Swizz Beatz x Ferrari Sheppard LP

From 12ON12: 12" Double-Disc Vinyl Record with Gatefold Jacket. The reissued double disc vinyl record contains 12 tracks meticulously selected by Swizz Beatz. ‘Long Live Jazz’ takes you on a journey that includes iconic recordings of jazz standards, including Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, JD Allen and Kenny Dorham, and contemporary jazz from present-day greats.

Jazz is the eternal union and juxtaposition of tradition and innovation, autonomy and harmony. One of the sacred musics of Black Americans, jazz's influence on both American and world culture at large continues to reverberate.

My Name is Sarah by Ferrari Sheppard is an evocative expression of this union via his distinct perspective on portraiture. A working meditation on Aunt Sarah, the first woman of Nina Simone’s “Four Women,” Simone’s lyrics provide the template for Sheppard’s figure. My Name is Sarah was selected as the cover art for the reissue of Long Live Jazz by the album’s curator, the legendary producer and owner of the Dean Collection, Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean. A triumph in its ability to synthesize and concretize the more abstract elements of music and identity.

Ferrari Sheppard's fine art portrait, 'My Name is Sarah, 2021', appears on the outer jacket and album gatefold. Limited pressing of 500.