Beyond Brazil
Frank Russell
Influences: A Tribute to Bass Guitar in Jazz
Tracks
02 – Affirmation
03 – Actual proof
04 – Rosalind's dreams intro
05 – Rosalind's dreams
06 – Tutu
07 – Ladysmith sing of joy
08 – Bright size life
09 – Quiet afternoon
10 – Perpetual
11 – Hills
12 – Shelvy meets Lillie
13 – Influences
Length: 74:29
Track 7 composed by Frank Russell; tracks 4 and 5 composed by Vijay Tellis-Nayak and Frank Russell; tracks 12 and 13 composed by Frank Russell and Greg Spero.
Musicians
Frank Russell: lead, fretless and 5-string bass guitar; vocals on tracks 5, 7, 9 & 13; bass guitar solos on tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 13; bass guitar and fretless bass solos on track 2Dee Alexander: vocals on tracks 5, 6 & 7; scat solo on track 6
Wallace Roney: trumpet on tracks 1, 3 & 6; solos on tracks 1, 3 & 6
Robert Irving III: acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes piano on tracks 1 & 6; Fender Rhodes piano solo on track 1; keyboards solo on track 6
Vijay Tellis-Nayak: keyboards on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 & 13; piano solo on track 2; piano and synth solos on track 5; synth solo on track 7; keyboards solo on track 10
Greg Spero: keyboards on tracks 3, 8, 11, 12 & 13; piano solo on track 3; keyboards solos on tracks 8, 11, 12 & 13
Henry Johnson: guitar on tracks 1, 3 & 6; solos on tracks 1, 3 & 6
Marco Villarreal: guitar on tracks 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13; solos on tracks 10, 12 & 13
Khari Parker: drums on tracks 2, 3, 8, 9 & 12
Makaya McCraven: drums on tracks 1, 6, 11 & 13
Charles Heath: drums on tracks 4, 5, 7 & 10
Tony Carpenter: percussion
Tim McNamara: tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute, and bass clarinet; tenor sax solos on tracks 8 & 12; flute solo on track 9
John McClellan: flugelhorn on track 5
Sample Track
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Record label: Sonic Portraits Jazz
Distribution: CDBaby, Amazon, and iTunes
Elements
The Alchemy
Tracks
02 – Karuna
03 – Traveling music for Ann
04 – Sringara
05 – Lemon pickle
06 – Ambika
07 – To be or not
The Alchemy of Happiness (for solo harp)
08 – I The gift
09 – II The longing
10 – III The promise
Length: 61:01
Musicians
George Brooks: soprano and tenor saxophonesKala Ramnath: violin and vocal
Donald Harrison: alto saxophone on tracks 2 & 8
Gwyneth Wentink: harp
Guest Musicians
Selvaganesh Vinayakram: kanjira on track 5Kai Eckhardt: acoustic bass guitar on track 7
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from The Alchemy. This is “To be or not.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Record label: Earth Brother Music/Six Degrees Records
Distribution: Blue Coast Music
Laura Walls
Olori Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival
Tracks
02 – It might as well be spring
03 – Nature boy
04 – Killing me softly with his song
05 – Foggy day
06 – Fall, again
07 – Call it stormy Monday (But Tuesday is just as bad)
08 – Carnival (Black Orpheus theme)
09 – Quiet storm
10 – Watch what happens
Length: 56:18
Track 9 written by Laura Walls.
Musicians
Laura Walls (aka Olori): vocalsRobert Irving III: piano and arranger/music director
Jim Cammack: bass
Perry Wilson: drums
Doug Richardson: tenor saxophone and flute
Walter Henderson: trumpet and flugelhorn
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Olori Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival. This is “Nature Boy,” written by Eden Ahbez. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Record label: Sonic Portraits Jazz
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