Djesse Vol. 1 is the second studio album by Jacob Collier and the first album in the Djesse series, released on 7 December 2018. The album features the Metropole Orkest.[5][6][7][8][9][10][1]Djesse is a planned collection of four volumes which was announced 29 October 2018.[11][12] Each record represents a different part of the day, with the first record describing daybreak.[10] The title Djesse, pronounced /ˈdʒɛsi/, is a reference to Collier's own initials.[4]
The songs in this volume feature numerous styles, and reviewers have drawn parallels to such composers and musicians as Stravinsky and J Dilla.[6] The third track, "With the Love in My Heart", was released 2 November 2018 as a single, in anticipation of the album's release.[6] Two further singles, "Ocean Wide, Canyon Deep" and "All Night Long", were released on 29 November. The volume features collaborations with Voces8, Laura Mvula, Hamid El Kasri, Take 6, and Collier's mother, Suzie Collier. The Metropole Orkest is featured heavily throughout the record, appearing on every track other than "Home Is". Collier produced, arranged and orchestrated the music himself.[2][4][3][1]
Prior to the album's release, Collier had performed all the songs except for the first three tracks live at his BBC Proms concert in July 2018.[4][7] On the day after the release of the album, before starting on his Djesse world tour, he performed the volume with musicians from both Berklee College of Music and MIT.[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jacob Collier, except where noted.
Arlia de Ruiter, Casper Donker, Christina Knoll, David Peijnenborgh, Denis Koenders, Ewa Zbyszynska, Francoise van Varsseveld, Giles Francis, Henriette Luytjes, Herman Van Haaren, Jasper van Rosmalen, Merel Jonker, Pauline Terlouw, Robert Baba, Ruben Margarita, Sarah Koch, Suzie Collier, Vera Laporeva, Wim Kok, Yannick Hiwat – violin
Alex Welch, Iris Schut, Isabella Petersen, Julia Jowett, Mieke Honingh, Norman Jansen, Wouter Huizinga – viola
Annie Tangberg, Emile Visser, Jascha Albracht, Maarten Jansen, Sebastian de Rode – cello
Arend Liefkes, Boris Oostendorp, Erik Winkelmann – double bass
Janine Abbas, Liset Pennings, Mariël van den Bos – flute
Willem Luijt – oboe
David Kweksilber, Leo Janssen, Marc Scholten, Max Boeree, Paul van der Feen, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen – clarinet, saxophone
Fons Verspaandonk, Lies Molenaar, Petra Botma, Pieter Hunfeld, Sander Van Dijk, Wendy Leliveld – horn
Angelo Verploegen, Jo Hermans, Martijn de Laat, Nico Schepers, Ray Bruinsma, Rik Mol, Ruud Breuls – trumpet
Frederik Heirman, Jan Bastiani, Jan Oosting, Martijn Sohier – trombone
Bart van Gorp, Martin van den Berg – bass trombone
Ries Schellekens – tuba
Eddy Koopman, Frank Wardenier, Murk Jiskoot – percussion
Andrea Haines, Eleonore Cockerham, Chris Wardle, Katie Jeffries-Harris, Barnaby Smith, Blake Morgan, Sam Dressel, Rob Clark, Christopher Moore, Jonathan Pacey
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