The Process is a 2014 album recorded by a supergroup of musicians that consists of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, bassist/producer Bill Laswell and jazz pianist Jonathan Batiste. The album was recorded in 2013 as a musical score for a film that had yet to be written and never ended up being made. The album also features guest appearances by Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest, avant-garde jazz musician Peter Apfelbaum, and avant-garde jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo, among others.
Contents
Track listing
"B1"
"Drop Away"
"Timeline"
"Haunted"
"B2"
"Turn on the Light/Ascent"
"Black Arc"
"Spiral"
"B3"
"Time Falls"
"The Drift"
Personnel
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Musicians
Jon Batiste – piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, electronic keyboards, harmonaboard, percussion
Chad Smith – drums, percussion
Bill Laswell – basses, guitar, electronics
Additional Personnel
Tunde Adebimpe – vocals on "Drop Away"
Killah Priest – vocals on "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
Garrison Hawk – vocals on "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
Toshinori Kondo – trumpet on "Haunted"
Peter Apfelbaum – flute & tenor saxophone on 6 & soprano saxophone on "The Drift"
Dominic James – guitar on "Black Arc" and "The Drift"