RSD2026 Extra Texture (Vinyl)

RSD2026 Extra Texture (Vinyl)

Philly Joe Jones

And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor

Contrary to Kafka’s dying request that all his papers be burned

he rejects his friends in favour of a life of crime and is seemingly set on finding his place in the world by engineering a head-on collision with society

and ephemera from the band's archive

What emerges is an extraordinary depiction of Africa--not as a group of nations or geographic locations--but as a vibrant and frequently joyous montage of peoples

receiving comparisons to the likes of Kendrick Lamar and D'Angelo for his own searing and soothing personal document of life as a black man in America

we lean into the vulnerability that’s necessary to do good work

This song has been viewed over 230 million times on YouTube alone

When a showman brings a huge whale to the town

Pakistan is a perfect introduction to readers new to the cuisine and a welcome reminder of favorites to those already familiar

Ellington is wise enough to appreciate the nature of the session and is quite content to feed chords in service of the young master—proving the old master's open mind and good taste—most obviously on their now-classic "In a Sentimental Mood