Stones (Alfabeats Nu Jazz album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman awarded the album 4½ stars and simply states: "Alfabeats is a playing band, albeit one with a language that extends far beyond the conventional definition of jazz to include elements of soul, R&B, funk... even hints of progressive rock and classic '70s Brit-rock. Regardless of how the group amalgamates a seemingly disparate group of influences, groove is priority number one. Stones is an exciting debut that will no doubt appeal to a younger demographic. But it's just as certain to attract more seasoned jazzers who don't have a knee-jerk reaction against rap or the idea of straying away from convention."[1]

All tracks are written by Max "Mbassado" Marzio and Roberto Magris, except where noted.

1. "Syeeda's Flute in Wonderland" – 6:04
2. "Stones" – 6:27
3. "Islamic Spires" – 5:06
4. "Red Cap & the Bad Loop" – 6:30
5. "L.A.P.D." (Marzio, Paolo Andriolo, Luca Boscagin) – 2:53
6. "Terra Nuda" – 2:27
7. "Reaching the Holy Land" (Magris) – 4:55
8. "Get Coltranized" – 4:52
9. "Floppy Generation Blues" – 4:02

Alfabeats Nu Jazz

• Max "Mbassado" Marzio – vocals, rap
• Luca Boscagin – electric guitar
• Roberto Magris – piano, electric piano, Hammond organ
• Paolo Andriolo – electric bass
• Paolo Prizzon – drums and percussion

Production

• Roberto Magris – producer
• Paul Collins – executive producer
• Fulvio Zafret – engineering