tenor sax - Sam Greenfield Trombone - Michael B. Nelson Bari Sax - Doug Dehays Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Take a Little Time - Written, arranged and produced by Philip Lassiter Lead vocal - Josje (Josephine Rojer) Bgv - LaVance Colley, Philip Lassiter, Joje Drums - Robert sput seawright bass - Matty Taylor Guitar - Serg Dimitrijevic, Juan Ariza Synth/piano - Dominique xavier taplan Wurlitzer - philip lassiter Percussion - Leddie Garcia Trumpet - Jay jennings Tenor sax - Jordan Donald Trombone - Quinn Carsen Bari sax - Tim Mckay Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Light Me Up - Written by Philip Lassiter, Brett Nolan & Elliott Yamin Produced & Arranged by Philip Lassiter Lead Vocals - LaVance Colley Harmonica solo - Tollak Ollestad BGVS - Mariah Meshae, Josje, Krystie Steve, Elliott Yamin, Philip Lassiter Drums - Brandon Combs Bass - Jimmy Neuble Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Mark Lettieri Rhodes - Philip Lassiter Perc - Javier Solis Strings arranged by - Simon Novsky & Philip Lassiter String programming and outro composition - Simon Novsky Lead Trumpet - Forrest Powell Trumpet - Jay Jennings Trumpet - Philip Lassiter Alto Sax - Jordan Donald Tenor Sax - Mark Hartsuch Erik Hughes - Trombone Quinn Carsen - Trombone Tim Mckay - Bari Sax Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Vocal ensemble tracked by Brett Nolan Rhodes recorded by Geoff Stradling Babayaga Written by Philip Lassiter, Robert Sput Searight, Mariah Meshae and Brett Nolan Produced & arranged by Philip Lassiter & Robert Searight Lead Vocals - Mariah Meshae Vocal Ensemble - Mariah Meshae, Josje, Elliott Yamin, Philip Lassiter Drums/keys - Robert Sput Searight Bass - Mono Neon Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Serg Dimitrijevic piano/b3 organ/synth - David Paich Synth - Dominique Xavier Taplan Perc - Leddie Garcia Lead Trumpet - Jay Jennings 2nd Trumpet/trumpet solo - Philip Lassiter Tenor Sax - Jordan Donald Quinn Carsen - Trombone Mark Hartsuch - Bari Sax Additional programming - Juan Ariza & Philip Lassiter Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Additional mixing Jordan Rippe Vocal ensemble tracked by Brett Nolan |
Love Story - written by Philip Lassiter & Brett Nolan
Produced & arranged by Philip Lassiter Lead vocals - Jonathan Hoard Bgv - LaVance Colley, Mariah Meshae, Josje, Philip Lassiter Drums - Brandon Combs Bass - Jimmy Neuble Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Mark Lettieri Keys/organ/programming - Philip Lassiter Additional drum programming - Shaun Martin B3 organ, melotron - Bobby Sparks III Lead Trumpet - Forrest Powell Trumpet - Jay Jennings Trumpet - Philip Lassiter Alto Sax - Jordan Donald Tenor Sax - Mark Hartsuch Erik Hughes - Trombone Quinn Carsen - Trombone Tim Mckay - Bari Sax Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Choir Mark Kibble, Percy Bady, Chip Davis, Jason Eskridge, Cassandra O’Neal Belinda Munro, Taylor Pace, Karmessa Padgett, Exenia Rocco, Kim Fleming Adri-Anne Ralph, Virgil Straford, Silver Logan Sharp, Mariea Watkins, Balescia Simpson, Emma Devine, James Simpson, Leo Will, Madeline Reynolds, Micah, Tamara Lloyd, Taylor Kelly, Amber Peters, April Caspari Alison Lewis, Greg Mitchell, Katrin-Merili Poom, Nicole Kaplan, Reid Kelley Josh Trimble, Nicole Lawson, Roberto Burton, Mack Perry, Robert Ball LaToya Hale, Cecily Bumbray, Ruth Goolsby Peter MannyFantom Roberts Repent - written by Philip Lassiter & Brett Nolan Produced & arranged by Philip Lassiter Lead vocals - Mackenzie Bgv - Josje, Philip Lassiter Drums - Nikki Glaspie Bass - Matty Taylor Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Mark Lettieri B3 Organ - Ricky Peterson Wurly - Philip Lassiter Perc - Nate Werth Trumpet solo/trumpets - Philip Lassiter Tenor sax - Jordan Donald Bone - Quinn Carsen Bari sax - Doug Dehays Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Additional mixing - Justin Stanley Root Chakra Written by Philip Lassiter & Munir Hossn Produced & arranged by Philip Lassiter Lead vocals - Philip Lassiter, Durand Bernarr & Munir Hossn Flute solo - Jeff Coffin Bgvs - Josje, Astyn Turr, Durand Bernarr Drums - Brandon Combs Bass - Matty Taylor Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Mark Lettieri Brazillian guitar - Munir Hossn Marimba patch/keys - Philip Lassiter Perc - Nate Werth Trumpet - Philip Lassiter Tenor & Bari sax- Jeff Coffin Bone - Quinn Carsen additional lead trumpet - Yaure Muniz Mixed & tracked by Ben Burget Live In Love - written by Philip Lassiter & Brett Nolan Produced and arranged by Philip Lassiter Lead vocals - Juan Luis Guerra & Josje Bgv - Mariah Meshae, Josephine Rojer and Philip Lassiter Drums - Robert Sput Searight Bass - Jimmy Neuble Guitar - Juan Ariza Guitar - Serg Dimitrijevic Synth - Dominique Xavier Taplan Wurly - Philip Lassiter B3 organ - Bobby Sparks III Perc - Leddie Garcia Trumpet/trumpet solo- Philip Lassiter Tenor sax - Jordan Donald Bone - Quinn Carsen String outro composed & arranged by Simon Novsky Strings contracted by David Davidson 1st violin - David Davidson 2nd violin - David Angell Viola - Kris Wilkinson Cello - Paul Nelson Bass - Craig Nelson Mixed and tracked by Ben Burget Additional mixing - Simon Novsky Spanish translation - Augusto Avila Jr & Nancy Avila-Agrinsoni Special thanks to my pal Michael Davis for your generous contribution towards helping make this album possible. |
