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A Little Jazz Then…And Now
Without Further Ado, Vol 1; Christian McBride Big Band; Mack Avenue Music Group; Catalogue # MAC12032; Recorded 10/04/2022–10/05/2022; 05/28/2024–10/02/2024; 06/29/2024; 09/23/2024–09/25/2024; 10/02/2024; 10/04/2024–10/05/2024; 10/17/2024; 12/11/2024–12/12/2024; Time: 00:37:12; Released 08/29/2025
Musicians: Christian McBride (acoustic & electric basses); McClenty Hunter, Jr. (drums); Andy Summers & Rodney Jones (Guitars); Xavier Davis (piano, electric piano, clavinet); Frank Greene, Freddie Hendrix, Brandon Lee, Nobate Isles (trumpets); Michael Dease, Steve Davis, James Burton III (trombones); Doug Purviance, Max Seigel (bass trombones); Justin Mullen (French horn); Steve Wilson (alto & soprano saxophones); Todd Bashore (alto saxophone & flute); Ron Blake, Dan Pratt (tenor saxophones); Carl Maraghi (baritone saxophone & bass clarinet); Janet Axelrod (flute); Alan Kay (clarinet); Pedrito Martinez (percussion); Warren Wolf (vibraphone); Shannon Pearson (background vocals)
Track 1: Murder By Numbers (Gordon Matthew Sumner, Andrew James Sumner, 2003); Featuring Sting and Andy Summers. The track has a very bluesy feel. Sting’s vocal mixes well with the big band dynamics while Andy Summer’s guitar enhances the chart.
Track 2: Back In Love Again (Zane Gray, Len Ron Hanks, 1977); Jeffrey Osborne reprises his 1977 LTD vocal. The arrangement is skillfully…
