Christian McBride's New Jawn
2018 studio album by Christian McBride
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Christian McBride's New Jawn is a studio album by American jazz bassist Christian McBride recorded together with saxophonist Marcus Strickland, trumpeter Josh Evans, and drummer Nasheet Waits. The album was released on October 26, 2018 via Mack Avenue label.[1][2] Eight of the 9 songs included in the album are originals written by bandmembers; one composition is written by Wayne Shorter.[3] The band released the follow-up album Prime in 2023.
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| Released | October 26, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | May 25–27, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Jazz St. Louis MO
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:38 | |||
| Label | Mack Avenue MAC1133 | |||
| Producer | Christian McBride | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [4] |
| AllMusic |  [5] |
| The Buffalo News | [6] |
| DownBeat | [7] |
| Jazz Journal | [8] |
| Jazzwise | [9] |
| Le Devoir | [10] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[11] |
| The Times | [12] |
| Tom Hull | B+[13] |
Maureen Malloy of WRTI stated "For those who don’t know, 'jawn' is Philly slang for a person, place or thing... The sound is unique due to the absence of a pianist, which makes it even more like Philly – gritty and daring, and maybe a bit brash".[14] Hillary Brown of DownBeat commented "No doubt, the Philly flavor is present—tight instrumentation, fast-and-loose percussive subtlety and soul for days... A proper captain, McBride always brings the swing full-circle..."[15] A reviewer of Bass Player added "Call something a "jawn" in Philly, and everyone will know that whatever you're talking about has a certain hip cachet, a heavy dose of soul, and a generous helping of what in the City of Brotherly Love is known as "atty-tood." Christian McBride's New Jawn has all of that and more!"[16] JazzTimes's Dan Bilawsky commented "What starts out looking like a complete departure of form for this bassist of note turns out to be something else entirely: the continuation of one man’s grand creative journey and a ready acknowledgement of possibility in motion."[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Walkin' Funny" | McBride | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Ke-Kelli Sketch" | Waits | 9:54 |
| 3. | "Ballad of Ernie Washington" | Evans | 5:34 |
| 4. | "The Middle Man" | Strickland | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Pier One Import" | Evans | 7:44 |
| 6. | "Kush" | Waits | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Seek the Source" | Strickland | 7:21 |
| 8. | "John Day" | McBride | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Sightseeing" | Wayne Shorter | 8:30 |
| Total length: | 57:38 | ||
Personnel
- Christian McBride – bass, producer
- Josh Evans – trumpet
- Marcus Strickland – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Nasheet Waits – drums
- Todd Whitelock – associate producer
Chart performance
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[18] | 13 |