Open Wide by Jen Chapin & Stephan Crump
This was the very first album recorded at The Butler Plaza studio, which later became the birthplace of so many other albums (including all three Rosetta Trio recordings) of mine and Jen's, plus many others. Recorded just a few months after 9/11 and featuring "Hurry Up Sky," written for our friend Christy Irvine Ryan whom we lost in the towers. We both learned so much from this duo work and our subsequent touring all across the U.S. To fill out the music with just bass and voice is a great challenge, and with Jen, a lot of fun. Enjoy.
Tracklist
| 1. | Hurry Up Sky | 4:36 |
| 2. | Open Wide | 3:05 |
| 3. | Way | 3:44 |
| 4. | Portrait | 3:48 |
| 5. | Gold | 4:29 |
| 6. | Don't Miss You | 2:32 |
| 7. | Passive People | 4:16 |
| 8. | I'll Take You With Me | 3:54 |
| 9. | NYC | 3:44 |
| 10. | Slow Tide | 5:46 |
Credits
all words and music by Jen Chapin
© 2001 Purple Chair Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Jen Chapin, Stephan Crump, and Rod Sherwood
Recorded and mixed by Stephan Crump and Rod Sherwood at The Butler Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, November 2001-January 2002
Mastered by Ramón Bretón at OceanView Digital Mastering
Photography by Valerie Trucchia
Design by Brooke Barnett
License
All rights reserved.
Memphis-bred, Grammy-nominated, Echo Award-winning bassist/composer Stephan Crump is an active bandleader with fourteen critically-acclaimed album releases in addition to numerous film scoring contributions. Known for transforming his instrument into a speaking entity of magnetic pull, his focus on creative instrumental music has led to collaborations with many leading lights of his generation.