Thunder (SMV album)
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Thunder is the debut album from bass supergroup SMV
. The album was released on August 12, 2008.
SMV (band)
SMV is a bass supergroup formed in 2008. The group's name comes from the first initials of each of its members, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten...
. The album was released on August 12, 2008.
Track listing
- "Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas" (Stanley ClarkeStanley ClarkeStanley Clarke is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass guitar as well as for his numerous film and television scores...
) – 2:52 - "Thunder" (Marcus MillerMarcus MillerMarcus Miller is an American jazz composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Miller is best known as a bassist, working with trumpeter Miles Davis, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist David Sanborn, as well as maintaining a prolific solo career...
) – 6:37 - "Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon" (Victor WootenVictor WootenVictor Lemonte Wooten is an American bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five Grammy Awards....
, Clarke) – 6:13 - "Mongoose Walk" (Wooten, Miller, Clarke) – 5:59
- "Los Tres Hermanos" (Miller) – 5:25
- "Lopsy Lu - Silly Putty (Medley)" (Clarke) – 6:14
- "Milano" (Miller) – 4:22
- "Classical Thump (Jam)" (Wooten) – 4:50
- "Tutu" (Miller) – 5:05
- "Lil' Victa" (Clarke) – 4:13
- "Pendulum" (Clarke, Miller, Wooten, Antoinette ClintonButterscotch (performer)Antoinette Kai'Maiya Clinton , known by her stage name Butterscotch, is an American beatboxer/singer/pianist.- Early life :...
) – 4:18
- "Lemme Try Your Bass (Interlude)" (Clarke, Miller) – 0:59
- "Grits" (Miller) – 5:26
SMV
- Stanley ClarkeStanley ClarkeStanley Clarke is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass guitar as well as for his numerous film and television scores...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - Marcus MillerMarcus MillerMarcus Miller is an American jazz composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Miller is best known as a bassist, working with trumpeter Miles Davis, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist David Sanborn, as well as maintaining a prolific solo career...
– bass guitar, bass clarinetBass clarinetThe bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s - Victor WootenVictor WootenVictor Lemonte Wooten is an American bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five Grammy Awards....
– bass guitar
Other
- ButterscotchButterscotch (performer)Antoinette Kai'Maiya Clinton , known by her stage name Butterscotch, is an American beatboxer/singer/pianist.- Early life :...
(tracks 2, 9, 11) – vocals, beatboxingBeatboxingBeatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. It may also involve singing, vocal imitation of turntablism, and the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments... - Ruslan SirotaRuslan SirotaRuslan Sirota is a Grammy Award winning pianist, keyboardist, composer and producer.-Biography:Ruslan was born in Uman, Ukraine to a Jewish family on November 4, 1980. His father, Yefim, who was an active local guitarist, had introduced him to music at an early age...
(track 1) – keyboards - Ronald Bruner, Jr. (tracks 1, 10, 13) – drums
- Patches Stewart (tracks 1, 6) – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Steve Baxter (tracks 1, 6) – tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Ariel Mann (track 1) – synthesizers
- Derico Watson (track 3) – drums
- George DukeGeorge DukeGeorge Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
(tracks 3, 6) – clavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
, minimoogMinimoogThe Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. It was released in 1970 by R.A. Moog Inc. , and production was stopped in 1981. It was re-designed by Robert Moog in 2002 and released as Minimoog Voyager.The Minimoog was designed in response to the use of... - Kevin Ricard (tracks 4, 5, 7) – percussion
- Chick CoreaChick CoreaArmando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
(track 4) – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Poogie Bell (tracks 5, 6) - drums
- J.D. Blair (track 9) – drums
- Karlton Taylor (track 9) – keyboards