Kassa Overall

On I Think I'm Good", the second full-length from Seattle-raised, Brooklyn-based drummer and composer, Kassa Overall, the fast-rising musician masterfully dissolves the barriers between hip hop and jazz music. Taking cues from Karriem Riggins, Madlib and Flying Lotus, Overall matches jazz improvisation with beatmaker ingenuity. He’s ambitious as much as he is accomplished, dicing with serious subject matter as he leaps between the record’s soulful, kaleidoscope trip of ideas. The record features a cadre of New York’s brightest up and comers, including Joel Ross and Morgan Guerin, as well as some of its big hitters, such as Brandee Younger and Theo Croker. It even features an especially recorded cameo from legendary activist and author Dr. Angela Davis.

TRACKS & PERSONNEL:

• SIDE A
• A1. VISIBLE WALLS
• Jay Gandhi - bansuri
• Morgan Guerin - bass clarinet
• Brandee Younger - harp
• Courtney Bryan - piano
• Mike King- synthesizer
• Kassa Overall - vocals

• A2. PLEASE DONT KILL ME
• Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
• Theo Croker - flugelhorn
• Joel Ross - vibraphone
• Brandee Younger - harp
• Sullivan Fortner - piano
• Mike King- synthesizer
• Kassa Overall - vocals, drums

• A3. FIND ME
• Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
• Morgan Guerin - drums, electronic wind instrument
• J Hoard - vocals
• Aaron Parks - piano
• Julius Rodriguez - piano, synthesizer
• Kassa Overall - vocals, drums

• A4. I KNOW YOU SEE ME
• Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
• Kassa Overall - vocals, drums
• J Hoard, Melanie Charles - vocals
• Mike King - mellotron
• BIGYUKI - synthesizer

• A5. SLEEPING ON THE TRAIN
• Jay Gandhi - bansuri
• Kassa Overall - drums
• Courtney Bryan - piano

• A6. SHOW ME A PRISION
• Morgan Guerin - drums
• J Hoard - vocals
• Angela Davis - vocals
• Craig Taborn - piano
• Julius Rodriguez - piano, synthesizer
• Kassa Overall - vocals, percussion

• SIDE B
• B1. HALFWAY HOUSE
• Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
• Mike King - mellotron
• Sullivan Fortner - piano
• Kassa Overall - vocals, drums

• B2. LANDLINE
• Kassa Overall - vocals, percussion
• Featuring, Tenor Saxophone – Carlos Overall - tenor sax

• B3. DARKNESS IN MIND
• Stephan Crump - acoustic bass
• Morgan Guerin - clarinet
• Mike Mohamed - drums
• Sullivan Fortner - piano
• Kassa Overall - vocals, drums

• B4. THE BEST OF LIFE
• Joe Dyson - drums
• Aaron Parks - piano
• Rafiq Bhatia - guitar
• Kassa Overall - vocal, synthesizer

• B5. GOT ME A PLAN
• Tim Kennedy - piano
• Kassa Overall - vocals, drums
• Tim Kennedy - piano
• Kassa Overall - drums

• B6. WAS SHE HAPPY (For Geri Allen)
• Kassa Overall - drums. vocals
• Vijay Iyer - electric piano