Don Grusin and Bill Sharpe have collaborated on a variety of musical tasks...as consultants, producers, (Bill's solo CD, 'State of the Heart',) and now....'Geography', contemporary jazz songs and instrumentals. co-composed and produced by this high profile team.

They asked a few of their favourite players and singers to join them. Till Broenner, the masterful Trumpet and Flugelhorn player from Berlin; Fridrik Karlsson (Mezzoforte) from Iceland on Guitar; Mornington Lockett from UK on saxophone; Violinist Charlie Bisharat, Saxophonist Nelson Rangell and singer Natali Rene from the states, (all featured in the Hang); Singer Jill Saward(Shakatak) from England.

This was the concept...two piano and keyboard players making one CD.....the choreography....two artists playing at the same time bringing lush, funk, groove and melodic sounds together in one project with the support of influences from US, Brasil, Europe, Africa.... decorated with great arrangements and solos...each song profiting from the combined talent of these two well known musicians, composers, producers and arrangers.

Geography; an experiment in a new way of recording..... utilizing the deep talent from 5 continents.

CREDITS

Geography was produced and arranged by Don Grusin and Bill Sharpe and was recorded and mixed exclusively in Logic Pro 7.0 (and much use was made of the Exs-24 audio instruments)

Jamie Odell - Chief engineer, mixer, and sound designer, additional drum programming. Additional engineering by Don Grusin, Bill Sharpe, Alex Nekrasov, Till Broenner, Geoff Gillette and Carlos Del Rosario

London - recorded and mixed at The Lodge Studio, January - May 2005 Los Angeles - recorded and mixed at Bad Dog Studio, January - May 2005

Till Broenner's tpt - flugel horns recorded at Till's Studio, Berlin, Germany Nelson Rangell's flute, piccolo, sop. sax recorded at Relax Studios by Alex Nekrasov in Denver, Colorado

* Heat - horns arranged by Till Broenner
* URN Love - vocal background arrangement by Jill Saward
* Million Years - vocal background arrangement by Natali Rene

Mastered in Protools HD at Vision Sound by Carlos Del Rosario and Geoff Gillette

Thanks to all the players and singers!
Jamie Odell for his enthusiasm, creativity and patience
Aki Tamura and everyone at JVC in Tokyo
Phil and Yoko leader in London.
Colin Newman and Clive Wills at Newman & Co., London
Chuck Hurewitz at Issac, Kaufman and Painter, Los Angeles
Dan Dean and Ernest Cholakis of The Bluthner project, Seattle, Washington
Luke McQueen, Los Angeles piano tuner Jim Wilson and piano tuners Robert and Les Pearce in London

Thanks also to the gang at Logic Audio Pro, Spectrasonics, Korg, Emu, Technics, Protools HD, Paul Wiffen, Martin Harris and Simon Inkley at Yamaha UK and the lovely Jellybean.

Thanks to the following Artist's companies:
Nelson Rangell appears courtesy of Koch Records
Till Broenner appears courtesy of Universal Classics & Jazz
Natali Rene appears courtesy of Nati Records
Charlie Bisharat appears courtesy of CB Records
Jill Saward appears courtesy of JVC
Fridrik Karlsson appears courtesy of the Feel Good Collection