Night Reign

~ Release by Arooj Aftab (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Aey Nehin recording engineer: Damon Whittemore producer: Arooj Aftab mixer: Joshua Valleau double bass [upright bass]: Petros Klampanis guitar: Kaki King and Gyan Riley harp: Maeve Gilchrist percussion: Jamey Haddad vocals: Arooj Aftab arranger: Arooj Aftab, Maeve Gilchrist, Kaki King and Petros Klampanis recorded at: Power Station at BerkleeNYC in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States recording of: Aey Nehin lyricist: Yasra Rizvi writer: Arooj Aftab publisher: Concord Baritone CC1	Arooj Aftab	5:46
2	Na Gul recording engineer: Damon Whittemore producer: Arooj Aftab mixer: Joshua Valleau 12 string guitar [Gryphon]: Kaki King double bass [upright bass]: Petros Klampanis flugelhorn: Nadje Noordhuis harp: Maeve Gilchrist vocals: Arooj Aftab arranger: Arooj Aftab, Maeve Gilchrist and Petros Klampanis recorded at: Power Station at BerkleeNYC in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States recording of: Na Gul lyricist: Mah Laqa Bai Chanda writer: Arooj Aftab publisher: Concord Baritone CC1	Arooj Aftab	5:30
3	Autumn Leaves recording engineer and mixer: Joshua Valleau percussion [percussion sequencing] programming: Arooj Aftab producer: Arooj Aftab double bass [upright bass]: Linda May Han Oh Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and synthesizer [Juno]: James Francies synthesizer [synth]: Arooj Aftab vocals: Arooj Aftab arranger: Arooj Aftab and James Francies recorded at: The Glass Wall in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States cover recording of: Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics) lyricist: Jacques Prévert (in 1945) composer: Joseph Kosma (in 1945) translator: Johnny Mercer (in 1947) publisher: Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. translated version of: Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)	Arooj Aftab feat. James Francies	4:47
4	Bolo Na recording engineer and mixer: Joshua Valleau drum machine [drum sequencing] programming: Arooj Aftab producer: Arooj Aftab bass guitar [bass]: Shahzad Ismaily flugelhorn: Nadje Noordhuis oud: Huda Asfour vibraphone: Joel Ross other vocals [voice]: Camae Ayewa vocals: Arooj Aftab arranger: Arooj Aftab recorded at: The Glass Wall in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States recording of: Bolo Na lyricist: Arooj Aftab and Camae Ayewa writer: Arooj Aftab publisher: Concord Baritone CC1	Arooj Aftab feat. Moor Mother & Joel Ross	6:15
5	Saaqi recording engineer: Damon Whittemore producer: Arooj Aftab mixer: Joshua Valleau double bass [upright bass]: Petros Klampanis guitar: Gyan Riley piano: Vijay Iyer violin: Darian Donovan Thomas vocals: Arooj Aftab arranger: Arooj Aftab recorded at: Power Station at BerkleeNYC in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States recording of: Saaqi lyricist: Mah Laqa Bai Chanda writer: Arooj Aftab publisher: Concord Baritone CC1 and Sonocentric	Arooj Aftab feat. Vijay Iyer	6:47
6	Last Night Reprise recording engineer: Damon Whittemore producer: Arooj Aftab mixer: Joshua Valleau double bass [upright bass]: Petros Klampanis flute: Cautious Clay guitar: Kaki King harp: Maeve Gilchrist Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]: Elvis Costello vocals: Arooj Aftab arranger: Arooj Aftab, Maeve Gilchrist and Petros Klampanis recorded at: Power Station at BerkleeNYC in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States recording of: Last Night Reprise lyricist: Rumi writer: Arooj Aftab publisher: Concord Baritone CC1	Arooj Aftab feat. Cautious Clay, Kaki King & Maeve Gilchrist	5:08
7	Raat Ki Rani recording engineer and mixer: Joshua Valleau producer: Arooj Aftab double bass [upright bass] and piano: Petros Klampanis harp: Maeve Gilchrist Moog and synthesizer [Juno]: Shahzad Ismaily percussion: Jamey Haddad and Keita Ogawa tuba: Heather Ewer vocals: Arooj Aftab arranger: Arooj Aftab, Maeve Gilchrist and Petros Klampanis recorded at: The Glass Wall in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States part of: Grammy Award: Best Global Music Performance nominees (number: 2025) recording of: Raat Ki Rani writer: Arooj Aftab publisher: Concord Baritone CC1	Arooj Aftab	5:13
8	Whiskey additional recording engineer: Joshua Valleau recording engineer: Damon Whittemore producer: Arooj Aftab mixer: Joshua Valleau double bass [upright bass]: Linda May Han Oh electric guitar: Gyan Riley guitar: Kaki King harp: Maeve Gilchrist percussion: Jamey Haddad piano and synthesizer [Juno]: TimaLikesMusic vocals: Arooj Aftab arranger: Maeve Gilchrist additionally recorded at: The Glass Wall in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States recorded at: Power Station at BerkleeNYC in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States recording of: Whiskey writer: Arooj Aftab publisher: Concord Baritone CC1	Arooj Aftab	5:07
9	Zameen producer: Arooj Aftab and Marc Anthony Thompson c/o Chocolate Genius Incorporated mixer: Marc Anthony Thompson c/o Chocolate Genius Incorporated and Joshua Valleau bass guitar [bass], piano, strings and synthesizer [synth]: Marc Anthony Thompson c/o Chocolate Genius Incorporated vocals: Arooj Aftab recording of: Zameen lyricist: Shamim Jaipuri writer: Arooj Aftab, Begum Akhtar and Marc Anthony Thompson publisher: Concord Baritone CC1	Arooj Aftab feat. Marc Anthony Thompson c/o Chocolate Genius Incorporated	4:17

Credits

Release

mastering:	Daddy Kev

Release group

part of:	Helsingin Sanomat: Vuoden parhaat levyt (order: 4) TheNeedleDrop: Honorable Mentions of 2024 (order: 7) Grammy Award: Best Alternative Jazz Album nominees (number: 2025) (order: 8) Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2024 (number: 17) (order: 17) Sonic Magazine: 2024 års bästa album (number: 17) (order: 17) Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2024 (number: 64) (order: 64)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/3502194 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/arooj-aftab/night-reign/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0004253393 [info]
Wikidata:	Q125759190 [info]