The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music

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Annotation

Recorded and mixed in Brooklyn (N.Y) at Systems Two Studio, September 27 to 30 and October 1 to 4, 1997.
Mastered at studio De Préference. February 9 & 10, 1998

Annotation last modified on 2006-06-13 10:14 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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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
5:49
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
6:06
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, 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.
6:08
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)
9:10
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:
Marilyn Manson (the person)
composer:
Twiggy Ramirez
publisher:
Blood Heavy Music, Dinger & Ollie Music and Songs of Golgotha
6:57
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)
4:44
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, 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
5:31
8Nessun 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:
Nessun dorma (Rapsody, rap song very loosely based on Puccini's Turandot)
additional composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
is based on:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
6:49
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