''Live at 5th Street Dick's'' is the first album by American jazz saxophonist
Kamasi Washington
Kamasi Washington (born February 18, 1981) is an American jazz saxophonist, usually playing tenor saxophone. Archived July 9, 2015.
Career
Washington was born in 1981 and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of the Academy of ...
and his backing band
The Next Step. It was self-released in 2005 as a double CD of live music. The album contains early versions of the tracks "Changing of the Guards", "Askim" and "The Next Step", included later on Washington's first mainstream album, ''
The Epic''.
Track listing
All tracks written by Kamasi Washington, except for track 3 ("After the Rain") which is a cover of John Coltrane
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist
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.
Based on:
;First CD
#Changing of the Guard – 18:38
#The Next Step – 23:32
#After the Rain – 13:01
#The Magnificent Seven – 17:07
;Second CD
#Journey – 17:50
#Stages – 15:15
#Askim – 15:02
Personnel
Based on:
*Tenor saxophone – Kamasi Washington
*Acoustic bass –
Miles Mosley
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*Alto saxophone –
Terrace Martin
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(tracks: 1–1, 1–2)
*Drums – Robert Miller
*Electric bass –
Stephen Bruner
*Keyboards –
Brandon Coleman
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*Piano –
Cameron Graves
*Soprano saxophone –
Rickey Washington (track: 2–3)
*Trombone –
Ryan Porter
References
External links
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2005 debut albums
2005 live albums
Kamasi Washington albums