The Urban Renewal Project - 21st Century Ghost (2019) [Hi-Res]

THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT is a dynamic young band out of Los Angeles, playing an original mix of pop, jazz, soul and hip-hop. Since 2010, the 15-piece ensemble has teamed up with singers and rappers to blend the hip-shaking grooves and deep pocket of today's music with face-melting horn lines and fiery improvisation from big band jazz. Their signature sound has blown away audiences from New York's Rockwood Music Hall to the San Jose Jazz Summerfest and beyond. Their debut release on Fastrac Records (a new division of Resonance Records, the acclaimed archival jazz label), 21st CENTURY GHOST, is a genre-bending meditation on isolation in the era of hyperconnectivity, with nine guest vocalists that run the gamut from legendary Bronx rap duo Camp Lo, California indie pop princess Gavin Turek and Hugh Augustine (Isaiah Rashad, Syd from The Internet). HiphopDX described 'Don't Ask Y ft. Camp Lo' as 'deep funk beats and powerful brass,' and BuzzbandsLA said 'Hide ft. Elmer Demond' was 'cool as the other side of the pillow.'

R.W. Enoch, Jr., tenor saxophone, Bb clarinet, fender rhodes, hammond m3, roland jd-xi, xylophone
Brian Clements, soprano saxophone, piccolo, flute, Bb clarinet
David Wise, alto saxophone, flute
Matt Ballard, baritone saxophone, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet
Mitch Cooper, trumpet, flugelhorn
Elliot Deutsch, trumpet, flugelhorn
Brina Simon, trumpet, flugelhorn
Evan Mackey, trombone
Lindsay McMurray, trombone
Michael King, bass trombone
Tim Friedlander, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Dustin Morgan, double bass, electric bass, fretless bass, vocals
Satoshi Kirisawa, drum set, congas, bongo, tambourine, shaker, zil

Special Guest:
Alex Nester, vocals
Elmer Demond, vocals
Camp Lo, vocals
Gavin Turek, vocals
Hugh Augustine, vocals
T.J. Wilkins, vocals
Amber Navran, vocals

Additional Musicians:
Nic Sednew, trumpet (hide)
Ramsey Hampton, trombone (armor love)
Robert Todd, Jr., bass trombone (hide)
Marc Bolin, sousaphone (another day)
Adam Wolf, horn
Lisa Mc Cormick, horn
Chris Wilson, horn
Max Otto, horn
Brandon Covelli, Fender Rhodes (here at night)
Michael Deutsch, timpani
Daniel Castellaneta, congas, bells, wood blocks, clave, tambourine, shakers, triangle