Christian McBride Big Band: The Good Feeling

The good feeling you are about to feel is the kind that can only be delivered by the collective efforts of players at the peak of their powers assembled and led by the one and only Christian McBride. The bassist includes his own band mate Steve Wilson, multi-reedman Ron Blake, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and his close friend, vocalist Melissa Wilson.

PERSONNEL:

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE (b, conductor)
STEVE WILSON, TODD BASHORE, alto sax, flute
RON BLAKE, TODD WILLIAMS, tenor sax, flute
LOREN SCHOENBORG, piano on 1 track)
CARL MARAGHI, baritone sax, bass clariet
FRANK GREENE, FREDDIE HENDRIX, NICHOLAS PAYTON, NABATE ISLES, trumpet
MICHAEL DEASE, STEVE DAVIS, JAMES BURTON, trombone
DOUGLAS PURVIANCE, bass trombone
XAVIER DAVIS, piano
ULYSSES OWENS Jr., drums
MELISSA WALKER, vocal



01. Shake ‘n Blake
02. Broadway
03. Brother Mister
04. When I Fall in Lov
05. Science Fiction
06. The Shade of the Cedar Tree
07. The More I See You
08. I Should Care
09. A Taste of Honey
10. Bluesin’ In Alphabet City
11. In a Hurry