(2025)

After a nearly five-decade career as one of his generation’s defining rock bassists, time and space have finally allowed Flea to work with a dream band of modern jazz visionaries, returning to his first instrument and musical love, the trumpet, for a new album that will be released in 2026 on Nonesuch Records. A preview,

Written and performed by Flea, “A Plea” urges listeners to “build a bridge, shine a light, make something beautiful and see somebody, give it to somebody.” Featuring Flea on electric bass, vocals, and trumpet, the ensemble also includes double bassist Anna Butterss and guitarist Jeff Parker, as well as drummer Deantoni Parks, percussionist Mauro Refosco, alto flutist Rickey Washington, and trombonist Vikram Devasthali. Chris Warren joins on vocals, as does the song’s producer Josh Johnson, who also plays alto saxophone.

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1983
Album: Angstlos
Scritta da Nina Hagen con Anthony Kiedis e Michael Balzary (Flea), rispettivamente cantante e bassista dei Red Hot Chili Peppers

Con una stupefacente linea di basso (merito di Flea dei Red Hot Chili Peppers), la canzone fu pubblicata sia in tedesco (nella versione dell'album pubblicata in Germania) che in inglese (nella versione internazionale dell'album intitolata Fearless). Esiste una versione incisa dai RHCP ma si tratta di un demo pubblicato nel 2003 come bonus track della riedizione del loro primo album.

The song features a remarkable bassline (by Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea). It was published both in German (in the German edition of the album) and in English (in the International version "Fearless"). RHCP recorded a demo of "What It Is" that was published as bonus track of the 2003 reissue of their first LP.