Makaya McCraven - Deciphering The MessageAcross numerous albums and mixtapes, Makaya McCraven has proven his mastery of the loop akin to hip hops most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla and Madlib. With his new remix album, Deciphering The Message, the Chicago based drummer and producer digs through the Blue Note Records vaults to put a modern bounce on classics by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Burrell, and Eddie Gale, among others. While Deciphering The

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