Howie 61

Howie 61 is an album by Wayne Krantz released in 2012. It employs a large group of musicians and combines aspects of modern jazz harmony and rhythmic vocabulary with a compact, rock-like approach to structure.

Track listing
All songs written by Wayne Krantz, except where noted.


 * 1) "Howie 61"  – 2:50
 * 2) "The Bad Guys" – 2:32
 * 3) "Check Yo Self" – 7:35 (Duke Bootee / O. Jackson / Grandmaster Melle Mel / Bobby Robinson)
 * 4) "I'm Afraid That I'm Dead" – 2:58
 * 5) "Son of a Scientist"  – 4:32
 * 6) "Can't Stand To Rock" – 3:38
 * 7) "I'd Like to Thank My Body" – 2:32
 * 8) "U Strip It" – 3:54
 * 9) "BelLs" – 2:26
 * 10) "How the West Was Left" – 6:07

Personnel

 * Wayne Krantz – electric guitar (1–3, 5–10), vocals (1, 2, 4–8, 10), piano (4), ring modulator (9)
 * John Beasley – piano (2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
 * Henry Hey – piano (1)
 * David Binney – saxophone (8)
 * Paul Stacey – slide guitar (10)
 * John Patitucci – double bass (2, 8)
 * Owen Biddle – bass guitar (1)
 * James Genus – bass guitar (3)
 * Pino Palladino – bass guitar (10)
 * Tal Wilkenfeld – bass guitar (5, 6)
 * Keith Carlock – drums (3)
 * Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (5, 6)
 * Charley Drayton – drums (2, 8)
 * Anton Fig – drums (9)
 * Jeremy Stacey – drums (10)
 * Kenny Wollesen – drums (7)
 * Nate Wood – drums (1)
 * Yasushi Miura – sonics (4)
 * Gabriela Anders – vocals (5, 7, 10)