Description
Vocalist Bobby McFerrin, best known for his pop hit, Dont Worry, Be Happy, is a talented vocalist and all-around musician. Beyond Words is a true reflection of his genius, and it takes jazz fusion to another level. Joining McFerrin is the great pianist Chick Corea, with Gil Goldstein on accordion, Cameroonian bassist Richard Bona, Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, and drummer Omar Hakim. Their music is a 21st-century blend of Return to Forever and Weather Report. McFerrins superhuman vocalese investigates and invigorates a number of musical genres. Coreas spellbinding piano motifs grace the calypso-like Invocation. McFerrin and Corea turn in a beautiful duet version of the pianists waltzing jazz standard, Windows. A Silk Road and Desert Field are laced with Afro-Eurasian and Arabic colors. Bonas Jaco Pastorius-influenced bass lines anchor the hip-hop oriented Taylor Made, named for McFerrins son, whose human beat-box vocals pepper the track. Bobby McFerrins voice sings, scats and constructs a musical language thats understood by everyone. Eugene Holley Jr.
From the Original Master of Blue Note/Universal Music
Lacquer Cutting by SST(Schallplatten Schneid Technik) Brüggemann
GmbH in Germany.
180g Audiophile Vinyl Pressing by Pallas GmbH in Germany.
Original Artwork (Gatefold Cover).
2 Polylined Inner Sleeves
Bobby McFerrin / Beyond Words
Line-Up
Bobby McFerrin: Vocals & Roland XP-80
Chick Corea: Piano & Fender Rhodes
Omar Hakim: Drums
Cyro Baptista: Percussion
Gil Goldstein: Yamaha DX-7, Accordion & Fender Rhodes
Keith Underwood: Wood Flutes & Contrabass Flute
Richard Bona: Bass, Guitar & Percussion
Taylor McFerrin: Percussion & Vocal
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