The Process (Jon Batiste, Chad Smith and Bill Laswell album)

The Process is a 2014 album recorded by a supergroup of musicians that consists of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, bassist/producer Bill Laswell and jazz pianist Jonathan Batiste. The album was recorded in 2013 as a musical score for a film that had yet to be written and never ended up being made. The album also features guest appearances by Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest, avant-garde jazz musician Peter Apfelbaum, and avant-garde jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo, among others.

The Process
Studio album by Chad Smith, Bill Laswell, Jon Batiste
Released	November 4, 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	jazz-funk, hip-hop, avant-garde jazz
Label	M.O.D. Technologies
Producer	Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
The Dream Membrane (2014) The Process (2014)

Track listing

1. "B1"
2. "Drop Away"
3. "Timeline"
4. "Haunted"
5. "B2"
6. "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
7. "Black Arc"
8. "Spiral"
9. "B3"
10. "Time Falls"
11. "The Drift"

Personnel

Taken from information on the

Musicians

• Jon Batiste – piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, electronic keyboards, harmonaboard, percussion
• Chad Smith – drums, percussion
• Bill Laswell – basses, guitar, electronics

Additional Personnel

• Tunde Adebimpe – vocals on "Drop Away"
• Killah Priest – vocals on "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
• Garrison Hawk – vocals on "Turn on the Light/Ascent"
• Toshinoro Kondo – trumpet on "Haunted"
• Peter Apfelbaum – flute & tenor saxophone on 6 & soprano saxophone on "The Drift"
• Dominic James – guitar on "Black Arc" and "The Drift"

External links

• The Process on Facebook
• The Process - Discogs Entry
• The Process on Bandcamp