In January 1995, “Verve” label released “Gettin’ to It”, the debut Christian McBride studio album. It was recorded August – September 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Seidel and Don Sickler.
Personnel:
Christian McBride – bass
Roy Hargrove – trumpet, flugelhorn
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Steve Turre – trombone
Cyrus Chestnut – piano
Lewis Nash – drums
Ray Brown, Milt Hinton – bass
Jim Anderson – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Christian McBride, except where noted.
In a Hurry
The Shade of the Cedar Tree
Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
Sitting on a Cloud
Splanky – Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish
Black Moon
King Freddie of Hubbard
Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington
On June 25, 1996, “Astor Place Label” released “Composer”, the 34th Cedar Walton album. It was recorded in January 1996, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Don Sickler.
On February 26, 2016, “Dirty Hit” label released “I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It”, the second 1975 studio album. It was recorded January – October 2015, at “Ravenscourt” in London, “The Ranch” in Woodland Hills in California, and was produced by Mike Crossey, George Daniel and Matthew Healy.
Personnel:
Matthew Healy – lead and background vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards
George Daniel – keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, drums, synthesizer programming
On November 8, 2011, “Mack Avenue” label released “Conversations with Christian”, the tenth Christian McBride album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Avatar Studios”, and “MSR Studios” in New York City, “Chicago Recording Company” in Chicago, “LeGonks” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Christian McBride.
Personnel:
Christian McBride – upright bass
Angélique Kidjo – vocal
Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocal
Sting – vocal
Gina Gershon – vocal
Russell Malone – guitar
Hank Jones – piano
Chick Corea – piano
Billy Taylor – piano
George Duke – keyboards
Regina Carter – violin
Ron Blake – saxophone
Roy Hargrove – trumpet
Mat Lejeune – engineer
Fernando Lodeiro – engineer assistant
Randall Kennedy – creative director
Anna Webber – photography
André Kimo – associate producer
Track listing:
Afrika – Jean Hébrail, Angélique Kidjo
Fat Bach and Greens – Johann Sebastian Bach, traditional
Consider Me Gone – Sting
Guajeo y Tumbao – Eddie Palmieri
Baubles, Bangles and Beads – George Forrest, Robert Wright
Spiritual – Billy Taylor
It’s Your Thing – O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
McDukey Blues – Christian McBride
Tango Improvisation #1 – Chick Corea, Christian McBride
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