Michael Dease

DIGIPACK EDITION

Dease assembled an all-star lineup of musicians including trumpeter Etienne Charles, alto saxophonist Steve Wilson, pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Gerald Cannon, and powerhouse drummer Lewis Nash, along with a number of special guests like Rodney Whitaker, Randy Napoleon and Rufus Reid for a carefully constructed album to provide listeners with a musical narrative about the evolution of the jazz art form as it spread through the different regions and localities of America.

PERSONNEL:

MICHAEL DEASE, trombone
RENEE ROSNES, piano on tracks 1,3,5,7,9,10 & 11
RANDY NAPOLEON, guitar on tracks 2,4 & 8
GERALD CANNON, bass on tracks 1,3,5,7 & 9
RODNEY WHITAKER, bass on tracks 4,6,8 & 12
LEWIS NASH, drums on tracks 1,3,5,7,9 & 11
STEVE WILSON, flute on tracks 1 & 7; alto sax on track 5 and soprano sax on track 10
ETIENNE CHARLES, flugelhorn on track 1 & trumpet on tracks 3 & 9

Special Guests:

JASON HAINSWORTH, tenor sax on track 7
DIEGO RIVERA, tenor sax on track 7
DAN PRATT, tenor sax on track 11
RUFUS REID, bass on track 11

Recorded at Solid Sound, Ann Arbor, ML, October 17-18, 2015.

TRACKS:

01. Creole Country
02. Delta City Crossroads
03. Good & Terrible
04. Territory Blues
05. Benny's Bounce
06. Black Bottom Banter
07. Downtown Chi-Town
08. Gullah Ring Shout
09. Chocolate City
10. Memphis BBQ & Fish Fry
11. Brooklyn
12. Up South Reverie