Luther Dickinson feat. John Medeski, Johnny Vidacovich & Dominic Davis - Mississippi Murals (2024) [Hi-Res]

The Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) is proud to announce the release of Mississippi Murals, a 12” vinyl album from the acclaimed "Music Inspired by the Seven Climates" concert series. Released by Spaceflight Records, this special edition album will debut on Sunday, September 22, in conjunction with the eighth annual concert led by Grammy-nominated musician Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars.

Mississippi Murals captures the live recording of the second concert in the series, which Dickinson has headlined since 2016. The album features seven original musical compositions inspired by Walter Inglis Anderson’s iconic mural panels, created in 1951, which chronicle the natural beauty of the Southern landscape. Each track on the album corresponds to a specific mural panel, bringing to life Anderson’s vision of flora, fauna, and celestial bodies through Dickinson’s distinctive musical style.

Produced by Dickinson and recorded by Alex Diaz, Mississippi Murals features post-production by Kevin Houston, mixing by Ryan Saavedra at Primary Color Sound Studio, and mastering by Brett Orrison. The album includes original liner notes by author Johnny Miles and contributions from an all-star lineup of Southern musicians. All songs are written by Luther Dickinson, Vibratone Music, BMG. BMI.

​​The album's original songs and musical interpretations are written by Luther Dickinson and performed by Luther Dickinson, John Medeski, Johnny Vidacovich and Dominic Davis. They include: "The Moon - Autumn Into Winter”, “Venus - Inherent 69”, “Saturn - Either/Or”, “Mars - Speaking in Tongues”, “Uranus (Herschel) - Demented Augminished”, “Mercury - Blues for Trees II”, and “Jupiter - Ying Yang”.