ANDY SUMMERS - Peggy's Blue Skylight (2000-2007) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

In a similar vein as his 1999 release Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk, guitarist Summers now offers tribute to jazz pioneer Charles Mingus. The collection is a little cobbled together, with an ill-conceived rap from Q-Tip over "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" and a sparse, unfunky reading of "Cumbia Jazz Fusion," but the former Policeman's bright guitar work works hard at tying it all together. Making more admirable guest spots are Randy Brecker bringing his crossover jazz trumpet to "Boogie Stop Shuffle," Deborah Harry singing on "Weird Nightmare," and the genre-bending Kronos Quartet performing a string arrangement of the final track "Myself." While at times overproduced and slick, Summers must be commended for approaching Mingus' daunting music head on and adapting it as his own. by Zac Johnson
Tracklist:
1 Boogie Stop Shuffle 6:56
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2 Tonight at Noon 5:05
Charles Mingus
3 Reincarnation of a Lovebird 6:26
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4 Opus Three 5:07
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5 Cumbia Jazz Fusion 0:40
Charles Mingus
6 Remember Rockefeller at Attica 4:09
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7 Peggy's Blue Skylight 5:11
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8 Weird Nightmare 5:35
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9 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat/Where Can a Man Find Peace? 5:54
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10 Free Cell Block F 6:04
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11 Self-Portrait in Three Colors 3:55
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12 Myself When I Am Real 9:06
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- Bonus Tracks -   
13 East Coastin' 3:16
14 Fables Of Faubus 6:43
15 Noddin' Yer Head Blues 5:24
Credits:
Accordion – Nick Ariondo (faixas: 2, 7)
Arranged By – Sy Johnson (faixas: 12)
Bass – Dave Carpenter (faixas: 1 to 11)
Cello – Hank Roberts (faixas: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), Jennifer Culp (faixas: 12)
Drums – Joel Taylor (faixas: 1 to 11)
Guitar – Andy Summers
Organ – John Novello (faixas: 8, 9)
Organ [Hammond B-3] – John Novello (faixas: 3, 6)
Percussion – Brian Kilgore (faixas: 6), Michito Sanchez (faixas: 5, 6, 7)
Saxophone [Alto] – Roy Nathanson (faixas: 10)
Sitar [Electric] – Andy Summers (faixas: 11)
Tambura – Geetha Bennett (faixas: 3)
Trombone – Curtis Fowlkes (faixas: 6, 10)
Trumpet – Randy Brecker (faixas: 1)
Veena – Geetha Bennett (faixas: 3)
Vibraphone – Bill Ware (faixas: 10)
Viola – Hank Dutt (faixas: 12)
Violin – David Harrington (faixas: 12), John Sherba (faixas: 12), Rob Thomas (faixas: 4, 6, 10)
Vocals – Alison Wedding (faixas: 6), Deborah Harry (faixas: 8), Geetha Bennett (faixas: 3), Q-Tip (faixas: 9)
Written-By – Charles Mingus