1. Gettin ’ To It 6:37 2. Thermo 5:59 CHRIStian 3 . Youthful Bliss 6:59 4. I Thought About You 6:09 5. Sahara 10:09 6. 4:43 mcbride Upside Down 7. Full House 6:25 8. Mr. Bojangles 6:16 big band 9. Used ’ta Could 4:37 10. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 3:55 bringin' it 11. Optimism 7:06 Producer: Christian McBride Associate Producer: Todd Whitelock with: Rodney Jones Todd Bashore Brandon Lee Ron Blake Carl Maraghi James Burton Joe McDonough Steve Davis Quincy Phillips Xavier Davis Dan Pratt Michael Dease Douglas Purviance Frank Greene Melissa Walker Freddie Hendrix Steve Wilson Nabate Isles Brandee Younger mackavenue.com • christianmcbride.com PC 2017 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC. 18530 Mack Avenue, #299, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236. All rights reserved. FBI Anti-Piracy Warning: The unauthorized replication or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement is investigated by the FBI and is punishable under federal law. Printed in the USA. Producer: Christian McBride Associate Producer: Todd Whitelock Executive Producer: Gretchen Valade Executive VP of A&R: Al Pryor Production Manager: Will Wakefield Recorded at: Avatar Studios – New York, NY Additional Post Production: Flux Studios – New York, NY Recording Engineer: Todd Whitelock Assistant Engineer: Timothy Marchiafava Mixed at: ValveTone Studios – New York, NY Mixing Engineer: Todd Whitelock Assistant Engineer: Josh Welshman Studio Owner: Damon Whittemore Mastered at: Battery Mastering Studios – New York, NY Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder Illustrations: Keith Henry Brown • keithhbrown.com Art Direction + Design: Raj Naik • naikdesign.com Photography: Anna Webber • annawebber.com Creative Services + Production: Maria Ehrenreich Product Manager: Shannon Moore Management: Andre & Cheryl Guess GuessWorks, Inc. [email protected] US Booking: Paradigm Talent Agency Todd Walker • [email protected] International Booking: Music Works International Katherine McVicker • [email protected] Christian McBride uses D’Addario Strings 1. Gettin’ To It 9. Used ’ta Could Christian McBride • K o b a lt/ToniChris Music (BMI) / Arranger: Christian McBride Christian McBride • K o b a lt/ToniChris Music (BMI) / Arranger: Christian McBride Soloists: Christian McBride, Freddie Hendrix, Ron Blake, Rodney Jones Soloists: Steve Wilson, Michael Dease 2. Thermo 10. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning Freddie Hubbard • Hubtones Music Co (BMI) / Arranger: Christian McBride David Mann, Bob Hilliard • Better Half Music/Bourne Co; Soloists: Xavier Davis, Freddie Hendrix, Ron Blake, Christian McBride RYTVOC Inc./Cherio Corporation (ASCA P) Arranger: Christian McBride / Soloists: Christian McBride, Dan Pratt 3. Youthful Bliss Christian McBride • K o b a lt/ToniChris Music (BMI) / Arranger: Christian McBride 11. O pt i m is m Soloists: Steve Wilson, Christian McBride Steve Davis • Second Floor Music (BMI) / Arranger: Steve Davis Soloists: Todd Bashore Steve Davis Quincy Phillips 4. I Thought About You , , Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen • Jerry Lierber Music; Range Road Music; Silver Seahorse Music; WB Music Corp (ASCA P) / Arranger: Christian McBride / Soloist: Brandon Lee 5. Sahara bass (all tracks) and arrangements (except Upside Down & Optimism): Christian McBride McCoy Tyner Aisha Music Company BMI Arranger: Christian McBride • ( ) / trumpets: Frank Greene (lead), Freddie Hendrix, Brandon Lee, Nabate Isles Soloists: Quincy Phillips, Xavier Davis, Todd Bashore trombones: Michael Dease (lead); Steve Davis (O pt i m is m); Joe McDonough (all tracks except Optimism); James Burton, Douglas Purviance (bass trombone) 6. Upside Down saxophones: Steve Wilson (LEAD Alto, soprano sax, flute); Regina Werneck, Djavan Caetano Viana • Universal Music Pub Todd Bashore (alto sax, flute, piccolo); Ron Blake (tenor sax, flute); MGB Brazil/Universal Music-Careers (ASCA P) / Arranger: Norman Simmons Dan Pratt (tenor sax, clarinet); Carl Maraghi (baritone sax, bass clarinet) Soloists: Steve Wilson, James Burton / Vocals: Melissa Walker piano: Xavier Davis 7. Full House guitar: Rodney Jones (Gettin’ To It & Full House) drums: Quincy Phillips Wes Montgomery • Taggie Music Co. (BMI) / Arranger: Christian McBride Soloists: Rodney Jones, Carl Maraghi vocals: Melissa Walker (Upside Down & Mr. Bojangles) harp: Brandee Younger (In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning) 8. Mr. Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker • Cotillion Music Inc.; Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) Special thanks to everyone in the Band. Arranger: Christian McBride / Soloists: Quincy Phillips, JoE McDonough Thanks to Andre and Cheryl Guess of GuessWorks, Inc., Vocals: Melissa Walker Eric DuPont, Trevor Smith, Mom, and my dear wife Melissa..