- contemporary r&b, jazz, jazz-funk
- 70 min
- 14 tracks
- Ropeadope
Velvet Portraits is a studio album by American musician Terrace Martin. It was released on April 1, 2016, through Sounds Of Crenshaw/Ropeadope Records. Recording sessions took place at Organic Grease Studios, Ameraycan Studios, Village Studios and Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles, Make Believe Studios in Omaha and Affinia Hotel in New York. Production was handled by Martin himself, with co-producers Robert Searight and DJ Pooh.
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Grave, spare, character-led and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- 1Velvet Portraits1:34
- 2Valdez Off Crenshaw (Valdez in the Country)4:33
- 3Push4:36
- 4With You4:09
- 5Curly Martin7:22
- 6Never Enough5:34
- 7Turkey Taco4:03
- 8Patiently Waiting7:01
- 9Tribe Called West2:35
- 10Oakland4:24
- 11Bromali3:38
- 12Think of You5:49
- 13Reverse3:08
- 14Mortal Man11:46
14 tracks, 70 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Terrace Martin
- Label
- Ropeadope
- Released
- April 1, 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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