Christian McBride

• 2-LP 180 GRAM GATEFOLD JACKET

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

With Out Here, premier bassist Christian McBride’s fifth recording on Mack Avenue Records, McBride introduces his latest working group: a trio, fully embracing at age 41 his role as standard-bearer and mentor. Pianist Christian Sands and drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr.—both younger, emerging artists—have been performing with McBride’s smallest group for about three years, honing their trio conception to a fine point of expressive depth and nuance with select performances around the world.

PERSONNEL:

• Christian Sands - (piano)
• Christian McBride - (bass)
• Ulysses Owens Jr - (drums)

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. Ham Hocks And Cabbage
• A2. Hallelujah Time
• A3. I Guess I’ll Have to Forget

• B1. Easy Walker
• B2. My Favorite Things
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• LP TWO

• C1. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
• C2. Cherokee

• D1. I Have Dreamed
• D2. Who’s Making Love