Sky Blue (Maria Schneider album)

Sky Blue is the fifth studio album by American jazz composer Maria Schneider. The album was released in 2007 through ArtistShare and was nominated for two 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Large Jazz Ensemble and Best Instrumental Composition (for "Cerulean Skies").[1]

Sky Blue
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2007 (2007-08)
RecordedJanuary 6–9, 2007
GenreJazz
Length63:07
LabelArtistShare
ProducerMaria Schneider
Maria Schneider chronology
Concert in the Garden
(2004)
Sky Blue
(2007)
Winter Morning Walks
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Maria Schneider

No.TitleLength
1."The 'Pretty' Road"13:28
2."Aires de Lando"10:00
3."Rich's Piece"9:34
4."Cerulean Skies"21:57
5."Sky Blue"8:08

[1]

Personnel

  • Maria Schneider – composer, liner notes, mixing, producer, bird calls
  • Charles Pillow – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
  • Steve Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute
  • Rich Perry – flute, tenor saxophone, bird calls
  • Donny McCaslin – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Scott Robinson – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Jason Carder – trumpet, flügelhorn, bird calls
  • Ingrid Jensen – trumpet, flügelhorn, bird calls, electronics
  • Laurie Frink – trumpet, flügelhorn
  • Tony Kadleck – trumpet, flügelhorn
  • Marshall Gilkes – trombone, bird calls
  • Ryan Keberle – trombone
  • Keith O'Quinn – trombone
  • George Flynn – bass trombone, contrabass trombone
  • Frank Kimbrough – piano
  • Gary Versace – accordion
  • Ben Monder – guitar
  • Jay Anderson – bass
  • Clarence Penn – drums
  • Gonzalo Grau – cajón, palmas, percussion
  • Luciana Souza – vocals
  • Pernell Saturnino – bird calls
  • Gene Paulmastering
  • Joe Ferla – engineer, mixing[1]

References

  1. Ginell, Richard S. "Sky Blue – Maria Schneider". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1269. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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