Acceptance by Billy Childs
“On my first Mack Avenue recording, Rebirth (Billy Childs’ 2017 album which won a GRAMMY® Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album), I wanted to return to a focus on my jazz piano playing,” Childs states. “Acceptance is an extension of that, and the musicians make it very comfortable for me.” Childs thrives on group improvisation and has recruited fellow master musicians—saxophonist Steve Wilson, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Eric Harland—as the core ensemble for this collection: Acceptance. Elena Pinderhughes on flute; vocalists Alicia Olatuja, Aubrey Johnson and Sara Gazarek; and percussionists Rogerio Boccato and Munyungo Jackson complete the stellar lineup on this recording.
Tracklist
| 1. | Dori | 7:34 |
| 2. | Acceptance | 7:11 |
| 3. | Leimert Park | 5:57 |
| 4. | Do You Know My Name? | 6:01 |
| 5. | It Never Entered My Mind | 5:12 |
| 6. | Quiet Girl | 6:46 |
| 7. | Twilight Is Upon Us | 9:15 |
| 8. | Oceana | 5:29 |
Credits
Producer: Billy Childs
Billy Childs – piano (1, 2, 4–8); Fender Rhodes and keyboards (3)
Steve Wilson – soprano sax (2, 3, 6–8); alto sax (4)
Hans Glawischnig – acoustic bass (1, 2, 4–8); electric bass (3); background vocals (1)
Eric Harland – drums (1–4, 6–8); background vocals (1)
with:
Alicia Olatuja – vocals (4)
Elena Pinderhughes – flute and background vocals (1)
Sara Gazarek – background vocals (1)
Rogerio Boccato – percussion (1, 4); background vocals (1)
Munyungo Jackson – congas (3)
Aubrey Johnson – vocals (7)
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Pianist Billy Childs is one of the foremost American composers of his era and has successfully married the musical products of his heritage with the Western neoclassical traditions of the twentieth century in a powerful symbiosis of style, range, and dynamism. Thus far in his career, Childs has garnered several honors including seventeen GRAMMY® Award nominations, and won six of them.