Michael Whittaker-Modern World
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label........: Gotyourgriddles Records
date ripped..: 08.07.2009
date released: 00.00.2006
url..........: n/a
release size.: 77,3 MB
encoder......: Lame 3.97 V2
bitrate......: avg. 197kbps
mode.........: Joint-Stereo
tracks.......: 10
source.......: CDDA
ripper.......: dick willy
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Michael Whittaker and The Modern World Project
Who is the pianist who has performed behind one third
of the artists on Billboard contemporary jazz charts?
Michael Whittaker. His playing abilities and virtuosic
style have landed him gigs and tours with the cream of
the crop. MichaelÆs new album, Modern World, has drawn
on his wealth of experience to create a dominant,
powerful and beautiful new jazz sound. Modern World
melds both virtuosic piano playing and a melodic and
high energy blend of modern jazz.
As both a jazz performance student and film scoring
student at UCLA, MichaelÆs classical training and
knowledge of orchestration allowed him to be a staff
composer for Fox for over 6 years. He has composed the
score for over 300 television episodes and TV movies.
Currently Michael is independently scoring and
producing for companies like Disney, Sony, NBC and
Lions Gate Films. Michael has won many awards such as
the Telly award for his score to the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles series, a Bank of America Musical
Achievement award, International Association of Jazz
Educators player excellence award, and the Clarence
Brown Memorial scholarship for jazz.
As a pianist, Michael is constantly playing in large
concert settings with many of the top contemporary
jazz artists. Some of those include Wayman Tisdale,
Warren Hill, Jeff Golub, Midi Aibair, Eric Marienthal,
Don Grusin, Paul Jackson Jr., Euge Groove, The Sax
Pack with Jeff Kashiwa, Paul Brown, and many others.
Also, from time to time Michael can be seen on the
Jimmy Kimmel Live television show as a sub in the
house band. On the Kimmel show Michael has played with
artists like Cake, and Boyd Tinsley from the Dave
Mathews Band. Other notable artists and musicians
Michael has worked with include Lionel Richie, Alex
Acuna, Abe Laboriel, Gary Meek, Brandon Fields,
Cecilia Noel, Joey Heredia, Marco Mendoza, Bob
Shepherd, Andrew Gouche, Everette Harp, and many
others.
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# t r a c k n a m e t i m e
01- Modern World [05:56]
02- Afro Funk [06:30]
03- River Of Life [06:15]
04- Tame The Beast [04:54]
05- Just Because [05:42]
06- Jubilation [04:31]
07- Ropa Vieja [05:21]
08- Goodbye [03:12]
09- Latin For Manhattan [05:27]
10- Amen [05:08]
77,3 m e g s t o t a l [52:56]