WE ARE' is a masterfully constructed and visionary album that represents a completely new sonic chapter for Jon Batiste and a new direction for music culture as a whole. Writing, travelling, painting - all while inviting some of the most esteemed creative minds to assist in birthing the album - he reached the finish line smack in the middle of the first wave of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and volatile social unrest. At the end, a masterpiece of Black Pop Music characterised by the consciousness of Marvin Gaye, the grounded optimism of Stevie Wonder, the iconoclasm of Thelonious Monk and the swagger of Mannie Fresh was born.
Track Listing:
1. WE ARE (Feat. St. Augustine High School Marching 100/David Gauthier/Gospel Soul Children/Craig Adams/Braedon Gautier/Brennan Gautier/Autumn Rowe) - Jon Batiste
2. TELL the TRUTH - Jon Batiste
3. CRY - Jon Batiste
4. I NEED YOU - Jon Batiste
5. WHACHUTALKINBOUT - Jon Batiste
6. BOY HOOD (Feat. PJ Morton & Trombone Shorty) - Jon Batiste
7. MOVEMENT 11 - Jon Batiste
8. ADULTHOOD (Feat. Hot 8 Brass Band) - Jon Batiste
9. MAVIS - Jon Batiste
10. FREEDOM - Jon Batiste
11. SHOW ME the WAY (Feat. Zadie Smith) - Jon Batiste
12. SING - Jon Batiste
13. UNTIL - Jon Batiste
Year of Production: 2021
