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Former Prince trumpeter-horn arranger and 11-time Grammy winner 
Philip Lassiter Delivers A Soulful Pop-Funk Gem in Live in Love
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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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Credits

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.

Phone

86O-2O4-6654

Email

goldenpoppymusic@gmail.com
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