People Music
| People Music | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 14, 2013 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:40 | |||
| Label | Mack Avenue MAC1070 | |||
| Producer | Christian McBride | |||
| Christian McBride chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |  [1] |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Jazzwise | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
| Tom Hull | B+[6] |
People Music is a studio album by American jazz bassist Christian McBride together with his band Inside Straight. The record was released on May 14, 2013 via the Mack Avenue label.[7]
Background[edit]
People Music is the second album for McBride's band Inside Straight. The album comes nearly four years after the band’s debut record, Kind of Brown. The present album features eight original compositions, four of which were written by McBride. His originals include the composition “New Hope’s Angel” written when Whitney Houston died. The core group performed six tracks; the other two pieces were recorded by a slightly different lineup.[8]
Reception[edit]
Jeff Tamarkin of Jazz Times noted "Following a one-off big-band outing, this is his second with Inside Straight, the acoustic quintet he formed in 2009. Like that year’s Kind of Brown, People Music feels like a mental reboot, an opportunity for McBride to call the shots on his own terms with some handpicked compadres".[9]
Corey Brown of Notreble said "The new album finds the quintet in hard-swing mode, delivering what they call “more road-tested, ‘lived-in’ Inside Straight” in an accessible way, and one that makes the audience part of the experience."[8]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Listen to the Heroes Cry" | McBride | 7:38 |
| 2. | "Fair Hope Theme" | McBride | 6:49 |
| 3. | "Gang Gang" | Warren Wolf | 7:03 |
| 4. | "Ms. Angelou" | Steve Wilson | 6:41 |
| 5. | "The Movement, Revisited" | McBride | 8:29 |
| 6. | "Unusual Suspects" | Peter Martin | 7:28 |
| 7. | "Dream Train" | Sands | 6:04 |
| 8. | "New Hope's Angel" | McBride | 5:28 |
| Total length: | 55:40 | ||
Personnel[edit]
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Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[11] | 26 |
References[edit]
- ^ Hunter, J (May 20, 2013). "Christian McBride & Inside Straight: People Music". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Christian McBride: People Music". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Hobart, Mike (June 2013). "Review". Jazzwise. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Christian McBride: People Music". Sputnikmusic. sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ HOROWITZ, STEVE (5 June 2013). "Christian McBride and Inside Straight: People Music". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Christian McBride". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "CD Review: Christian McBride & Inside Straight - People Music". London Jazz News. londonjazznews.com. July 31, 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b Brown, Corey (May 14, 2013). "Christian McBride & Inside Straight Releases "People Music"". Notreble. notreble.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (August 11, 2013). "Christian McBride & Inside Straight: People Music". Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Christian McBride & Inside Straight: People Music". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE: CHART HISTORY". Billboard. billboard.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2018.