Jazzonia

Jazzonia
Studio album of cover songs by Bill Laswell
Released	August 25, 1998 (1998-08-25)
Recorded	Orange Music (West Orange, N.J.)
Genre	Jazz, hip hop
Length	54:09
Label	Douglas
Producer	Alan Douglas, Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Oscillations 2 (1997) Jazzonia (1998) Nagual Site (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Jazzonia is a cover album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on August 25, 1998, by Douglas Music.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Moody's Mood for Love"	James Moody	6:15
2.	"Little Boy Don't Get Scared"	Stan Getz, Jon Hendricks	7:55
3.	"Swan Blues"	Richard Carpenter	6:13
4.	"I'm Gone"	Quincy Jones, King Pleasure	5:41
5.	"Blue"	Joni Mitchell	6:20
6.	"Cotton Tail"	Duke Ellington	8:36
7.	"Angel Eyes"	Earl Brent, Matt Dennis	5:57
8.	"Twisted"	Wardell Gray, Annie Ross	5:25
9.	"Fade"	Bill Laswell	1:47

Personnel

Adapted from the Jazzonia liner notes. ^[3]

Musicians

• Asante – vocals (1, ,2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• Karl Berger  – vibraphone (1, 2, 3, 7), piano (3, 5), synthesizer and keyboard bass (5, 7), musical arrangements (1, 2, 5, 7)
• Dana Bryant – vocals (1, 4)
• Bootsy Collins  – vocals (6)
• Grand Mixer DXT  – turntables (5, 6)
• Graham Haynes  – cornet (4, 5, 6), flugelhorn (7)
• Byard Lancaster  – alto saxophone (1, 4), tenor saxophone (2, 8, 9), flute (8, 9)
• Bill Laswell  – bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), percussion (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9), turntables (1, 2, 8, 9), effects (5), drum programming (5)
• Melle Mel  – vocals (4, 8)
• Amina Claudine Myers  – Hammond organ and electric piano (4, 6, 8, 9), voice (7)
• Roc Raida  – turntables (3, 4)
• Alicia Renee – vocals (1, 3, 8)
• Brandon Ross – guitar (1, 2, 8, 9)
• Nicky Skopelitis  – guitar (7)

Technical personnel

• Alan Douglas  – producer
• Joe Gastwirt  – mastering
• Robert Musso  – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1998	Douglas	CD	ADC18
United States	2006	Douglas	CD	AD-12

References

1. Genzel, Christian. "Jazzonia". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
2. Anderson, Rick. "Little Boy Don't Get Scared". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
3. Jazzonia (booklet). Bill Laswell. Paris, France: Douglas Music. 1998.

External links

• Jazzonia at Discogs (list of releases)