★本作は、ウィルキンスとミシェル・ンデゲオチェロの共同プロデュースで制作。「母親にキッチンへ連れられて、レシピを教えられているような、そんな一場面を聴いているようなアルバム」と本人が語るこのアルバムのタイトルは、1964 年に無実の罪で逮捕され、刑務官から度重なる暴行を受けたにもかかわらず「血が出ていない」という理由で治療を受けられなかった少年、ダニエル・ハムの「あざを切開して血を流して、そのあざ(ブルース)の傷を見せなければならなかった」(I had to, like, open the bruise up and let some of the blues [bruise] blood come out to show them)という発言からきているもの。スティーヴ・ライヒが「Come Out」で本人の音声を使用したことでも有名なこのフレーズの、あざ(bruise)をブルース(blues)と発音している部分から着想を得て、「プランテーション時代まで遡ると、黒人にとって痛みの中の喜びの象徴だった」という「ブルース」と、「先祖や世代の象徴だ」という「血」を描いた、自身最大の野心作となっている。
1.MATTE GLAZE
Music by Immanuel Wilkins,
Lyrics by Theaster Gates
Published by Immanuel Wilkins
(ASCAP), Theaster Gates Publishing Designee
June McDoom: Vocals
Yaw Agyeman: Vocals
Ganavya: Vocals
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto Saxophone
Micah Thomas: Piano
Rick Rosato: Bass
Kweku Sumbry: Drums
2.funmi
Lyrics by Michael Olufunmilola
Onoaiye
Published by Michael
Olufunmilola Onoaiye Publishing Designee
Michael Olufunmilola Onoaiye:
Spoken Word
3.MOTION (featuring June McDoom)
Music by Immanuel Wilkins,
Lyrics by Alyssa McDoom
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP), June McDoom Music (ASCAP)
June McDoom: Vocals
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto Saxophone
Micah Thomas: Piano
Rick Rosato: Bass
Kweku Sumbry: Drums
4.EVERYTHING (featuring Esi
Sumbry & Ganavya)
Music by Immanuel Wilkins,
Lyrics by Alyssa McDoom
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP),
June McDoom Music (ASCAP)
Esi Sumbry: Voice
June McDoom: Vocals
Yaw Agyeman: Vocals
Ganavya: Vocals
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto Saxophone
Micah Thomas: Piano, Organ
Rick Rosato: Bass
Kweku Sumbry: Drums
5.air (interlude)
Music by Immanuel Wilkins
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP)
June McDoom: Vocals
Yaw Agyeman: Vocals
Immanuel Wilkins: Voice,Synthesizer
6.DARK EYES SMILE (featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant)
Music by Immanuel Wilkins,
Lyrics by Alyssa McDoom
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP), June McDoom Music (ASCAP)
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Vocals
Marvin Sewell: Guitar
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto
Saxophone, Vocals
Micah Thomas: Piano
Rick Rosato: Bass
Kweku Sumbry: Drums
7.APPARITION
Music by Immanuel Wilkins,
Lyrics by Alyssa McDoom
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP), June McDoom Music (ASCAP)
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Vocals
June McDoom: Vocals
Ganavya: Vocals
Yaw Agyeman: Vocals
Marvin Sewell: Guitar
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto saxophone
Micah Thomas: Piano
Rick Rosato: Bass
Kweku Sumbry: Drums
8.assembly (interlude)
Music by Immanuel Wilkins
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP)
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Vocals
Yaw Agyeman: Vocals
Marvin Sewell: Guitar
Immanuel Wilkins: Vocals,Synthesizer
Micah Thomas: Piano
Rick Rosato: Bass
Kweku Sumbry: Drums
9.AFTERLIFE RESIDENCE TIME
Music by Immanuel Wilkins,
Lyrics by Alyssa McDoom
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP), June McDoom Music (ASCAP)
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Vocals
June McDoom: Vocals
Ganavya: Vocals
Yaw Agyeman: Vocals
Marvin Sewell: Guitar
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto saxophone
Micah Thomas: Piano
Rick Rosato: Bass
Kweku Sumbry: Drums
10. MOSHPIT
Music by Immanuel Wilkins
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP)
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto Saxophone
Micah Thomas: Piano
Rick Rosato: Bass
Kweku Sumbry: Drums
11. set! (interlude)
Music by Immanuel Wilkins
Published by Immanuel Wilkins(ASCAP)
June McDoom: Vocals
Immanuel Wilkins: Synthesizer
12. IF THAT BLOOD RUNS EAST
(featuring Yaw Agyeman, Chris Dave)
Music/Lyrics by Immanuel Wilkins, Additional Lyrics
by Sekai Edwards, Meshell Ndegeocello
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP),
Sekai Edwards Publishing Designee,
Revolutionary Jazz Giant (BMI)
Yaw Agyeman: Vocals
Marvin Sewell: Guitar
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto Saxophone
Micah Thomas: Piano
Rick Rosato: Bass
Chris Dave: Drums
13. your memory (interlude)
Music by Immanuel Wilkins
Published by Immanuel Wilkins(ASCAP)
Immanuel Wilkins: Synthesizer,Voice
14. BLUES BLOOD
Music/Lyrics by Immanuel
Wilkins, Additional Lyrics by
Sekai Edwards
Published by Immanuel Wilkins (ASCAP), Sekai Edwards Publishing Designee
June McDoom: Vocals
Ganavya: Vocals
Yaw Agyeman: Vocals
Immanuel Wilkins: Alto Saxoph