Steve Khan "The Green Field"

Steve Khan "The Green Field"

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Steve Khan
The Green Field
The Story
Already hearalded as "a monumental achievement in contemporary jazz" (Japan's prestigious magazine, Swing Journal), Steve Khan's "The Green Field" is the realization of the guitarist's unique musical vision. John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette and Manolo Badrena return to form the core group, and the 18-minute title track may well be Khan's most important work to date. On four of the tracks, the trio is augmented by the dynamic Latin percussionists, Ralph Irizarry and Roberto Quintero. Khan add this about the title track, "Because of the length of the track, it had to be placed last in the sequence as one does not want to make people a 'prisoner' of the track. One can only hope that, even in this "rush, rush, rush" world, a few of you will make the commitment of time, at least once, to go on this journey/adventure with the four of us. In that event, the four of us would want to express our gratitude."
The Music
09:21 El Vinon Instrumental
08:07 Congeniality Instrumental
07:31 Riot Instrumental
07:46 Fist In Glove Instrumental
07:20 Cosecha Lo Que Has Sembrado Instrumental
07:56 Sanctuary/Nefertiti Instrumental
05:25 Eronel Instrumental
05:37 You Stepped Out Of A Dream Instrumental
18:07 The Green Field (El Prado Verde) Instrumental
The Artists
Steve Khan Guitar, Production
John Patitucci Acoustic Bass
Jack DeJohnette Drums
Manolo Badrena Percussion, Voice
Ralph Irizarry Timbales
Roberto Quintero Congas, Percussion
Malcolm Pollack Engineering, Mixing
Anthony Ruotolo Engineering Assistance
Peter Doris Engineering Assistance
Christine Martin Production Coordination
Rob Mounsey Post-Production
Greg Calbi Mastering
Doug West Cover Art
Richard Laird Photography
Janet Perr Design
Mike Varney Executive Production
Recorded on May 23rd and 24th, 2005 at Avatar Studios, New York City.

Mastered at Sterling Sound.