Our Mr. Jackson album credits

PRODUCTION CREDITS

  • Produced by Darrell Grant 

  • Recorded November 30, 2018

  • Recorded and mixed by Randy Porter at Heavywood Studios, Portland, OR

  • Mastered by Dana White at Specialized Mastering

  • Cover artwork by Chris McMurry

  • Design by Jospin Mugisha

  • This project was supported by funding from the Regional Arts & Culture Council, The Holler Fund, and The Echo Fund.

PLAYERS

  • Darrell Grant, Piano

  • Marcus Shelby, Bass

  • Mike Horsfall, Vibraphone

  • Carlton Jackson, Drums

LINER NOTES

Our Mr. Jackson is the debut recording of Darrell Grant’s MJ New. Inspired by the introspective elegance, and classic cool of the Modern Jazz Quartet, MJ New draws on bebop, classical counterpoint, and Black vernacular traditions like gospel and blues to create a sophisticated chamber jazz sound. Featuring inventive arrangements of jazz standards, reimaginings of chamber music by Mary Lou Williams, Franz Schubert and Terence Blanchard, and their own originals. Our Mr. Jackson celebrates both the historical and contemporary from Harlem to Brazil.

This album is dedicated to the memory of our friend and inspiration, Carlton Jackson.

You graced us with your brilliant talent, your wealth of musical knowledge, your impeccable taste, generous spirit, and enduring groove. Thank you for always knowing what time it was. Rest in power, brother. The Message lives on.

THANK YOU’S

Special Thanks to Cyrus Shiva, Darrell Shines, Kim Gumbel, Dana White, Albina Music Trust, Don Lucoff, Pat Zagelow, Bill Crane, Randy Madnick, Andrea Spella, Chamber Music America, Anne & Malcolm.