Tribal Tech (album)

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Tribal Tech
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Released1991
Genre Jazz fusion
Label Relativity Records
Tribal Tech chronology
Nomad
(1989)
Tribal Tech
(1991)
Illicit
(1992)
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Tribal Tech is the fourth album by the jazz fusion band Tribal Tech, released in 1991.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Signal Path" (Scott Henderson) – 6:26
  2. "Big Girl Blues" (Scott Henderson) – 6:15
  3. "Dense Dance" (Gary Willis, Scott Henderson) – 4:51
  4. "Got Tuh B" (Gary Willis, Scott Henderson) – 6:43
  5. "Peru" (Scott Henderson) – 7:23
  6. "Elvis At The Hop" (Scott Henderson) – 4:34
  7. "The Necessary Blonde" (Gary Willis, Scott Henderson) – 6:52
  8. "Fight The Giant" (David Goldblatt) – 4:05
  9. "Sub Aqua" (Scott Henderson) – 5:30
  10. "Formula One" (Scott Henderson) – 4:44
  11. "Wasteland" (Gary Willis) – 8:03

Personnel

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References

  1. Widran, Jonathan. "Tribal Tech - Tribal Tech : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.