「Telarc Jazz」移籍後、初のスタジオでの録音盤。今回はギル・ゴールドスタイン(kb)ジョン・ピサレリ (g)ウィル・リー(b)ルー・ソロフ(tp)らがバックをつとめたが、圧倒的なMTの存在感が伴奏陣の影を薄くしている。マイルスの雄大な演奏が耳に残るCでさえ、素晴らしいハーモナイズで新たな作品に変質させてしまう。そのほか、過去に歌ってきた曲も含めてこのグループが明らかにほかのコーラス・グループとは一線を画したレベルにあることを改めて感じさせてくれる近年最高の作品に「完成」した。全ての曲が100%を超える完成度を11曲もそろえるという至難のアルバム作りが貫徹された。
「Telarc Jazz」移籍後、初のスタジオでの録音盤。今回はギル・ゴールドスタイン(kb)ジョン・ピサレリ (g)ウィル・リー(b)ルー・ソロフ(tp)
1. Walkin' in N.Y.
(Brenda Russell)
Acoustic piano & keyboards - Yaron Gershovsky
Bass - Will Lee
Drums & cowbell - Steve Hass
Trumpet - Lew Soloff
Percussion - Frank Colon
Arranged by Yaron Gershovsky
Vocal Arrangement - Janis Siegel
2. Greek Song
(Rufus Wainwright)
Acoustic Piano & keyboards - Yaron Gershovsky
Mandolin and acoustic guitar - "Fats" Kaplin
Bass - Will Lee
Drums & hi-hat tambourine - Steve Hass
Lead Guitar - Baraka
Pedal Steel - Doug Livingston
Sarangi - Ramesh Misra
Arranged by David Snyder
Vocal Arrangement by Alan Paul
3. Vibrate
(Rufus Wainwright)
1st Violin - Joyce Hammann
2nd Violin - Laura Seaton
Viola - Lois Martin
Cello - Dave Eggar
Acoustic bass - Richie Goods
Bandoneon - Hector Del Curto
Percussion - Frank Colon
Arranged by Roger Treece
Orchestrated by Gil Goldstein
4. The New JuJu Man (Tutu)
(Marcus Miller, Jon Hendricks)
Electric piano - Gil Goldstein
Additional keyboards - Yaron Gershovsky
Fretless bass - Will Lee
Drums & loop programming - Steve Hass
Trumpet - Lew Soloff
Percussion - Frank Colon
Arranged by Gil Goldstein
Vocal Arrangement - Roger Treece & Gil Goldstein
Special thanks to Ben Butler and Yaron Gershovsky
5. Doodlin'
(Jon Hendricks, Horace Silver)
Acoustic piano & keyboards - Yaron Gershovsky
Acoustic bass - Richie Goods
Drums - Steve Hass
Arranged by Yaron Gershovsky, Richie Goods, and Steve Hass
Vocal arrangement by Janis Siegel
6. The Twelfth
(John Yano)
All instrumental programming and guitar - John Yano
Bass - Richie Goods
Drums - Steve Hass
Arranged by John Yano
Vocal Arrangement by John Yano & Chris Boardman
7. First Ascent
(Alan Paul, Billy Hulting, Bob Mair)
Acoustic Piano- Gil Goldstein
Marimba,vibes & percussion - Billy Hulting
Bass marimba - Svet Stoyanov
Fretless bass - Will Lee
Drums - Steve Hass
Percussion - Frank Colon
Arranged by Gil Goldstein
Vocal arrangement by Alan Paul
8. Core of Sound (Modinha)
(music: Antonio Carlos Jobim, lyric: Vinicius De Moraes, English lyric: Alan Paul)
Acoustic piano - Gil Goldstein
Bass - Will Lee
Acoustic guitar - John Pizzarelli
Cello - Dave Eggar
Percussion - Frank Colon
Arranged by Gil Goldstein
Vocal Arrangement by Gene Puerling
Additional vocals arranged by Gil Goldstein
9. Feel Flows
(Jack Rieley, Carl Wilson)
Electric Piano and Accordions - Gil Goldstein
Guitar - John Pizzarelli
Guitar - Baraka
Electric Bass - Will Lee
Drums - Steve Hass
Arranged by Gil Goldstein
Vocal Arrangement by Janis Siegel
10. Embraceable You
(Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin)
Acoustic Piano - Yaron Gershovsky
1st Violin -Joyce Hammann
2nd Violin - Laura Seaton
Viola - Lois Martin
Cello - Dave Eggar
Arranged by Corey Allen
Vocal Arrangement by Gene Puerling
11. I Met Him on a Sunday/Come Softly to Me
(Troxel, Ellis, Christopher)/
(S. Owens, D. Coley, A. Harris, B. Lee)
Acoustic Piano - Yaron Gershovsky
Bass - Richie Goods
Percussion - Frank Colon
Drums & Additional percussion - Steve Hass
テラーク・レコードに移籍して初のスタジオ録音作品。さすがマントラ、さすが30余年のキャリア。マイルスの「TUTU」のリメイク(4)をはじめとするカヴァーも斬新なら、オハコのナンバーの新編曲も聴き応え満点。4人ひとりひとりの個性も際立っていく一方。(正)(CDジャーナル データベースより)