Djesse Vol. 2

Djesse Vol. 2
Studio album by
Jacob Collier
Released19 July 2019 (2019-07-19)
Genre
Length70:42
Label
ProducerJacob Collier
Jacob Collier chronology
Djesse Vol. 1
(2018) 		Djesse Vol. 2
(2019) 		Djesse Vol. 3
(2020)
Singles from Djesse Vol. 2
  1. "Make Me Cry"
    Released: 12 April 2019
  2. "Here Comes the Sun"
    Released: 26 April 2019
  3. "Moon River"
    Released: 13 June 2019
  4. "It Don't Matter"
    Released: 5 July 2019

Djesse Vol. 2 (/ˈdʒɛsi/ JESS-ee) is the third studio album by Jacob Collier and the second album in the Djesse series, released on 19 July 2019.[3][4][5][6] Djesse is a collection of four volumes which was announced 29 October 2018,[7][8] each describing a different part of the day.[9] It has been suggested that the title Djesse is a reference to Collier's own initials.[10]

The first single from Djesse Vol. 2, "Make Me Cry", was released on 12 April 2019.[2][3][11] A 360° music video was released for the single on 16 April 2019.[2][12][13][14] On 26 April 2019, the second single from the volume was released, a cover of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun", and was produced in collaboration with Dodie Clark. Collier and Clark directed and also recorded the music video themselves.[12][13][15][16]

The cover of "Moon River" opens with a 144-part choir featuring the voices of famous musicians (including Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Tori Kelly, Chris Martin, Charlie Puth, and Hans Zimmer);[17] Collier's collaborators from Djesse Vol. 1 and Vol. 2; students and professors from Oakwood University and MIT (including the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble); Collier's own immediate family; Collier's studio & live sound engineering and management teams; and June Lee, a YouTuber known for his transcriptions of Collier's work. It also includes roughly 5000 different vocal recordings of Collier, making use of just intonation and of Collier's distinctive microtonal tunings.[4][6][18][19][20][21] The track "Moon River" on the album won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[22][23]

The volume features collaborations with Sam Amidon, Dodie Clark, Lianne La Havas, JoJo, MARO, Oumou Sangaré, Becca Stevens, Chris Thile, Kathryn Tickell, and Steve Vai.[2][4][12][13][14][18] Collier has been on the Djesse world tour since the release of the first volume.[24][25][26]

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  17. ^ Lee, June; Collier, Jacob (17 July 2019). "Jacob Collier - Moon River (Transcription)". YouTube (video). Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Maestro Jacob Collier Splits "Moon River" into a Five Thousand Part Vocal Symphony". FLOOD.
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  22. ^ "Jacob Collier". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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  24. ^ "British Virtuoso Jacob Collier Announces Australia Tour For September". BroadwayWorld.com. 24 February 2019.
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