The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music

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Tracklist

1CD
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1The Birth of the Blues
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
5:47
2Next
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
recording of:
Next (Jazz composition)
composer:
Joseph Bowie and Sebastian Piekarek
6:02
3Two Become One
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
mixer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
instrumental cover recording of:
2 Become 1
writer:
Melanie Brown (Mel B), Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe and Victoria Beckham (née Adams)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
6:05
4Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
9:09
5Beautiful People
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
recording of:
The Beautiful People
lyricist:
Brian Hugh Warner (Marilyn Manson, the person)
composer:
Twiggy Ramirez
publisher:
Blood Heavy Music, Dinger & Ollie Music and Songs of Golgotha
6:54
6In the Still of the Night
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
4:39
7Notorious Thugs
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
cover recording of:
Notorious Thugs
writer:
Bryon McCane, Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), Anthony Henderson (aka Krayzie Bone), Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy), Steven Howse and Steven Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
publisher:
Amani Music, B.I.G. Poppa Music, EMI‐April Music Inc., Justin Combs Publishing and Mo Thugs Muzik
5:29
8Nessum Dorma
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
6:45
9If You Don’t Know Me by Now
recording engineer:
Michael Marciano (US recording engineer) (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Johnson
French horn:
Vincent Chancey
percussion:
Victor See-Yuen
trombone:
Luis Bonilla, Josh Roseman and Gary Valente
trumpet:
Ravi Best, Lester Bowie, Gerald Brazel and Joseph "Mac" Gollehon
tuba:
Bob Stewart (tuba)
recorded at:
Systems Two Recording Studio (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (from 1997-09-27 until 1997-10-04)
recording of:
If You Don't Know Me by Now
composer:
Harold Melvin and Teddy Pendergrass
4:19