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Kamasi Washington – The Rhythm Changes (2015) | Track profile | Dork

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Kamasi Washington
The Epic
The Rhythm Changes

TRACK

Kamasi Washington

The Rhythm Changes

Release date: 4th May 2015

From The Epic

Track 6

7:44

Jazz Music Latin Jazz Rock

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About This Track

"The Rhythm Changes" is a track by Kamasi Washington, from the album The Epic, released 4th May 2015. The track is 7:44 long. It's filed under Jazz. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Kamasi Washington.

About the Artist

Kamasi Washington

Kamasi Washington

Lyrics

The Rhythm Changes

[Verse 1]

Our minds, our bodies, our feelings

They change, they alter, they leave us

Somehow, no matter what happens

I'm here

[Verse 2]

The time, the season, the weather

The song, the music, the rhythm

It seems no matter what happens

I'm here

[Chorus]

Daylight seems bright because of night

It's shade we need

So we can see

[Verse 3]

Our love, our beauty, our genius

Our work, our triumph, our glory

Won't worry what happened before me

I'm here

[Verse 4]

Our minds, our bodies, our feelings

They change, they alter, they leave us

Somehow, no matter what happens

I'm here

[Verse 5]

The time, the season, the weather

The song, the music, the rhythm

It seems no matter what happens

I'm here

[Chorus]

Daylight seems bright because of night

It's shade we need

So we can see

[Verse 6]

Our love, our beauty, our genius

Our work, our triumph, our glory

Won't worry what happened before me

I'm here

Our love, our beauty, our genius

Our work, our triumph, our glory

Won't worry what happened before me

I'm here

Our love, our beauty, our genius

Our work, our triumph, our glory

Won't worry what happened before me

I'm here

[Outro]

I'm here

I'm here

I'm here

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From The Epic

7:442015

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Album

Kamasi Washington

Track number

6

Release year

2015

1Change of the Guard
12:16
2Askim
12:35
3Isabelle
12:13
4Final Thought
6:32

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Kamasi Washington, Patrice Quinn
Lyricist: Kamasi Washington, Patrice Quinn
Composer: Kamasi Washington
Producer: Kamasi Washington
Engineer: Chris Constable, Tony Austin
Drums: Ronald Bruner Jr., Tony Austin
Keyboards: Brandon Coleman
Acoustic Bass: Miles Mosley
Arranger: Kamasi Washington
Cello: Artyom Manukyan, Ginger Murphy
Choir: Cameron Graves, Charles Jones, Dawn Norfleet, Dexter Story, Dwight Trible, Gina Manziello, Jason Morales, Maiya Sykes, Natasha Agrama, Patrice Quinn, Steven Wayne, Taylor Graves,
Electric Bass: Thundercat
Lead Vocals: Patrice Quinn
Mastering Engineer: Stephen Marcussen
Mixing Engineer: Benjamin Tierney
Piano: Cameron Graves
Recording Engineer: Brian Rosemeyer, Carson Lehman, Chris Constable, Conrad Leon, David Lee (Engineer), Julie Everson, Tony Austin, Tyler Shields
Tenor Saxophone: Kamasi Washington
Trombone: Ryan Porter
Trumpet: Igmar Thomas
Viola: Andrea Whitt, Molly Rogers
Violin: Jen Simone, Lucia Micarelli, Neel Hammond, PJ Cartwright, Tylana Renga

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