Dinner Party (EP)

Dinner Party is a collaborative extended play by American musicians Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder. It was released on July 10, 2020 via Sounds Of Crenshaw/EMPIRE. Recording sessions took place at Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles at the end of 2019.[1] It features guest appearances from Chicago-based musician Phoelix.

Dinner Party
EP by
Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder
ReleasedJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Recorded2019
StudioChalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre
Length23:00
Label
Producer
Singles from Dinner Party
  1. "Freeze Tag"
    Released: June 25, 2020
9th Wonder chronology
Zion IV
(2019)		 Dinner Party
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Becoming (Music from the Netflix Original Documentary)
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Fuck Yo Feelings
(2019)		 Dinner Party
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Impedance
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The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums, at number two on the Top Jazz Albums and at number fifty-five on the Top Album Sales.

It was supported by single "Freeze Tag" with music video directed by Samantha Whitehead, Brendan Walter and Jasper Graham.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Mojo[6]
Spectrum Culture80%[7]
Under The Radar[8]

Dinner Party was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74 based on four reviews.[3] The aggregator Album of the Year has the critical consensus of the album at a 75 out of 100, based on five reviews.[9]

Writing for Exclaim!, Kevin Press said "No one's at the head of the table here. Instead we get a group of friends with genuine history and the kind of outsized talent we can only marvel at. Savour this".[5] Spectrum Culture critic Bob Fish stated, "Everything sounds so good, a blending of genres and forces, combining the worlds of jazz and hip-hop, they create the kind of brew that is easy on the ears".[7] AllMusic's Andy Kellman wrote, "The brief set overall evokes some of the same feelings as 9th's Black Radio Recovered remix of "Afro Blue", Kendrick's "These Walls", and much of Martin's Velvet Portraits, all connected and nutritive recordings offering solace and strength. There's no crosstalk, just completed thoughts".[4] Caleb Campbell of Under the Radar said, "Even when the record leaves listeners wishing for just a bit more, it is hard to be that disappointed by an album filled with lush performances from some of the best musicians in their genre".[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and Patrick Douthit, except for tracks 2-4 and 6 written with Michael E. Neil; all music is composed by Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and Patrick Douthit.

No.TitleLength
1."Sleepless Nights" (featuring Phoelix)2:59
2."Love You Bad" (featuring Phoelix)2:48
3."From My Heart and My Soul" (featuring Phoelix)2:30
4."First Responders"4:49
5."The Mighty Tree"2:54
6."Freeze Tag" (featuring Phoelix)3:11
7."Luv U"3:49
Total length:23:03

Personnel
  • Kamasi Washington – main artist, lyrics, producer
  • Patrick Douthit – main artist, lyrics, producer
  • Robert Glasper – main artist, lyrics, producer
  • Terrace Martin – main artist, lyrics, producer
  • Michael E. Neil – featured artist (tracks: 1-3, 6)
  • Amani Washington – artwork
  • Marlon Williams – guitar (tracks: 1, 6)

Dinner Party: Dessert
Dinner Party: Dessert
EP by
Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder
ReleasedOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length20:34
Label
Producer
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Dinner Party: Dessert[10] is a collaborative remix EP by American musicians Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder. Released on October 9, 2020 via Sounds of Crenshaw/EMPIRE, the EP serves as an alternate version of the original EP from July, with a wider range of guest artists such as Buddy, Punch, Bilal, Rapsody and Snoop Dogg contributing to the EP's original seven tracks.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and Patrick Douthit, except where noted; all music is composed by Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and Patrick Douthit.

Dinner Party: Dessert track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sleepless Nights" (featuring Buddy, Reuben Vincent and Phoelix)
3:59
2."Love You Bad" (featuring Malaya and Phoelix)
2:15
3."From My Heart and My Soul" (featuring Tank and the Bangas and Phoelix)
2:32
4."First Responders" (featuring Punch and Bilal)
3:02
5."The Mighty Tree" (featuring Herbie Hancock and Rapsody)
2:17
6."Freeze Tag" (featuring Cordae)
3:11
7."LUV U" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Alex Isley)
3:18
Total length:20:34

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[11] 1
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[12] 2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[13] 55

References
  1. Blistein, Jon (June 25, 2020). "Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, 9th Wonder Debut New Supergroup Dinner Party". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. Torres, Eric (June 25, 2020). "Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, and 9th Wonder Form Supergroup". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. "Critic Reviews for Dinner Party - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. Kellman, Andy. "Dinner Party - Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. Press, Kevin (July 8, 2020). "Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder Are Nearly Flawless on Debut as Dinner Party". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. C, A (October 2020). Mojo October 2020. p. 94.
  7. Fish, Bob (July 9, 2020). "Dinner Party: Dinner Party". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  8. Campbell, Caleb (July 10, 2020). "Dinner Party". Under The Radar. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  10. DeVille, Chris. "'Dinner Party: Dessert': Stream The Supergroup's New Album - Stereogum". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  11. "Kamasi Washington Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  12. "Kamasi Washington Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  13. "Kamasi Washington Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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