17/07/2020

Peter Erskine "Behind Closed Doors" (1998) -Contemporary Jazz-



Label : Fuzzy Music


États-Unis 01 - Bulgaria (Peter Erskine)
02 - If Only I Had Known (Peter Erskine)
03 - Herbie Nichols (Peter Erskine)
04 - Sweet Soul (Peter Erskine)
05 - Milagro (Peter Erskine)
06 - Caribe (Peter Erskine)
07 - A To Z (Peter Erskine)
08 - Northern Cross (Peter Erskine)
09 - Sub Dude (Peter Erskine)
10 - To Be Or Not To Be (Peter Erskine)


"Bulgaria" & "If Only I Had Known" Recorded 3/28/96 in Studio, 4WDR (Westdeuyscher Rundfunk Köln, Germany)
"Northern Cross" Recorded 3/29/96 in Studio, 4WDR (Westdeuyscher Rundfunk Köln, Germany)
"To Be Or Not To Be" Recorded 3/30/96 'Live' in the Grofser Sendesaal of the Westdeuyscher Rundfunk Köln (Funkhaus Wallafplatz), Köln, Germany
Produced by Wolfgang Hirschman
"Herbie Nichols" Recorded 3/4/91 at Skyline Studios, New York
"Sweet Soul" & "Sub Dude" Recorded 3/5/91 at Skyline Studios, New York
Produced by Peter Erskine
"Milagro" & "Caribe" Recorded 6/1/93 at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles
Produced by Alan Pasqua, John Patitucci & Peter Erskine
"A To Z" Recorded 5/8/95 at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles
Produced by Peter Erskine
Engineers : Reinhold Nickel (WDR), James Farber (Skyline), Bernie Kirsh (Mad Hatter)
Assistant Engineers : Ruth Witt (WDR), Katherine Miller (Skyline), Robert Read (Mad Hatter)
Mastered on 10/2/97 by John Golden Mastering, Newburry Park, CA

Musicians :
Bulgaria", "If Only I Had Known", "Northern Cross" & "To Be Or Not To Be"
The WDR Big Band, Conducted by Bill Dobbons
Guest Soloist : Mike Mainieri, Vibes
Trumpets & Flugelhorns : Andy Harderer (Lead), John Marshall (Solos on "If Only I Had Known" & "To Be Or Not To Be"), Rick Kiefer, Klaus Osterlob (Flugelhorn Solo on "Northern Cross), Thorsten Benkenstein
Saxophones :
Heiner Wiberny, Alto, Soprano Sax + Woodwinds (Soprano Sax Solo on "Bulgaria")
Harald Rosenstein : Alto + Soprano Sax, Woodwinds
Olivier Peters : Tenor Sax + Soprano Sax, Woodwinds
Ralf Römer : Tenor Sax + Soprano Sax, Woodwinds (Tenor Sax Solo on "If Only I Had Known")
Jens Neufang : Baritone, Soprano Sax + Woodwinds
Trombones : Dave Horler (Lead), Henning Berg (Solo on "Bulgaria"), Bernt Laukamp, Achim Hartmann (Bass Trombone)

Rhythm :
Frank Chastenier : Piano
John Goldsby : Acoustic Bass
Norbert Scholly : Guitar (on "Northern Cross" & "To Be Or Not To Be" only)

"Herbie Nichols"
Joe Lovano : Tenor Sax
Kenny Werner : Piano
Marc Johnson : Bass

"Sweet Soul"
Same as Herbie Nichols plus
John Scofield : Guitar
Bob Mintzer : Tenor Sax
Randy Brecker : Trumpet

"Milagro" & "Caribe"
Alan Pasqua : Piano
John Patitucci : Bass 

"A To Z"
Anand Bennet : Electric Violin
Dante Pascuzzo : Electric Bass
Zakir Hussain : Tabla
Alex Acuña : Bata Drums

Peter Erskine : Drums on All Selections