2019 studio album by Jacob Collier
Djesse Vol. 2 Released 19 July 2019 (2019-07-19 ) Genre
Length 70 :42 Label
Producer Jacob Collier
"Make Me Cry" "Here Comes the Sun " "Moon River " "It Don't Matter"
Djesse Vol. 2 Jacob Collier and the second album in the Djesse series, released on 19 July 2019.[3] [4] [5] [6] Djesse is a collection of four volumes which was announced 29 October 2018,[7] [8] [9] Djesse , which is pronounced with a silent D (), is a reference to Collier's own initials.[10]
The first single from Djesse Vol. 2 , "Make Me Cry", was released on 12 April 2019.[2] [3] [11] [2] [12] [13] [14] the Beatles ' "Here Comes the Sun ", and was produced in collaboration with Dodie Clark . Collier and Clark directed and also recorded the music video themselves.[12] [13] [15] [16]
The cover of "Moon River " opens with a 144-part choir featuring the voices of famous musicians (including Herbie Hancock , Quincy Jones , Tori Kelly , Chris Martin , Charlie Puth , and Hans Zimmer );[17] Djesse Vol. 1 and Vol. 2; students and professors from Oakwood University and MIT (including the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble); Collier's own immediate family; Collier's studio & live sound engineering and management teams; and June Lee, a YouTuber known for his transcriptions of Collier's work. It also includes roughly 5000 different vocal recordings of Collier, making use of just intonation and of Collier's distinctive microtonal tunings.[4] [6] [18] [19] [20] [21] Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards .[22] [23]
The volume features collaborations with Sam Amidon , Dodie Clark , Lianne La Havas , JoJo , MARO , Oumou Sangaré , Becca Stevens , Chris Thile , Kathryn Tickell , and Steve Vai .[2] [4] [12] [13] [14] [18] Djesse world tour since the release of the first volume.[24] [25] [26]
Personnel
Adapted from album's liner notes[27] Tidal .[28]
Jacob Collier – vocals, instruments, arrangements, engineering, producer, and mixingAdditional musicians
Sam Amidon – vocals, banjo, and fiddle (track 3) Josh Arcoleo – tenor saxophone (track 13)
Max Baillie – viola (tracks 7, 8)
Bill Bland – percussion and additional vocals (track 12)
David Cohen – cello (tracks 7, 8) Sophie Collier – additional vocals (tracks 1-3)
Suzie Collier – additional vocals (tracks 1-3)
Fabio De Oliveira – percussion and additional vocals (track 12)
Caroline Dearnley – cello (tracks 7, 8)
dodie – featured vocals, clarinet, and clapping (track 11) Ruth Gibson – viola (tracks 7, 8)
Thomas Gould – violin (tracks 7, 8) Magnus Johnston – violin (tracks 7, 8)
JoJo – featured vocals (track 10) Giumba Kouyaté – additional acoustic guitar (track 13)
Lianne La Havas – featured vocals (track 6) James Maddren – additional drums (tracks 2, 8, 9, 13)
MARO – featured vocals (track 8) , additional vocals (track 2) Robin Mullarkey – additional bass (tracks 2, 8, 9, 13-15)
Jose Ortega – spoken word (track 12)
Pino Palladino – electric bass (track 6) David Pattman – background vocals and percussion (track 12)
Hammadi Rencurrell – percussion and additional vocals (track 12)
Oumou Sangaré – featured vocals and clapping (track 13) Barak Schmool – percussion and additional vocals (track 12)
Becca Stevens – featured vocals (track 9) , additional vocals (track 2) Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes (tracks 1, 2, 14) Chris Thile – mandolin (track 9) Steve Vai – electric guitar (tracks 14, 15) Additional technical personnel
Chris Allgood – mastering
Ben Bloomberg – mix engineer (tracks 4, 5)
Tom Chichester-Clark – percussion recording engineer (track 12)
Aviv Cohen – percussion recording engineer (track 12)
Fiona Cruickshank – string sextet recording engineer (tracks 7, 8)
Ryan Gladieux – vocal engineer (track 10)
Emily Lazar – masteringEd McEntee – recording engineer (track 2)
Ross Newbauer – assistant mixer (track 11)
Kerry Pompeo – assistant recording engineer (track 9)
James Yost – mandolin recording engineer (track 9)
Joe Zook – mixing engineer (track 11) 
