Who Let the Cats Out?
| Who Let the Cats Out? | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 15, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 2006 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:21 | |||
| Label | Heads Up International | |||
| Producer | Jim Beard | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [1] |
Who Let the Cats Out? is an album by Mike Stern, released in 2006 through Heads Up International.[2]
Rating
The album reached a peak position of number fourteen on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mike Stern.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tumble Home" | 8:14 |
| 2. | "KT" | 7:57 |
| 3. | "Good Question" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Language" | 7:03 |
| 5. | "We're with You" | 5:48 |
| 6. | "Leni Goes Shopping" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Roll with It" | 5:02 |
| 8. | "Texas" | 7:04 |
| 9. | "Who Let the Cats Out?" | 7:44 |
| 10. | "All You Need" | 6:57 |
| 11. | "Blue Runway" | 8:37 |
| Total length: | 73:21 | |
Personnel
- Mike Stern – guitars (1–4, 6–11), acoustic guitar (5)
- Jim Beard – acoustic piano (1, 4–6, 9–11), organ (1–4, 7, 8, 10), synthesizers (2, 5, 6, 11), clavinet (7)
- Chris Minh Doky – acoustic bass (1, 6)
- Meshell Ndegeocello – bass (2, 8, 9)
- Richard Bona – bass (3–5, 10), vocals (3, 4, 10)
- Victor Wooten – bass (7)
- Anthony Jackson – bass (11)
- Kimberly Thompson – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Dave Weckl – drums (3, 5, 8, 11)
- Bob Franceschini – saxophone (1–4, 9–11)
- Bob Malach – saxophone (7)
- Roy Hargrove – trumpet (2, 9)
- Gregoire Maret – harmonica (5, 8)
Production
- Dave Love – executive producer
- Jim Beard – producer, engineer, mixing
- Phil Magnotti – engineer, mixing
- Russell Hoppe – assistant engineer
- Eddie Jackson – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Robert Hoffman – art direction, design
- Clay Patrick McBride – cover photography, tray card image
- Gene Martin – session images
- Paul Greco – photo of Victor Wooten
- Robin Tomchin – management
- Roy Holland – management
- Bill Milkowski – liner notes
References
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1340. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Who Let the Cats Out?". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ "Mike Stern: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2011.