Positootly!
Encyclopedia
Positootly! is an album by pianist John Beasley
. The album was Beasley's second for Resonance Records
, and featured an eclectic combination of styles, including straight ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova and nuevo tango. In 2010, Positootly! was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
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John Beasley (musician)
John Beasley is an American composer, pianist, producer, and arranger who has recorded and performed with musicians such as Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Chaka Kahn, James Brown, Spice Girls, Dianne Reeves, Ry Cooder, Chick Corea and Sérgio Mendes, Freddie Hubbard, John Patitucci, Queen Latifah, and...
. The album was Beasley's second for Resonance Records
Resonance Records
Resonance Records is an independent Jazz Record Label established in 2008 as the centerpiece of the Rising Jazz Stars Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated to preserving the art and legacy of Jazz. The label is based in Los Angeles, California and is devoted to preserving Jazz and...
, and featured an eclectic combination of styles, including straight ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova and nuevo tango. In 2010, Positootly! was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album is an award that will start being presented in 2012.The Award was previously called Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group from 1959 to 2011. The award will formally be discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories...
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Track listing
- "Caddo Bayou" (J. Beasley) – 5:04
- "Positootly!" (J. Beasley) – 4:32
- "Dindi" (A.C. Jobim) – 5:30
- "Black Thunder" (J. Beasley) – 6:41
- "Shatita Boom Boom" (J. Beasley) – 4:58
- "Tanguedia III" (A. Piazzolla) – 5:29
- "Elle" (J. Beasley) – 4:53
- "So Tired" (B. Timmons) – 4:45
- "8 Winds" (J. Beasley) – 4:51
- "Hope...Arkansas" (J. Beasley) – 2:32
Personnel
- John BeasleyJohn Beasley (musician)John Beasley is an American composer, pianist, producer, and arranger who has recorded and performed with musicians such as Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Chaka Kahn, James Brown, Spice Girls, Dianne Reeves, Ry Cooder, Chick Corea and Sérgio Mendes, Freddie Hubbard, John Patitucci, Queen Latifah, and...
– Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer, Band Leader - Bennie MaupinBennie MaupinBennie Maupin is a Detroit Michigan jazz multireedist. He performs on various saxophones, flute and bass clarinet.He is probably best known for his participation in Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet and Headhunters band, and for performing on Miles Davis's seminal fusion record, Bitches Brew...
– Tenor & Soprano Saxophone - Brian LynchBrian Lynch (musician)Brian Lynch is a Grammy Award-winning New York based Jazz trumpeter, currently touring and recording as a member of the Phil Woods Quintet and Eddie Palmieri's Afro-Caribbean Jazz group, as well as leading his own groups and appearing with various other bands including the "Latin Side Of Miles"...
– Trumpet - James GenusJames GenusJames Genus is an American jazz bassist. He plays both electric bass guitar and upright bass and currently plays in the Saturday Night Live Band. Genus has performed as a session musician and sideman throughout his career, with an impressive list of artists with whom he has worked.Genus was born...
– Acoustic & Electric Bass - Jeff "Tain" Watts – Drums
- Munyungo Jackson – Percussion