• 180 Gram Gatefold Edition

With On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment, Akinmusire not only asserts himself as one of the best trumpeters in the world, he’s using his voice to dissect the complexity of black life in America. Yet he isn’t trying to summon gloom, he’s unpacking it all. Through his trumpet comes the breath of a black man who’s seen the best and worst of the country, and harnesses it into 49 minutes of gorgeous, shape-shifting art.

PERSONNEL:

• Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet)
• Sam Harris (piano)
• Harish Raghaven (bass)
• Justin Brown (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• 01. Tide of Hyacinth
• 02. Yessss
• 03. Cynical sideliners
• 04. Mr. Roscoe (consider the simultaneous)
• 05. Reset (Quiet Victories & Celebrated Defeats)

• SIDE B:
• 01. An Interlude (That Get' More Intense)
• 02. Moon (the return amplifies the unity)
• 03. 4623
• 04. Roy
• 05. Blues (We measure the heart with a fist)
• 06. Hooded Procession (read the names outloud)