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Delights of the Garden Studio album by Desmond Williams Released March 19, 2002 Recorded 2000-2002 Genre Downtempo/Dub/Bossa Nova Length 1:04:08 Label Eighteenth Street Lounge Music Producer Desmond Williams Professional reviews Desmond Williams chronology Theme from a Dream
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(2003)Delights of the Garden is the 2002 debut album by Desmond Williams. On his first full album, Williams delves further into his Jamaican roots, tinging the electronica sound of his music with the dub stylings of that nation. However, he also shifts through other styles, such as bossa nova, soul, and drum & bass.
Guest artists on the album included vocals by Portia Joo and performances by Javier Miranda on congas, Chris Vrenios on guitar, and Niv on scratching. Williams played all of the instruments on all of the tracks except for Um Favor (congas by Miranda), Theme from a Dream (guitar by Vrenios), and This Morning (dj scratching by Niv).
The album was recorded at the Eighteenth Street Lounge studios in Washington, D.C., and mastered at Masterdisc in New York City.
Track listing
All tracks by Desmond Williams
- "Um Favor" – 5:27
- "Cadence" – 4:42
- "First Touch" – 5:01
- "Theme From a Dream" – 5:00
- "This Morning" – 4:38
- "Dread a the Roughest" – 4:32
- "Spy Glass" – 4:33
- "Saturday" – 1:19
- "Delights of the Garden" – 5:49
- "Oxygen" – 4:35
- "High Speed Drift" – 4:50
- "For the Trees" – 4:02
- "Brooklyn Blues" – 4:57
- "Wilcher Waltz" – 4:43
Personnel
- Steve Raskin – art direction, design
- Chris Pupa Roots Vrenios – guitar
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- The Williams Family – photography
- Desmond Williams – bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, beats
Categories:- 2002 albums
- Debut albums
- Desmond Williams albums
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