Detroit Loveletter
Context
Track from Blackmagic, José James's second album, released in 2010 on Brownswood (London). Like the rest of the record, it was recorded at Lofish Studio in New York between April 2008 and June 2009, with a lineup including rhythm section, brass and electronic programming. Its title refers to Detroit, birthplace of Motown and techno, two legacies that the album intertwines.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Renaissances (Los Angeles, London). Among the origins and influences of Renaissances: Acid jazz, jazz-rap, nu jazz, Spiritual jazz, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, British jazz, Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz, ECM and European jazz, Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide).