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UNIVERSAL BEINGS (IA11 EDITION) - LP

INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM

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UPC: 634457226340
Label: INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM
Format: LP
Release Date: December 12, 2025
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Paris-born, New England-raised, long-time Chicago-residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre-redefining movements in jazz since 2015, when he introduced the world to his unique brand of 'organic beat music' on the breakout album In The Moment. Culled, cut, post-produced & re-composed by Makaya using recordings of free improvisation he collected over dozens of live sessions in Chicago, through incubation & experimentation In The Moment established a procedural blueprint that he has since been sharpening & developing. Now, after 4+ years of refining his approach, Makaya McCraven puts forth an ambitious new work - Universal Beings - a culmination of concepts conceived by In The Moment, and his most elegant & articulated work y

TRACK LIST:

New York Side

A1 A Queen's Intro

A2 Holy Lands

A3 Young Genius

A4 Black Lion

A5 Tall Tales

A6 Mantra

Chicago Side

B1 Pharaoh's Intro

B2 Atlantic Black

B3 Inner Flight

B4 Wise Man, Wiser Woman

B5 Prosperity's Fear

London Side

C1 Flipped Out

C2 Voila

C3 Suite Haus

C4 The Newbies Lift Off

C5 The Royal Outro

Los Angeles Side

D1 The Count Off

D2 Butterss's

D3 Turtle Tricks

D4 The Fifth Monk

D5 Brighter Days Beginning

D6 Universal Beings