Lakecia Benjamin – We Dream [CD]

We Dream is the new studio album by New York-based alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin. Conceived as a deeply band-driven project, her sixth album and Artwork Records debut centers on Benjamin’s frequent collaborators in pianists Oscar Prez and Miki Hayama and bassist Elias Bailey – along with new associates in trumpeter Sean Jones, and drummer Jonathan Barber – alongside an expansive cast of guest collaborators drawn from across jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and experimental music including: trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah; saxophonist Chris Potter; drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts; pianist Hiromi; the Roots’ Black Thought; vocalists Bilal and Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and the Bangas; and drummer and producer Kassa Overall. After years working with artists including Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Prince, Missy Elliott, Anita Baker, Gregory Porter, Kool & the Gang, and The Roots, We Dream arrives after a period of heightened visibility for Benjamin and unfolds as a cinematic, poem-driven journey.

Tracklist:

1. First Light
2. Beyond the Dawn (Featuring Terence Blanchard)
3. My Only (Featuring Sean Jones)
4. Mi Gente (Featuring Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah)
5. Ascension
6. Dreambreaker (Featuring Chris Potter, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Sean Jones)
7. We Dream (Featuring Tarriona “Tank” Ball)
8. Flamekeeper (Featuring Hiromi)
9. Hiromi Jam (Featuring Hiromi)
10. Right Now (Featuring Bilal and Kassa Overall)
11. New World

UPC: 5400863203931
Label: Artwork Records
Release Date: 6.5.26
Format: CD