I Think I'm Good

I Think I'm Good
Studio album by
Kassa Overall
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
Length39:55
LabelBrownswood
ProducerKassa Overall
Kassa Overall chronology
Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz
(2019) 		I Think I'm Good
(2020) 		Animals
(2023)

I Think I'm Good is the second studio album by American musician Kassa Overall. It was released on February 28, 2020, through Brownswood Recordings.

Background

Kassa Overall is an American drummer, record producer, rapper, and vocalist.[1] I Think I'm Good is his second studio album, following Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz (2019).[2] The voice of Angela Davis is used on the album's track "Show Me a Prison".[3] The album was released on February 28, 2020, through Brownswood Recordings.[4] A short film of the same name, which features selections from the album, was released in 2020.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
DownBeat[2]
Pitchfork7.9/10[7]

Ammar Kalia of DownBeat wrote, "On his second LP, I Think I'm Good, Overall finds the sweet spot between politically infused hip-hop and languorous jazz."[2] Tom Moon of NPR commented that "It's not another jazz-meets-hip-hop scrum: It's the sound of whole new lanes opening up."[8] Thom Jurek of AllMusic stated, "Ultimately, I Think I'm Good is not merely the work of a fine backpack producer, but that of a master conceptualist and painterly musician compelled by both a rigorous aesthetic sensibility and the weighty importance of his chosen topics to deliver a provocative and genuinely seamless musical fusion for the future."[6]

Accolades

Year-end lists for I Think I'm Good
Publication List Rank Ref.
AllMusic Favorite Jazz Albums
—
[9]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2020
38
[10]
Les Inrockuptibles Top 100 Albums of 2020
67
[11]

Track listing

I Think I'm Good track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Visible Walls"3:03
2."Please Don't Kill Me" (featuring Joel Ross and Theo Croker)2:59
3."Find Me" (featuring J Hoard)4:52
4."I Know You See Me" (featuring J Hoard and Melanie Charles)3:21
5."Sleeping on the Train"1:05
6."Show Me a Prison" (featuring J Hoard and Angela Davis)3:42
7."Halfway House"3:45
8."Landline" (featuring Carlos Overall)2:23
9."Darkness in Mind" (featuring Sullivan Fortner)6:01
10."The Best of Life" (featuring Aaron Parks)1:56
11."Got Me a Plan"3:03
12."Was She Happy (for Geri Allen)" (featuring Vijay Iyer)3:42
Total length:39:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[12]

  • Kassa Overall – vocals (1–4, 6–12), drums (2–5, 7–12), percussion (6), synthesizer bass (9, 10), production
  • Mike King – synthesizer bass (1), synthesizer (1, 2), Mellotron (4, 7)
  • Morgan Guerin – bass clarinet (1), saxophone (3), electronic wind instrument (3), electric bass (3), floor tom (3, 6), clarinet (9)
  • Brandee Younger – harp (1, 2)
  • Courtney Bryan – piano (1, 5)
  • Jay Gandhi – bansuri (1, 5)
  • Joel Ross – vibraphone (2)
  • Theo Croker – flugelhorn (2)
  • Stephan Crump – acoustic bass (2–4, 7, 9)
  • Sullivan Fortner – piano (2, 7, 9)
  • J Hoard – vocals (3, 4, 6)
  • Paul Wilson – synthesizer (3), effects (3), synthesizer bass (6), mixing (1–9, 12)
  • Julius Rodriguez – piano (3, 6), synthesizer (3, 6)
  • Aaron Parks – sampled piano (3), piano (10), synthesizer (10)
  • Melanie Charles – vocals (4)
  • Bigyuki – synthesizer (4), synthesizer bass (4)
  • Angela Davis – voicemail vocals (6)
  • Craig Taborn – sampled piano (6)
  • Carlos Overall – tenor saxophone (8)
  • Mike Mohamed – drums (9)
  • Rafiq Bhatia – guitar (10)
  • Joe Dyson – drums (10)
  • Tim Kennedy – piano (11)
  • Vijay Iyer – Rhodes piano (12)
  • Josh Giunta – mixing (1–8, 11, 12)
  • Daniel Schlett – mixing (9, 10)
  • Xander Knight – mixing (11)
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Lauren Du Graf – creative direction
  • Jesse Brown – artwork

Charts

Chart performance for I Think I'm Good
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[13] 20

References

  1. ^ Collar, Matt. "Kassa Overall". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Kalia, Ammar (March 2020). "Kassa Overall I Think I'm Good". DownBeat. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  3. ^ Rietmulder, Michael (March 1, 2020). "Seattle-raised Kassa Overall is one of jazz's thrilling new-school adventurers". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  4. ^ Spice, Anton; Helfet, Gabriela (February 4, 2020). "New albums to look out for in February". The Vinyl Factory. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  5. ^ Effinger, Shannon J. (October 27, 2020). "Kassa Overall's Video For 'I Think I'm Good' Is A Deep Exploration Of Contrasts". NPR. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  6. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "I Think I'm Good - Kassa Overall". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  7. ^ Orlov, Piotr (March 6, 2020). "Kassa Overall: I Think I'm Good". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  8. ^ Moon, Tom (March 10, 2020). "On 'I Think I'm Good,' Kassa Overall Expands The Realm Of Jazz/Hip-Hop Fusion". NPR. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  9. ^ "Favorite Jazz Albums | AllMusic 2020 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  10. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list". The Guardian. December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  11. ^ "Notre top 100 des albums 2020". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  12. ^ Kassa Overall (2020). I Think I'm Good (CD booklet). Brownswood Recordings.
  13. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart on 6/3/2020 – Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 24, 2026.

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