Standards (Bernie Worrell album)

Standards
Studio album by Bernie Worrell
Released	Jun. 7, 2010
Genre	Jazz, funk
Label	Scufflin'
Producer	Bernie Worrell and Evan Taylor
Bernie Worrell chronology
I Don't Even Know (2010) Standards (2010)

Standards is the ninth solo album by former Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell. The album comprised covers of jazz standards, including "Moon River". ^[1] The album was released in 2011 by Scufflin' Records ^[2] and was co-produced by Bernie Worrell and Evan Taylor. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer	Length
1.	"Take the 'A' Train"	Billy Strayhorn	4:18
2.	"Take Five"	Paul Desmond	6:18
3.	"Agua de Beber"	Antônio Carlos Jobim	5:57
4.	"All the Things You Are"	Jerome Kern	5:08
5.	""You're My Thrill" (song)"	Jay Gorney	5:27
6.	"Watermelon Man"	Herbie Hancock	6:17
7.	"Bye Bye Blackbird" (Available only on digital download)	Ray Henderson	4:22
8.	"Killer Joe"	Benny Golson	6:50
9.	"Moon River"	Henry Mancini	5:14

Personnel

• Bernie Worrell – piano, synthesizer, rhodes, organ, clavinet, melodica
• Ronny Drayton – guitar
• Andrew Kimball – guitar
• Smokey Hormel – nylon string guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar
• Kyle Cadena – guitar
• Tim Luntzel – bass
• Melvin Gibbs – bass
• Evan Taylor – drums
• JT Lewis – drums
• Glen Fittin – percussion, vibraphone

Chops Horns

• Darryl Dixon – alto sax
• David Watson – tenor and baritone sax, flute
• Jonathan Arons – trombone
• Freddie Hendrix – trumpet, flugelhorn

Additional personnel

• Darryl Dixon – horn arrangement
• Bernie Worrell – production
• Evan Taylor – production
• Eric Spring – recording, mixing
• Steve Berson – mastering
• Nina Chiminec – production assistant
• Justin Emter – photography
• Agree R. Geronca – art direction

References

1. ""Moon River" Is Having Another Moment: 8 Unlikely Covers That Got Us Here". Stereogum. May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
2. "Available Now!: Bernie Worrell Standards". Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
3. Jackson, Josh (August 18, 2011). "Bernie Worrell: The Wizard Of Woo Plays Standards". NPR. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
4. Bernie Worrell - Standards, 2011, retrieved June 20, 2025
5. Lamar, Andre. "Off to meet the wonderful 'Wizard of Woo'". The News Journal. Retrieved June 22, 2025.