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.

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"
 * Toshinori 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"