Die GRAMMY-prämierte Multiinstrumentalistin, Sängerin und Songwriterin Meshell Ndegeocello gibt ihr Blue-Note-Debüt mit „The Omnichord Real Book“, einem visionären und stark Jazz-basierten Album, das den Beginn eines neuen Kapitels in ihrer Karriere markiert. Nach ihrem Cover-Album „Ventriloquism“ aus dem Jahr 2018 kehrt Meshell jetzt mit einem Album mit 100% neuem, eigenen Material zurück, das ein breites Spektrum ihrer musikalischen Wurzeln abdeckt. „The Omnichord Real Book“ wurde von Josh Johnson produziert und präsentiert eine vielseitige Auswahl von Gastkünstlern, darunter Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory Henry, Joan As Police Woman, Thandiswa und andere.

Tracklist:

A1. Georgia Ave (feat. Josh Johnson)
A2. An Invitation
A3. Call The Tune
A4. Good Good (feat. Jade Hicks, Josh Johnson)
A5. Omnipuss
A6. Clear Water (feat. Deantoni Parks, Jeff Parker, Sanford Biggers)
B1. ASR (feat. Jeff Parker)
B2. Gatsby (feat. Cory Henry, Joan As Police Woman)
B3. Towers (feat. Joel Ross)
C1. Perceptions (feat. Jason Moran)
C2. THA KING (feat. Thandiswa)
C3. Virgo (feat. Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez)
C4. Burn Progression (feat. Hanna Benn, Ambrose Akinmusire)
C5. onelevensixteen
C6. Vuma (feat. Thandiswa, Joel Ross)
D1. The 5th Dimension (feat. The Hawtplates)
D2. Hole In The Bucket (feat. The Hawtplates)
D3. Virgo 3 (feat. Oliver Lake [Arr.], Mark Guiliana, Brandee Younger, Josh Johnson) 

Meshell Ndegeocello:  Bass, Keyboards, Electric Harp, Vocals

Abe Rounds: Drums, Percussions, Vocals (1-2, 4-8, 10, 13-16) / Josh Johnson: Saxophone, Vocals (1-5, 7-8, 14, 16, 18) / Chris Bruce: Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Programming (1-10, 13, 15-16, 18) / Jebin Bruni: Hammond B3; Keyboard, Vocals (1-8, 10-11, 13, 15-16, 18) / Justin Hicks: Vocals, Keyboards, Programming (1-3, 7-8, 16-17) / Kenita Miller: Vocals (1-3, 8, 13, 16-18) / Hanna Benn: Vocals (4, 14) / Jade Hicks: Vocals (6, 16-17) / Jeff Parker: Guitar (7, 8) / Sanford Biggers: Vocals (7) / Julius Rodriguez: Organ, Clavichord, Hammond B3 (7, 13, 18) / Cory Henry: Piano (9) / Joan As Police Woman: Vocals (9), Joel Ross: Vibraphone (10, 15) / Jason Moran: Piano (11) / Thandiswa Mazwai: Spoken Word, Vocals (12, 15), Brandee Younger: Harp (13, 18), Andrya Ambro: Drums (13) / Deantoni Parks: Drums (13, 14), Marsha DeBoe: Vocals (13), Ambrose Akinmusire: Trumpet (14) / Daniel Mintseris: Keyboards (14) / Burniss Earl Travis II: Bass (15) / Jake Sherman: Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming (16), Mark Guiliana: Drums (18)