Love & Liberation
| Love & Liberation | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 23, 2019 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 48:09 |
| Label | Concord |
Love & Liberation is a 2019 studio album by Jazzmeia Horn.[1][2]
The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.[3]
Background
Love & Liberation follow's Horn's 2017 album A Social Call. In contrast to A Social Call which Horn describes a "call to social awareness", Horn describes Love & Liberation as a "call to action".[4]
The sixth track on the album, "Legs and Arms" was written by Horn during her time at The New School while residing in a dormitory in Chelsea, Manhattan.[4] The lyrics are written from the perspective of a man who was stalking Horn at the time:
...there was a stalker who just kept watching me in my room consistently every morning. He had figured out my schedule, and I'd see him watching me through the window. And a teacher of mine, I explained to her what was going on, and she said you should write a song about it. You know, you should do something about it that brings joy to you. You know, you should turn the situation into something positive.
— Jazzmeia Horn, Jazzmeia Horn On 'Love And Liberation', NPR
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jazzmeia Horn unless listed.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Free Your Mind" | 4:47 | |
| 2. | "Time" | 1:55 | |
| 3. | "Out the Window" | 3:30 | |
| 4. | "No More" | Jon Hendricks, Hubert Laws | 3:47 |
| 5. | "When I Say" | 2:29 | |
| 6. | "Legs and Arms" | 7:23 | |
| 7. | "Searchin'" | 3:02 | |
| 8. | "Green Eyes" | Victor E. Cooke, James Poyser, Erykah Badu | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Still Tryin'" | 4:23 | |
| 10. | "Only You" | 1:14 | |
| 11. | "Reflections of My Heart" | George Duke, Rachelle Ferrell | 6:32 |
| 12. | "I Thought About You" | Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer | 3:48 |
Personnel
- Jazzmeia Horn - Vocals
- Victor Gould - Piano
- Sullivan Fortner - Piano
- Stacey Dillard - Tenor Saxophone
- Josh Evans - Trumpet
- Ben Williams - Bass
- Jamison Ross - Drums[5]
References
- ^ "Love and Liberation - Jazzmeia Horn". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Jazzmeia Horn: Love & Liberation album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Jazzmeia Horn | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jazzmeia Horn On 'Love And Liberation'". NPR. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ "Love and Liberation - Concord - Label Group". concord.com. June 27, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2025.