Jazzonia
1998 studio album of cover songs by , Bill Laswell
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Jazzonia is a cover album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on August 25, 1998, by Douglas Music.
| Jazzonia | ||||
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| Studio album of cover songs by | ||||
| Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Orange Music (West Orange, N.J.) | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:09 | |||
| Label | Douglas | |||
| Producer | Alan Douglas, Bill Laswell | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moody's Mood for Love" | James Moody | 6:15 |
| 2. | "Little Boy Don't Get Scared" | Stan Getz, Jon Hendricks | 7:55 |
| 3. | "Swan Blues" | Richard Carpenter | 6:13 |
| 4. | "I'm Gone" | Quincy Jones, King Pleasure | 5:41 |
| 5. | "Blue" | Joni Mitchell | 6:20 |
| 6. | "Cotton Tail" | Duke Ellington | 8:36 |
| 7. | "Angel Eyes" | Earl Brent, Matt Dennis | 5:57 |
| 8. | "Twisted" | Wardell Gray, Annie Ross | 5:25 |
| 9. | "Fade" | Bill Laswell | 1:47 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Jazzonia liner notes.[3]
- Musicians
- Asante – vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
- Karl Berger – vibraphone (1, 2, 3, 7), piano (3, 5), synthesizer and keyboard bass (5, 7), musical arrangements (1, 2, 5, 7)
- Dana Bryant – vocals (1, 4)
- Bootsy Collins – vocals (6)
- Grand Mixer DXT – turntables (5, 6)
- Graham Haynes – cornet (4, 5, 6), flugelhorn (7)
- Byard Lancaster – alto saxophone (1, 4), tenor saxophone (2, 8, 9), flute (8, 9)
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), percussion (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9), turntables (1, 2, 8, 9), effects (5), drum programming (5)
- Melle Mel – vocals (4, 8)
- Amina Claudine Myers – Hammond organ and electric piano (4, 6, 8, 9), voice (7)
- Roc Raida – turntables (3, 4)
- Alicia Renee – vocals (1, 3, 8)
- Brandon Ross – guitar (1, 2, 8, 9)
- Nicky Skopelitis – guitar (7)
- Technical personnel
- Alan Douglas – producer
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- Robert Musso – engineering
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1998 | Douglas | CD | ADC18 |
| United States | 2006 | Douglas | CD | AD-12 |