Polyhymnia (Special Edition Repress)

~ Release by Yazz Ahmed (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Triple gatefold jacket, Black Vinyl with lyric/picture booklet. Edition of 999 with 50 copies coming with signed and numbered insert cover art

Annotation last modified on 2022-07-13 19:07 UTC.

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
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A1Lahan al‐Mansour
recording engineer:
Nick Pugh (in 2016-08, in 2016-11) and Marco Pasquariello (in 2019-01: vibraphone)
engineer:
Noel Langley, Nick Pugh and August Wanngren
producer:
Yazz Ahmed and Noel Langley
mixer:
Tom Jenkins (Welsh band Straight Lines singer) and Tom Jenkins (English sound engineer)
additional alto saxophone [cosmic alto saxophone lines]:
Camilla George (UK saxophonist)
additional guitar [additional guitar textures]:
Shirley Tetteh
additional Rhodes piano [additional Fender Rhodes (free introduction)]:
Noel Langley
additional Rhodes piano [additional Fender Rhodes (solo transition)]:
Sarah Tandy
alto flute, solo soprano saxophone, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Tori Freestone (British saxophonist, flautist and violinist)
alto saxophone:
Helena Kay
baritone saxophone:
Gemma Moore
bass guitar:
Charlie Pyne
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sophie Alloway
electric violin:
Johanna Burnheart
flugelhorn and solo trumpet:
Yazz Ahmed
guitar [guitars]:
Samuel Hällkvist (Swedish guitarist. Jazz-in-Sweden laureate 2010.)
handclaps:
Yazz Ahmed and Corrina Silvester
percussion:
Corrina Silvester
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Alcyona Mick
trombone:
Carol Jarvis
trumpet:
Yazz Ahmed, Alex Ridout and Becca Toft
vibraphone:
Ralph Wyld
arranger:
Yazz Ahmed
recorded at:
Session Corner in Luton, England, United Kingdom (in 2016-08, in 2016-11) and Snap! Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2019-01: vibraphone)
recording of:
Lahan al-Mansour
composer:
Yazz Ahmed
dedicated to:
Haifaa al-Mansour
9:57
A2Ruby Bridges
recording engineer:
Nick Pugh (in 2016-08, in 2016-11)
producer:
Yazz Ahmed and Noel Langley
mixer:
Tom Jenkins (English sound engineer)
additional trumpet:
Becca Toft
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Tori Freestone (British saxophonist, flautist and violinist) and Helena Kay
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Gemma Moore
double bass:
Charlie Pyne
drums (drum set) [drums] and solo drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sophie Alloway
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Yazz Ahmed and Noel Langley
guitar:
Samuel Hällkvist (Swedish guitarist. Jazz-in-Sweden laureate 2010.)
guitar [wah-wah guitar]:
Shirley Tetteh
percussion [percussion (including second-line intro)]:
Corrina Silvester
piano and solo piano:
Alcyona Mick
solo flugelhorn:
Yazz Ahmed
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Tori Freestone (British saxophonist, flautist and violinist)
trombone:
Carol Jarvis
arranger:
Yazz Ahmed
recorded at:
Session Corner in Luton, England, United Kingdom (in 2016-08, in 2016-11)
recording of:
Ruby Bridges
composer:
Yazz Ahmed
dedicated to:
Ruby Bridges
9:42
B1One Girl Among Many
recording engineer:
Nick Pugh (in 2016-08, in 2016-11)
producer:
Yazz Ahmed and Noel Langley
mixer:
Tom Jenkins (English sound engineer)
additional guitar [additional guitar textures]:
Shirley Tetteh
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Helena Kay
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Gemma Moore and Josie Simmons
double bass:
Charlie Pyne
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sophie Alloway
flugelhorn [flugelhorns], solo flugelhorn and trumpet [trumpets]:
Yazz Ahmed
guitar [guitars]:
Samuel Hällkvist (Swedish guitarist. Jazz-in-Sweden laureate 2010.)
percussion:
Corrina Silvester
piano:
Alcyona Mick and Sarah Tandy
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Alcyona Mick
solo alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Camilla George (UK saxophonist)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Tori Freestone (British saxophonist, flautist and violinist)
trombone:
Carol Jarvis
trumpet:
Alex Ridout
vocals:
Yazz Ahmed, Sophie Alloway, Johanna Burnheart, Nubya Garcia, Camilla George (UK saxophonist), Carol Jarvis, Helena Kay, Noel Langley, Sheila Maurice-Grey (British trumpet player), Charlie Pyne, Corrina Silvester, Josie Simmons, Sarah Tandy, Shirley Tetteh, Becca Toft and Rosie Turton (UK jazz trombonist and composer)
arranger:
Yazz Ahmed
recorded at:
Session Corner in Luton, England, United Kingdom (in 2016-08, in 2016-11)
recording of:
One Girl Among Many
composer:
Yazz Ahmed
dedicated to:
Malala Yousafzai
9:32
12" Vinyl 2

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Czechia
art direction:Sacculi
photography:Seb JJ Peters
liner notes:Yazz Ahmed
Sophie Bass
Tina Edwards
miscellaneous support:Emily Curran (task: Biographies and cultural research)
additional recording engineer and additional editor:Noel Langley (from 2017 until 2019)
recording engineer:Katrine Amsler (in 2019: guitar)
August Wanngren (in 2019: guitar)
mastering:Robin Morrison
artwork:Sophie Bass
licensed from:Yazz Ahmed (in 2019)
copyrighted (©) by, phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed to:Ropeadope (in 2019)
additionally recorded at and additionally edited at:Tatami Studios (from 2017 until 2019)
recorded at:Valby Station in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 2019: guitar)
Virkeligheden Studio (in 2019: guitar)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/19764517 [info]

Release Group

single/EP which was taken from:Lahan al‐Mansour
part of:TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2019 (number: 18) (order: 18)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 200 Albums of the 2010s (number: 105) (order: 105)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1623160 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003304013 [info]