Bang!Zoom
| Bang!Zoom | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Studio |
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| Genre | Vocal jazz |
| Length | 45:56 |
| Label | Blue Note |
| Producer | Russell Ferrante, Bobby McFerrin |
Bang!Zoom is a 1995 studio album by American vocalist and jazz/folk musician Bobby McFerrin, released by Blue Note Records. The line-up includes several members of the jazz fusion band Yellowjackets.
The album reached number 10 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Bobby McFerrin, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bang!Zoom" | Bobby McFerrin, Russell Ferrante | 5:33 |
| 2. | "Remembrance" | Bobby McFerrin, Russell Ferrante | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Friends" | 4:28 | |
| 4. | "Selim" | Miles Davis | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Freedom Is a Voice" | Bobby McFerrin, Russell Ferrante | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Heaven's Design" | 5:57 | |
| 7. | "My Better Half" | 4:43 | |
| 8. | "Kids' Toys" | 5:17 | |
| 9. | "Mere Words" | 4:25 |
Personnel
[edit]- Bobby McFerrin – vocals
Musicians
- Russell Ferrante – pianos, synthesizers
- Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
- Paul Nagel – Fender Rhodes (6)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Jimmy Haslip – bass
- Will Kennedy – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Bob Mintzer – saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI
- Scott Wendholt – trumpet (4)
- Tower of Power horn section (7)
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka
- Emilio Castillo
- David Mann
- Greg Adams (also horn arrangements)
- Lee Thornburg
Production
[edit]- Russell Ferrante – producer
- Bobby McFerrin – producer
- Bill Gable – engineer
- David Luke – engineer
- Chris Tergeson – engineer
- Jeff DeMorris – assistant engineer
- Sheree Draft – assistant engineer
- Roman Foods – assistant engineer
- Rich Lamb – assistant engineer
- Michael Semanick – assistant engineer
- Malcolm Pollack – mixing
- P.R. Brown – art direction, design
- Mark Seliger – photography
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
In terms of critical reception, the album was met with only a 2 star-review on behalf of Allmusic.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bobby McFerrin: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Bobby McFerrin: Bang! Zoom > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
