From the 'Accretion' double LP – out June 9th on Fresh Selects

Single out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/reg-hearing

Written, Produced & Arranged by Reginald Chapman

Reginald Chapman - bass trombone 
Marcus "Tennishu" Tenney - tenor sax 
Rob Quallich - trumpet 
Andrew Randazzo - bass 
DJ Harrison - drums 
Jacob Ungerleider - keys 

Mixed & Recorded by DJ Harrison @ Jellowstone – Richmond, VA 
Horns Recorded by Reginald Chapman @ Jazz Hole 1 – Richmond, VA 

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert @ Almachrome 

Artwork & Design by Tawfiq Mardini 
Illustration by Ghostdrank 

A&R Direction: Reginald Chapman & Kenny / Fresh Selects 

Executive Producer: Kenny / Fresh Selects 

DJ Harrison, Tennishu and Andrew Randazzo appear courtesy of Butcher Brown 

FSX-057-01 © 2023 Fresh Selects. If you can hear, you can see.

"The idea behind 'Hearing Is Seeing' was to take a complex Music Theory device, like serial tonal structures, and make it feel more approachable. 

Along with that, the song was inspired by the idea of synesthesia (the phenomena of seeing sounds), in a few different ways. It’s a nod to the feeling of gaining wisdom, insight, and understanding from being open and listening deeply – but also, to seeing things first and hearing them second. 

Taking a more literal approach to the latter in this case, the harmonic structures that form the base of the song were designed to look aesthetically pleasing on paper. For example, in the chorus, the tonal centers for the chords are spiraling notes circling inward, and then the “B" sections of the song make use of symmetrical modes. 

But, perhaps more importantly – both the top-line and the groove of the track are there to glue it all together – to remind us to not get too caught up in all of the technical stuff that's under the hood here, and to instead just feel it."

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Accretion

Reginald Chapman "Hearing Is Seeing"

Let Go

We're still coming down from the release of Conflict Of A Man. But why should we even come down? Here's a little unreleased gem we previously kept in the vault from the mastering session that should extend the mood for you. Stevie Wonder's Visions is a piece that paints an incredibly clear picture of the world we live in still to this day. We were able to recreate this picture in our own way. Arranged by drummer Jamire Williams, the song features vocalist Chris Turner and guitarist Matthew Stevens with support from Jason Moran on piano and Vicente Archer on bass.

Get Conflict Of A Man the album here------ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/conflict-of-a-man/id548390027

Visions-Conflict Of A Man (Unreleased)

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Visions-Conflict Of A Man (Unreleased)

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