Fans of both Patches and Grammy Award winning bassist and producer Marcus Miller have long wondered when the two would team up on a project. With the arrival of BLOW, the wait is over — all tracks were produced and arranged by Miller. This album showcases Patches astounding trumpet playing, and boasts guest artists LeDon Bishop, MC Lyte, Kenny Garrett, DJ Quik and Will Downing. “Blow” includes new recordings of Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed” and Herbie Hancock’s “Tell Me a Bedtime Story.”
Tracks
- Gumbo (intro)
- Blow
- I Know What You Like (Funki-Jazzi)
- Overjoyed
- We Be Gettin’ Down
- Don’t You Know Will Downing, Guest Vocalist
- Road Song
- Cruisin’ MC Lyte, Guest Vocalist
- Congo Square
- Tell Me A Bedtime Story
- No More
- Gumbo (Outro)
Musicians
Patches Stewart – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
Steve Baxter – Trombone
Poogie Bell – Drums
LeDon Bishop – Vocals
Donald Blackman – Vocals
Dean Brown – Guitar
Roger Byam – Sax (Tenor)
Carl Cyrius – Vocals, Engineer
DJ Quik – Beats
Will Downing – Vocals, Guest Appearance
Kenny Garrett – Sax (Alto)
Diane Gordon – Vocals, Background Vocals
MC Lyte – Vocals, Guest Appearance
Marcus Miller – Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Clarinet, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Scratching, Clarinet (Bass), Drums, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Choir, Chorus, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Engineer, Vibraphone, Executive Producer, Fender Rhodes, Bass (Upright)
Tonni Smith – Vocals
James M. Walker – Flute
Producers
Marcus Miller, David Isaac(Co-Producer)
Executive Producers
Marcus Miller, Harold Goode and Harry Martin
Engineers
Carl Cyrius, Takamasa Honda, David Isaac
Mastering
Steve Hall
Photography:
Kumiko Higo
Design
Jack Frisch