Miguel Atwood-Ferguson has truly put his fingerprint on the most adventurous, meaningful sounds: the meta-talented composer, arranger, and instrumentalist has worked with everyone from John Cale to Rihanna, Outkast to Flying Lotus, Dr. Dre to Mulatu Astatke; never was he more brilliant than bringing his ethereal, time-and-space expanding essence to “Suite For Ma Dukes,” his moving tribute to the late, great J. Dilla, made in collaboration with Carlos Niño.

Atwood-Ferguson may have topped himself with his latest, however, a cover of Donny Hathaway’s stirring R&B classic “Someday We’ll All Be Free.” “Someday…” is also representative of the resurgence of O.G. soul singer Bilal, who is on a serious roll, bringing new passion to Hathaway’s socially conscious lyrics, making them more relevant than ever. Together with Atwood-Ferguson’s airily symphonic sweep, they make a swirling, organic and joyful noise—classic to death, yet fresh in its rawness and embrace of urgent emotion.