Djesse Vol. 2
{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Djesse Vol. 2
| type = studio
| artist = Jacob Collier
| cover = Djesse Vol. 2.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|7|19|df=yes}}
| genre =
| length = 70:42
| label =
- Hajanga
- Decca / Geffen{{Cite web |url=https://www.highresaudio.com/en/review/jacob-collier-djesse-vol-2 |title=Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 2 |website=Highresaudio |language=en |access-date=2019-10-11}}
| producer = Jacob Collier
| prev_title = Djesse Vol. 1
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Djesse Vol. 3
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Djesse Vol. 2
| type = studio
| single1 = Make Me Cry
| single1date = 12 April 2019
| single2 = Here Comes the Sun
| single2date = 26 April 2019
| single3 = Moon River
| single3date = 13 June 2019
| single4 = It Don't Matter
| single4date = 5 July 2019
}}
}}
Djesse Vol. 2 ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|s|i}} {{respell|JESS|ee}}) is the third studio album by Jacob Collier and the second album in the Djesse series, released on 19 July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jazzecho.de/aktuell/news/artikel/article:254573/collier-kapitel-zwei-neue-single-make-me-cry|title=Jacob Collier | Collier Kapitel zwei - neue Single Make Me Cry|website=www.jazzecho.de|date=18 March 2019|access-date=19 October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://sondumonde.fr/albums/jacob-collier-djesse-vol-2/|title=JACOB COLLIER – " DJESSE VOL.2 "|first=Romain |last=Grosman |access-date=19 October 2019}} Djesse is a collection of four volumes which was announced 29 October 2018,{{Citation|last=Collier |first=Jacob |title=DJESSE Announcement!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN0bCQjdqQM|access-date=25 April 2019|date=29 October 2018}}{{cite web |last=Mason |first=Amelia |title=Reaching Tech's Limit, YouTube Phenom Jacob Collier Seeks A Human Touch |url=https://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/12/05/jacob-collier-youtube-phenom |date=December 5, 2018 |website=WBUR: The Artery |publisher=Boston University |access-date=25 April 2019 |language=en}} each describing a different part of the day.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/12/12/675594631/jacob-collier-makes-staggering-complex-music-feel-effortless|title=Jacob Collier Makes Staggering, Complex Music Feel Effortless|publisher=npr|date=December 12, 2018|first=Ari|last=Shapiro|access-date=25 April 2019}} It has been suggested that the title Djesse is a reference to Collier's own initials.{{cite web |url=https://sungenre.com/review/jacob-collier-djesse-vol-1/|first=Don |last=Webb |title=Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 1 |website=sungenre.com |date=1 December 2018|access-date=25 February 2020}}
The first single from Djesse Vol. 2, "Make Me Cry", was released on 12 April 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/jacob-collier-djesse-volume-2-june-28-geffen-decca|title=Jacob Collier Announces The Next Volume Of Wildly Ambitious New Project: Djesse – Volume 2 Out June 28 On Geffen/Decca|website=Shore Fire Media}}{{cite twitter|number=1117091278125137920|user=jacobcollier|title='Make Me Cry' was released yesterday into the world!|author=Jacob Collier|date=13 April 2019}} A 360° music video was released for the single on 16 April 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/two-time-grammy-award-winning-multi-instrumentalist-and-singer-jacob-collier-releases-new-album-djesse-volume-2/|title=Two-Time Grammy Award-Winning Multi-Instrumentalist And Singer Jacob Collier Releases New Album Djesse Volume 2|website=Umusic|access-date=19 October 2019|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409042800/https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/two-time-grammy-award-winning-multi-instrumentalist-and-singer-jacob-collier-releases-new-album-djesse-volume-2/|url-status=dead}} On 26 April 2019, the second single from the volume was released, a cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun", and was produced in collaboration with Dodie Clark. Collier and Clark directed and also recorded the music video themselves.{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/jacob-collier-dodie-beatles-sun/|title=Listen To Jacob Collier And Dodie Reimagine The Beatles' 'Here Comes The Sun'|first=Tim|last=Peacock|date=27 April 2019|website=udiscovermusic.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2019/05/14/jacob-collier-here-comes-the-sun/|title=Jacob Collier: Here Comes The Sun|first=Corey |last=Brown|date=14 May 2019|access-date=19 October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://floodmagazine.com/62845/dodie-clark-vs-jacob-collier-bedroom-introvert-musicians/|title=Dodie Clark vs. Jacob Collier: Bedroom Introvert Musicians|website=FLOOD}}
The cover of "Moon River" opens with a 144-part choir featuring the voices of famous musicians (including Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Tori Kelly, Chris Martin, Charlie Puth, and Hans Zimmer);{{Cite web |last1=Lee |first1=June |last2=Collier |first2=Jacob |date=2019-07-17 |title=Jacob Collier - Moon River (Transcription) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhyyjRcrn84 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219172259/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhyyjRcrn84&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=2020-12-19 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=YouTube |type=video}} Collier's collaborators from Djesse Vol. 1 and Vol. 2; students and professors from Oakwood University and MIT (including the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble); Collier's own immediate family; Collier's studio & live sound engineering and management teams; and June Lee, a YouTuber known for his transcriptions of Collier's work. It also includes roughly 5000 different vocal recordings of Collier, making use of just intonation and of Collier's distinctive microtonal tunings.{{Cite web|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/jacob-collier-jojo-new-single-it-dont-matter|title=Jacob Collier & Jojo Release New Single "It Don't Matter"|website=Shore Fire Media}}{{Cite web|url=https://coolhunting.com/culture/jacob-collier-moon-river/|title=Jacob Collier: Moon River|website=Cool Hunting|first=Evan |last=Malachosky |date=13 June 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/743161408/jacob-collier-tiny-desk-concert|title=Jacob Collier: Tiny Desk Concert|publisher=NPR|first=Colin|last=Marshall|date=22 July 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://zumic.com/moon-river-jacob-collier-youtube-music-video|title="Moon River" - Jacob Collier (Henry Mancini Cover) [YouTube Music Video]|date=19 June 2019|website=Zumic|first=Benjamin |last=Sperling}} The track "Moon River" on the album won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jacob-collier|title=Jacob Collier|access-date=21 November 2019|website=GRAMMY.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/arts/music/grammy-winners.html |title=Grammy Winners: Who Won So Far |first=Lauren |last=Messman |date=January 26, 2020 |access-date=January 26, 2020|website=The New York Times}}
The volume features collaborations with Sam Amidon, Dodie Clark, Lianne La Havas, JoJo, MARO, Oumou Sangaré, Becca Stevens, Chris Thile, Kathryn Tickell, and Steve Vai.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jazzecho.de/aktuell/news/artikel/article:255278/griff-nach-den-sternen-und-dem-mond-jacob-colliers-djesse-vol-2|title=Jacob Collier | Griff nach den Sternen und dem Mond - Jacob Colliers Djesse Vol. 2|website=www.jazzecho.de|date=17 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/news/Tickets/121499/Jacob-Collier-and-Dodie-reimagine-Here-Comes-The-Sun|title=Jacob Collier and Dodie reimagine 'Here Comes The Sun'|website=Music-News.com|date=28 April 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://floodmagazine.com/62781/maestro-jacob-collier-splits-moon-river-into-a-five-thousand-part-vocal-symphony/|title=Maestro Jacob Collier Splits "Moon River" into a Five Thousand Part Vocal Symphony|website=FLOOD}} Collier has been on the Djesse world tour since the release of the first volume.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/British-Virtuoso-Jacob-Collier-Announces-Australia-Tour-For-September-20190224|title=British Virtuoso Jacob Collier Announces Australia Tour For September|date=24 February 2019|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/whats-on/music/brighton-date-confirmed-for-singer-and-composer-jacob-collier-1-8799307|title=Brighton date confirmed for singer and composer Jacob Collier|publisher=Brighton And Hove Independent|first=Phil|last=Hewitt|date=6 February 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/64948/Jacob-Collier.utr|title=Jacob Collier - The Powerstation, Auckland|website=UnderTheRadarNZ}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Djesse Vol. 2 track listing
| total_length = 70:42
| title1 = Intro
| note1 = with Kathryn Tickell
| writer1 = {{hlist|Jacob Collier|Kathryn Tickell}}
| length1 = 1:27
| title2 = Sky Above
| writer2 = {{hlist|Collier|Tickell|Becca Stevens|MARO}}
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = Bakumbe
| note3 = featuring Sam Amidon
| writer3 = Collier
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Make Me Cry
| writer4 = Collier
| length4 = 3:52
| title5 = Moon River
| writer5 = {{hlist|Henry Mancini|Johnny Mercer}}
| length5 = 8:17
| title6 = Feel
| note6 = featuring Lianne La Havas
| writer6 = {{hlist|Collier|Lianne La Havas}}
| length6 = 6:30
| title7 = À Noite
| note7 = interlude
| writer7 = Collier
| length7 = 2:24
| title8 = Lua
| note8 = featuring MARO
| writer8 = {{hlist|Collier|Maro}}
| length8 = 7:02
| title9 = I Heard You Singing
| note9 = featuring Becca Stevens and Chris Thile
| writer9 = {{hlist|Collier|Stevens}}
| length9 = 4:51
| title10 = It Don't Matter
| note10 = featuring JoJo
| writer10 = Collier
| length10 = 4:21
| title11 = Here Comes the Sun
| note11 = featuring Dodie
| writer11 = George Harrison
| length11 = 3:58
| title12 = Dun Dun Ba Ba
| note12 = interlude
| writer12 = Collier
| length12 = 1:55
| title13 = Nebaluyo
| note13 = featuring Oumou Sangaré
| writer13 = {{hlist|Collier|Oumou Sangaré}}
| length13 = 5:17
| title14 = Do You Feel Love
| note14 = featuring Steve Vai
| writer14 = Collier
| length14 = 3:33
| title15 = Outro
| writer15 = Collier
| length15 = 2:46
| title16 = Time to Rest Your Weary Head
| writer16 = Collier
| length16 = 6:09
}}
Personnel
Adapted from album's liner notes{{cite AV media notes|title= Djesse Vol. 2 |year= 2019 |type= booklet |publisher= Hajanga Records, Decca / Geffen}} and Tidal.{{cite web|title=Djesse Vol. 2 by Jacob Collier|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/113133545/credits|website=Tidal|date=19 July 2019 |access-date=March 16, 2021}}
- Jacob Collier – vocals, instruments, arrangements, engineering, producer, and mixing
Additional musicians
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- Sam Amidon – vocals, banjo, and fiddle {{small|(track 3)}}
- Josh Arcoleo – tenor saxophone {{small|(track 13)}}
- Max Baillie – viola {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}}
- Bill Bland – percussion and additional vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
- David Cohen – cello {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}}
- Sophie Collier – additional vocals {{small|(tracks 1-3)}}
- Suzie Collier – additional vocals {{small|(tracks 1-3)}}
- Fabio De Oliveira – percussion and additional vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
- Caroline Dearnley – cello {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}}
- dodie – featured vocals, clarinet, and clapping {{small|(track 11)}}
- Ruth Gibson – viola {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}}
- Thomas Gould – violin {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}}
- Magnus Johnston – violin {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}}
- JoJo – featured vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
- Giumba Kouyaté – additional acoustic guitar {{small|(track 13)}}
- Lianne La Havas – featured vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
- James Maddren – additional drums {{small|(tracks 2, 8, 9, 13)}}
- MARO – featured vocals {{small|(track 8)}}, additional vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
- Robin Mullarkey – additional bass {{small|(tracks 2, 8, 9, 13-15)}}
- Jose Ortega – spoken word {{small|(track 12)}}
- Pino Palladino – electric bass {{small|(track 6)}}
- David Pattman – background vocals and percussion {{small|(track 12)}}
- Hammadi Rencurrell – percussion and additional vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
- Oumou Sangaré – featured vocals and clapping {{small|(track 13)}}
- Barak Schmool – percussion and additional vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
- Becca Stevens – featured vocals {{small|(track 9)}}, additional vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
- Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 14)}}
- Chris Thile – mandolin {{small|(track 9)}}
- Steve Vai – electric guitar {{small|(tracks 14, 15)}}
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Additional technical personnel
- Chris Allgood – mastering
- Ben Bloomberg – mix engineer {{small|(tracks 4, 5)}}
- Tom Chichester-Clark – percussion recording engineer {{small|(track 12)}}
- Aviv Cohen – percussion recording engineer {{small|(track 12)}}
- Fiona Cruickshank – string sextet recording engineer {{small|(tracks 7, 8)}}
- Ryan Gladieux – vocal engineer {{small|(track 10)}}
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Ed McEntee – recording engineer {{small|(track 2)}}
- Ross Newbauer – assistant mixer {{small|(track 11)}}
- Kerry Pompeo – assistant recording engineer {{small|(track 9)}}
- James Yost – mandolin recording engineer {{small|(track 9)}}
- Joe Zook – mixing engineer {{small|(track 11)}}
References
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