Drummer Will Calhoun's Native Lands is a rather ambitious effort and quite successful. The personnel changes on each selection, ranging from a quintet with tenor-saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and trumpeter Wallace Roney to several duets, solo pieces for Will Calhoun on a variety of instruments, and even a 30-second statement on drums from two-year old Tateich Calhoun. The leader wrote the majority of the selections yet does not dominate, and his many illustrious sidemen have opportunities to stretch out. The post is post-bop jazz, sometimes looking towards Africa, always rhythmically interesting, and never dull or meandering. The accompanying DVD is part travelogue, part documentary of the record dates, and also holds one's interest. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Native Lands (CD & DVD)
06/28/2005 | Halfnote Records
All Music Guide Review
Native Lands (CD & DVD) Track Listing
Credits of Native Lands (CD & DVD)
- Marcus Miller
- Bass
- Antoine Roney
- Sax (Soprano)
- Pharoah Sanders
- Sax (Tenor)
- Buster Williams
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Jeff Levenson
- Executive Producer
- Orrin Evans
- Piano, Piano (Electric), Arranger
- Fran Flannery
- Mixing
- Laurie Flannery
- Mastering
- Quincy Troupe
- Liner Notes
- Francesca Pfeffer
- Photography
- Steven Bensusan
- Executive Producer
- Steve Vaccariello
- Cover Photo
- Marcelo Munari
- Engineer
- Wallace Roney
- Trumpet
- John Benítez
- Bass, Arranger
- Will Calhoun
- Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Bass, Piano, Drums, Pandeiro, Loop, Electronic Percussion, Mixing, Drum Programming, Producer, Keyboards
- Kevin Eubanks
- Guitar, Loop
- Naná Vasconcelos
- Percussion, Voices, Bells, Shaker, Hand Drums
- Stanley Jordan
- Guitar











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