ANDY SUMMERS
''PEGGY'S BLUE SKYLIGHT''
SEPTEMBER 26 2000
63:47
1 Boogie Stop Shuffle 06:53
2 Tonight At Noon 05:05
3 Reincarnation Of A Lovebird 06:23
4 Opus Three 05:05
5 Cumbia Jazz Fusion 00:39
6 Remember Rockefeller At Attica 04:06
7 Peggy's Blue Skylight 05:08
8 Weird Nightmare 05:35
9 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat . Where Can A Man Find Peace 05:51
10 Free Cell Block F 06:00
11 Self Portrait In Three Colors 03:52
12 Myself When I Am Real 09:05
All Tracks By Charles Mingus
Nick Ariondo/Accordion
Randy Brecker/Trumpet
Dave Carpenter/Bass
Jennifer Culp/Cello
Hank Dutt/Viola
Curtis Fowlkes/Trombone
David Harrington/Violin
Debbie Harry/Vocals
Jazz Passengers
Brian Kilgore/Percussion
Kronos Quartet/Guest Artist
Roy Nathanson/Sax (Alto)
John Novello/Organ (Hammond)
Q-Tip/Vocals
Hank Roberts/Cello
Michito Sánchez/Percussion
John Sherba/Violin
Andy Summers/Guitar
Joel Taylor/Drums
Robert Thomas/Violin
REVIEW
by Zac Johnson (AMG)
In a similar vein as his 1999 release Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk, guitarist Summers now offers tribute to jazz pioneer Charles Mingus. The collection is a little cobbled together, with an ill-conceived rap from Q-Tip over "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" and a sparse, unfunky reading of "Cumbia Jazz Fusion," but the former Policeman's bright guitar work works hard at tying it all together. Making more admirable guest spots are Randy Brecker bringing his crossover jazz trumpet to "Boogie Stop Shuffle," Deborah Harry singing on "Weird Nightmare," and the genre-bending Kronos Quartet performing a string arrangement of the final track "Myself." While at times overproduced and slick, Summers must be commended for approaching Mingus' daunting music head on and adapting it as his own.
''PEGGY'S BLUE SKYLIGHT''
SEPTEMBER 26 2000
63:47
1 Boogie Stop Shuffle 06:53
2 Tonight At Noon 05:05
3 Reincarnation Of A Lovebird 06:23
4 Opus Three 05:05
5 Cumbia Jazz Fusion 00:39
6 Remember Rockefeller At Attica 04:06
7 Peggy's Blue Skylight 05:08
8 Weird Nightmare 05:35
9 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat . Where Can A Man Find Peace 05:51
10 Free Cell Block F 06:00
11 Self Portrait In Three Colors 03:52
12 Myself When I Am Real 09:05
All Tracks By Charles Mingus
Nick Ariondo/Accordion
Randy Brecker/Trumpet
Dave Carpenter/Bass
Jennifer Culp/Cello
Hank Dutt/Viola
Curtis Fowlkes/Trombone
David Harrington/Violin
Debbie Harry/Vocals
Jazz Passengers
Brian Kilgore/Percussion
Kronos Quartet/Guest Artist
Roy Nathanson/Sax (Alto)
John Novello/Organ (Hammond)
Q-Tip/Vocals
Hank Roberts/Cello
Michito Sánchez/Percussion
John Sherba/Violin
Andy Summers/Guitar
Joel Taylor/Drums
Robert Thomas/Violin
REVIEW
by Zac Johnson (AMG)
In a similar vein as his 1999 release Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk, guitarist Summers now offers tribute to jazz pioneer Charles Mingus. The collection is a little cobbled together, with an ill-conceived rap from Q-Tip over "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" and a sparse, unfunky reading of "Cumbia Jazz Fusion," but the former Policeman's bright guitar work works hard at tying it all together. Making more admirable guest spots are Randy Brecker bringing his crossover jazz trumpet to "Boogie Stop Shuffle," Deborah Harry singing on "Weird Nightmare," and the genre-bending Kronos Quartet performing a string arrangement of the final track "Myself." While at times overproduced and slick, Summers must be commended for approaching Mingus' daunting music head on and adapting it as his own.