A collection of highlights from the various releases that jazz trombonist/composer Reginald Chapman has been involved with on the Fresh Selects – including selections from his 'Prototype' and 'Accretion' albums, remixes, live performances, collaborations and more.

Reginald Chapman 'Accretion' – releases June 9th on Fresh Selects: freshselects.bandcamp.com/album/accretion

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Bird

All we do is boss sh*t. 

Richmond's Finest. 

In the spirit of the OG Kleph Dollaz.

Chance Fischer - DON CORLEONE(feat. Noah O) prod. DJ Harrison

The first single from Reginald Chapman & Pressure Fit's 'East Williamsburg Sessions' – out now everywhere: lnk.to/speaklow

Full EP releases November 3rd on Fresh Selects

"Speak Low"

Composed by Kurt Weill (1943)
Arranged by Reginald Chapman (2021)

Reginald Chapman - bass trumpet
Julia Chen - keys
Adi Meyerson - bass
Kofi Shepsu - drums

Recorded live by Baba Z Buerger in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

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East Williamsburg Sessions

Reginald Chapman & Pressure Fit "Speak Low" (East Williamsburg Session)

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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"

The second single from the 'Accretion' double LP – releasing June 9th on Fresh Selects

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

Written, Produced & Arranged by Reginald Chapman

Sam France - vocals
Jonathan Rado - guitar
Reginald Chapman - bass trombone, bass trumpet
Sean Durkin - trombone
Andrew Randazzo - bass
DJ Harrison - drums
Jacob Ungerleider - keys

Mixed by James Treichler

Recorded by Devonne Harris (DJ Harrison) @ Jellowstone – Richmond, VA, except –
Vocals recorded by Sam France
Horns and guitars recorded by Reginald Chapman @ Jazz Hole 1 – Richmond, VA

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert @ Almachrome

FSX-057-02 © 2023 Fresh Selects. Don't you know it's like fire?

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Reginald Chapman "There Is This Thing" (feat. Foxygen)

Reginald Chapman 'Accretion' out June 9th, 2023: freshselects.bandcamp.com/album/accretion

Your third peek into the world of Reginald Chapman’s upcoming ‘Accretion’ album comes by way of a new flip on an old jazz standard, as Reg puts his signature touch on Duke Ellington’s “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good).” Famously recorded by the likes of legendary singers such as Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, to game-changing instrumentalists like Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and Ahmad Jamal – Chapman now adds on to the tradition, contributing his own new arragement to the song’s historic pantheon. 

Joining him for the occasion is an assembly of some of Richmond, Virginia’s finest — vocalist Kenneka Cook, and a backing band made up of 3/5th’s of ButcherBrown: DJ Harrison (pulling double duty here, holding down the drumkit and also providing a most choice Rhodes solo as well), Marcus “Tennishu” Tenney, and Andrew Randazzo. 

“I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)”

Music composed by Duke Ellington (Sony/ATV, ASCAP)
Lyrics written by Paul Francis Webster (Webster Music Co., ASCAP)

Adapted, Produced, & Arranged by Reginald Chapman

Kenneka Cook - vocals
Reginald Chapman - bass trombone
DJ Harrison - drums, Fender Rhodes
Andrew Randazzo - bass
Marcus "Tennishu" Tenney - saxophone, trumpet

Mixed & Recorded by Devonne Harris (DJ Harrison) @ Jellowstone – Richmond, VA

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert @ Almachrome

FSX-057-03 © 2023 Fresh Selects. Not made of wood.

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Reginald Chapman "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (feat. Kenneka Cook)

Reginald Chapman 'Accretion' album out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/accretion

"This song, like a lot of my pieces, first started out as a beat that I made in Garage Band on my iPad. 

I wrote it after going back on the road for the first time after meeting my now wife, to help finish up Rebecca Rego’s album (at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco). It’s a celebration of loving someone enough to miss them when they aren’t around. 

It’s become a staple of my live sets for a few years now. The take we used for the album comes from a show with the Illinois chapter of my Pressure Fit band – recorded live at The Iron Post jazz club in downtown Urbana.  For years, The Iron Post was the hub for Jazz music in that area, showcasing students and legendary locals alike for decades, until the owner's untimely passing in 2021 (RIP Paul).

When listening back to the live recording, my bass trumpet solo felt like it could use some embellishment for the album – so I reached out to the reed specialist himself, Morgan Price (of Antibalas, Ikebe Shakedown, and work with Beyoncé, J Cole, Czarface & MF DOOM, etc…) to help me out.  I hand-wrote the new parts out on score paper while on the road with Lucky Chops and Morgan knocked it out of the park for me at his home studio in Brooklyn."

Written, Arranged, & Produced by Reginald Chapman

Reginald Chapman - bass trumpet, synths
Morgan Price - clarinet, flute
Justin Copeland - trumpet
Robert Brooks - tenor sax
Elijah Harris - guitar
Kurt Shelby - bass
James Russell Sims - drums

Recorded live by Reginald Chapman at The Iron Post in Urbana, IL
Woodwinds recorded by Morgan Price in Brooklyn, NY

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert @ Almachrome

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Reginald Chapman "A Day Without You" (with Pressure Fit)

A highlight from Reginald Chapman 'Accretion' (FSX-057) – out now everywhere: fsx.lnk.to/accretion

'Accretion’ is a double-album exploration in carving out a refreshing new territory in modern Jazz – one that strikes a balance between hard funk grooves and complex music theory, complicated arrangements and heavily headnoddable beats – all tied together with universally engaging melodies and textured with a “refined grit” palette to forge a sound that is uniquely Chapman’s own.

The album serves as an exciting manifesto for a step forward into the future of traditional brass music, and it’s one that we’re honored to help bring to the world.

Written, Produced & Arranged by Reginald Chapman

Personnel:
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

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Reginald Chapman "Soft Shell Crabs"

vintage vibe, modern feels, can’t move on.


#NGOY (Neva Gettin Over You)

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Upside down lover  -  Vocal n Drums.wav

Written, Produced, Performed by Dolphin
All Instruments Played Live By Dolphin
Mixed By Jake Leckie
Mastered By Earl Blaize (APC)
Artwork Design: Lexx Valdez
Wardolphin.com 2017

From the album "Ancient Baltimoor" - Listen To Full Album or Buy here:
https://wardolphin.bandcamp.com/album/the-ancient-baltimoor-album-part-i-ii
"This single is dedicated in celebration of the majestic power, strength of endurance, and loving guidance that women gift to the world. All life begins in the mind's eye of a woman. Without her vision of creation there would be nothing.  In concert with her, all things are possible." ~ Dolphin

All proceeds will be donated to various charities addressing hunger, homelessness, and other social support needs of women in the local Baltimore area.

Two such notable organizations are My Sister's Place and the Bea Gaddy Family Center, Inc.  Please make a difference with your charitable contribution today!

To learn more please visit their websites:

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Bea Gaddy Family Center, Inc.
http://bea-gaddy.org

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Wardolphin - God Must Be A Woman

A selection from 'Prototype Remixes (Deluxe)' – the new expanded edition of the double-album full of 13 different producers all remixing tracks from trombonist/composer Reginald Chapman's 2018 debut album 'Prototype' – out now: smarturl.it/prototyperemixes

Reg liked the @StroElliot remix of his "You Go To My Head" version (as heard here: https://soundcloud.com/freshselects/reginald-chapman-you-go-to-my-head-stro-elliot-remix?in=freshselects/sets/reginald-chapman-prototype-remixes) so much that he wrote out the charts and performed it with his own band, Pressure Fit – for a cover of a remix of a cover. The inception levels run deep with this one. 

Live version produced & arranged by Reginald Chapman 
Based on the remix by Stro Elliot 

Fantine - vocals 
Reginald Chapman - bass trumpet 
Daro Behroozi - tenor sax 
Julia Chen - keys 
Adi Meyerson - bass 
Josh Bailey - drums 

Recorded Live & Mixed by Kevin Bourassa

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert @ Almachrome

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Reginald Chapman "You Go To My Head (Pressure Fit's Stro Elliot Remix Cover)"

Stimulator Jones breaks new ground on his sophomore LP, La Mano. The Stones Throw affiliate heads over to Mutual Intentions for a novel instrumental record that expands a musical dialect built on his singular fusion of sounds. The artist explores the musical possibilities contained in his hands as he moves between keys, guitars, drums and wind instruments in arrangements that break down the intellectual barriers of genre for the corporeal intimacy off the soul.

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The third and final single from Figmore's debut album, 'Jumbo Street' – a hazy ode to breaking through.

Single out now on all platforms: smarturl.it/jumbostreet

'Jumbo Street' album out March 18th

JUICEB☮X - vocals, guitar
10.4 Rog - all other instruments

Produced & Mixed by 10.4 Rog

Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome

Artwork by Tawfiq Mardini

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Jumbo Street

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