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│ Christian McBride - Live At Tonic │
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│ ││
│ Artist........ Christian McBride ││
│ Title......... Live At Tonic ││
│ Label......... Ropeadope Records Usa ││
│ Cat. Nr....... 6 ││
│ Year.......... 2006 ││
│ Genre......... Jazz+Funk ││
│ Street Date... ││
│ Size.......... 284,2 MB ││
│ Tracks........ 20 ││
│ Length........ cd1: 72:09 cd2: 73:42 cd3: 66:54 ││
│ Source........ CDDA ││
│ Encoder....... Lame ││
│ Quality....... VBRKBps / 44.1Khz / Joint-Stereo ││
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│ R E L E A S E C O M M E N T S │┐ ││
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│ ││
│ * M i N D S C A P E * J A Z Z * D i V i S i O N * ││
│ ││
│ Thanks to our newest family member from Europe. Welcome ││
│ aboard and rock on with more releases soon from you. ││
│ ││
│ ││
│ Christian McBride (Electric & Acoustic Bass), Geoffrey ││
│ Keezer (Piano & Keyboards), Terreon Gully (Drums), Ron Blake ││
│ (Tenor & Soprano Saxophones and Flute), Charlie Hunter ││
│ (Guitar), Jason Moran (Piano), Jenny Schienman (Violin), DJ ││
│ Logic (Turntables), Scratch (Beat Box), Eric Krasno ││
│ (Guitar), and Rashawn Ross (Trumpets). ││
│ ││
│ The first new release in three years from this Grammy Award ││
│ winning bassist is his most electrifying project yet. Joined ││
│ by some who's who in the music community this release is ││
│ three hours plus of music. A Kinetic firestorm delivered by ││
│ master musicians utterly unafraid of pushing jazz to its ││
│ furthest frontiers. ││
│ ││
│ CHRISTIAN McBRIDE'S LONG-AWAITED 3-CD SET LIVE AT TONIC ││
│ COMING MAY 16 ON ROPEADOPE ││
│ ││
│ Featuring The Christian McBride Band with Geoffrey Keezer, ││
│ Terreon Gully and Ron Blake, plus special guests Charlie ││
│ Hunter, Jason Moran, Jenny Scheinman, DJ Logic, Eric Krasno ││
│ and Rahsaan Peterson ││
│ ││
│ ││
│ Brooklyn, NY - On May 16, 2006, Ropeadope drops the ││
│ long-awaited Christian McBride three-CD set Live At Tonic. ││
│ The first new release in three years from the Grammy ││
│ Award-winning bassist is his most electrifying project yet. ││
│ He's joined by his ace band featuring Geoffrey Keezer on ││
│ piano and keyboards, Ron Blake on tenor and soprano ││
│ saxophones and flute and Terreon Gully on drums, plus an ││
│ all-star cast of special guests including Charlie Hunter on ││
│ guitar, Jason Moran on keyboards, Jenny Scheinman on violin, ││
│ DJ Logic on turntables, Eric Krasno on guitars, Scratch on ││
│ beatbox and Rahsaan Peterson on trumpet. The resulting three ││
│ hours plus of music is a kinetic firestorm delivered by ││
│ master musicians utterly unafraid of pushing jazz to its ││
│ furthest frontiers and refreshing its concept with ││
│ contemporary forms of hip-hop, funk and soul. ││
│ ││
│ ││
│ To better set the stage for what would become the Live At ││
│ Tonic recordings, one must envision the following as it ││
│ occurred. Delancey Street is slick with ice and the ││
│ sidewalks leading up Rivington are covered with snow. It's ││
│ the 3rd day of January 2005, a Monday nonetheless, and the ││
│ holiday buzz has long worn off as the winter cold blows ││
│ through the doors of TONIC - the downtown institution deep ││
│ in the heart of the Lower East Side. It seems like the ││
│ entire city is staying in tonight; there's not a soul on the ││
│ streets. But there is a palpable energy emanating just south ││
│ of Norfolk where a line of heavily dressed folks snakes ││
│ around the corner waiting for this very rare chance to see ││
│ The Christian McBride Band in such an intimate setting. By ││
│ the end of the night these strangers would all be friends. ││
│ ││
│ ││
│ This will be the first of two nights Christian spends at ││
│ Tonic, two sets each evening. The first set of both gigs ││
│ catches The Christian McBride Band at its best - the ││
│ all-star ensemble that has been behind (or in front) of the ││
│ leader for most of this century -- tearing through the ││
│ McBride songbook. Disc one of Live At Tonic is made up of ││
│ the best takes from the first sets of both nights. The ││
│ second sets on each evening feature Christian completely ││
│ improvising every note of every song with special guests. ││
│ Night one, which is included in its entirety on disc two of ││
│ Live At Tonic features Christian and his band joined by ││
│ Charlie Hunter, Jason Moran and Jenny Scheinman. Night two, ││
│ which is also included in its entirety, comprises disc three ││
│ of Live At Tonic. Here, Christian and his band are joined by ││
│ DJ Logic, Scratch, Soulive's Eric Krasno and Rashaan ││
│ Peterson. ││
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│ Both nights play long into the next day as no one wants to ││
│ leave the cozy confines and the beautiful vibe reverberating ││
│ throughout the room. The energy of the audience (a New York ││
│ mix of young and old, hip-hoppers and jazz heads, uptown and ││
│ downtown) feeds the band. The band reciprocates and the ││
│ magic is undeniable. Fans, friends and musicians alike, all ││
│ leave with huge smiles on their faces. Special is the ││
│ adjective used most. And when Christian goes back to edit ││
│ the tapes for the live recording, he decides that the magic ││
│ needs to be officially documented, that all the music should ││
│ be released, beginning to end, mistakes mixed in with the ││
│ marvelous. And so it was and so it is, a three CD-set Live ││
│ At Tonic. ││
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│ ││
│ If you like this release go out and buy it. ││
│ ││
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┌─────────────────────┐ ││
│ T R A C K L i S T │┐ ││
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│ cd1 ││
│ ││
│ [01] technicolor nightmare 12:53 ││
│ [02] say something 06:09 ││
│ [03] clerows flipped 06:10 ││
│ [04] lejos de usted 07:05 ││
│ [05] sonic tonic 11:50 ││
│ [06] hibiscus 06:08 ││
│ [07] sitting on a cloud 06:57 ││
│ [08] boogie woogie waltz 14:57 ││
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│ cd2 ││
│ ││
│ [01] see jam hear jam feel jam 29:28 ││
│ [02] out jam give it up or turnit loose 09:41 ││
│ [03] lower east side rock jam 06:31 ││
│ [04] hemisphere jam 03:42 ││
│ [05] bitches brew 04:57 ││
│ [06] out jam via mwandishi 08:01 ││
│ [07] mwandishi outcome jam 07:19 ││
│ [08] the comedown (lsd jam) 04:03 ││
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│ cd3 ││
│ ││
│ [01] e jam 33:06 ││
│ [02] ab minor jam 13:04 ││
│ [03] d shuffle jam 09:07 ││
│ [04] d shuffle jam pt 2 11:37 ││
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│ Total Playtime : 212:45 min││
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│ ││
│ Greeting to all the groups that continue to truly support ││
│ the scene. Our releases are meant for the scene only and ││
│ not for the public. ││
│ If you want to contact us you know how. ││
│ ││
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