Name: Conversations with Christian
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Conversations with Christian

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Album: Conversations with Christian
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Afirika (Feat. Angelique Kidjo)	More Info...	0:04
2)	Fat Bach and Greens (Feat. Regina Carter)	More Info...	0:04
3)	Consider Me Gone (Feat. Sting)	More Info...	0:04
4)	Guajeo Y Tumbao (Feat. Eddie Palmieri)	More Info...	0:06
5)	Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Feat. Roy Hargrove)	More Info...	0:05
6)	Spiritual (Feat. Dr. Billy Taylor)	More Info...	0:07
7)	It's Your Thing (Feat. Dee Dee Bridgewater)	More Info...	0:05
8)	Alone Together (Feat. Hank Jones)	More Info...	0:05
9)	McDukey Blues (Feat. George Duke)	More Info...	0:05
10)	Tango Improvisation #1 (Feat. Chick Corea)	More Info...	0:09
11)	Sister Rosa (Feat. Russell Malone)	More Info...	0:05
12)	Shake and Blake (Feat. Ron Blake)	More Info...	0:05
13)	Chitlins and Gifltefish (Feat. Gina Gershon)	More Info...	0:06

Album: Conversations with Christian
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Afirika (Feat. Angelique Kidjo)	More Info...	0:04
2)	Fat Bach and Greens (Feat. Regina Carter)	More Info...	0:04
3)	Consider Me Gone (Feat. Sting)	More Info...	0:04
4)	Guajeo Y Tumbao (Feat. Eddie Palmieri)	More Info...	0:06
5)	Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Feat. Roy Hargrove)	More Info...	0:05
6)	Spiritual (Feat. Dr. Billy Taylor)	More Info...	0:07
7)	It's Your Thing (Feat. Dee Dee Bridgewater)	More Info...	0:05
8)	Alone Together (Feat. Hank Jones)	More Info...	0:05
9)	McDukey Blues (Feat. George Duke)	More Info...	0:05
10)	Tango Improvisation #1 (Feat. Chick Corea)	More Info...	0:09
11)	Sister Rosa (Feat. Russell Malone)	More Info...	0:05
12)	Shake and Blake (Feat. Ron Blake)	More Info...	0:05
13)	Chitlins and Gifltefish (Feat. Gina Gershon)	More Info...	0:06

Performer Notes

Recording information: Avatar Studios, NYC; Chicago Recording Company, Chicago; LeGonks (West), Los Angeles; MSR Studios, NYC.
Photographers: Frank Stewart; Anna Webber.
Conversations with Christian is an unusual release, as it features the veteran bassist playing duets with a number of good friends. The vocal meetings include Ang‚lique Kidjo, Sting, and Dee Dee Bridgewater (the latter with a hilarious, funky cover of the Isley Brothers' signature song "It's Your Thing"). The pairings with musicians of McBride's generation (trumpeter Roy Hargrove, tenor saxophonist Ron Blake, and guitarist Russell Malone) all exceed expectations. There are several enjoyable duets with pianists, one featuring Latin jazz master Eddie Palmieri, a duo improvised tango by Chick Corea and the leader, plus an all too rare acoustic outing by the talented George Duke (who tears up the keyboard with his hard-charging "McDukey Blues"). But McBride's meetings with Dr. Billy Taylor (playing his beautiful "Spiritual" with some potent arco playing by the bassist) and the elegant, swinging meeting with the gifted jazz master Hank Jones ("Alone Together") remain moments to savor, as they are among the final recordings by the two jazz greats, both of whom died in 2010. The last track is a funky blues just for laughs, with actress Gina Gershon joining the bassist by playing a Jew's harp, and featuring lots of comic spoken exchanges between the two. Throughout it all, Christian McBride plays with the chameleon-like adaptability of a Milt Hinton or Ray Brown. In the two-plus decades since arriving on the jazz scene, Christian McBride has demonstrated that he is a jazz master in the making, and this is easily one of his most compelling sets. ~ Ken Dryden

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "There are outrageous pyrotechnics on a long, multifaceted duet with Chick Corea..."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.91) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] series of musical dialogues featuring a host of jazz luminaries..."