Jazz-Iz-Christ
Jazz-Iz-Christ is the debut studio album by Jazz-iz Christ,[1] a group fronted by Armenian-American singer Serj Tankian.[2] The album was released on July 23, 2013, by Serjical Strike Records.[3]
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| Released | July 23, 2013 |
| Recorded | 2012–2013 |
| Genre | Jazz fusion |
| Length | 56:32 |
| Label | Serjical Strike |
The album has essential participation of the renowned pianist Tigran Hamasyan, flautist Valeri Tolstov, and trumpet player Tom Duprey. It also features additional performances from Stewart Copeland and actor/musician David Alpay and Vincent Pedulla. Unlike much of Tankian's previous discography, only 4 of the 15 tracks features Serj's vocals ("Distant Thing", "Song of Sand", "Garuna", and "Miso Soup"). All the other tracks are instrumental, except for "End of Time", which features a female vocalist.
According to Tankian, Jazz-Iz-Christ is "a combination. There's some classic jazz, dance-y stuff, and progressive things. It's all over the place, but it's jazz instrument-wise. It's for a modern listener who appreciates jazz overtones."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fish Don't Scream" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Troy Zeigler) | 3:37 |
| 2. | "End of Time" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov) | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Honeycharmed" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov) | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Arpeggio Bust" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov) | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Yerevan to Paris" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Troy Zeigler) | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Scotch in China" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov) | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Distant Thing" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov, Vincent Pedulla, Robert Simring, Jeff Muzzerole, David Finch & Stewart Copeland) | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Song of Sand" (featuring Tom Duprey, James Merenda, David Alpay & Vincent Pedulla) | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Garuna" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan) | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Balcony Chats" (featuring Valeri Tolstov) | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Jinn" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Stepan Haytayan) | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Waitomo Caves" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov) | 2:56 |
| 13. | "Through Nights and Hopes" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Mario Caspar) | 5:29 |
| 14. | "Papa Blue" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Jon Del Sesto) | 3:24 |
| 15. | "Miso Soup" (featuring Mario Pagliarulo, Dan Monti, Troy Zeigler, Larry LaLonde, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov) | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 56:32 | |
Personnel
- Serj Tankian - vocals (on 7-9, 15), bass guitar (on 1-6, 10-12, 14), piano (on 2-3, 6, 14) electric guitar (on 11), acoustic guitar (on 15), sitar (on 3), synth (on 2-5, 12, 15), programming (on 1-6, 10-12, 14, 15), samples (on 1-6, 10-12, 14).
- Tigran Hamasyan - electric piano Rhodes (on 5, 12, 13), keyboards (on 1), piano (on 1, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13), bass synth (on 12, 13).
- Tom Duprey - flugelhorn (on 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 15), trumpet (on 2-3, 6, 11-15), piccolo trumpet (on 11).
- Valeri Tolstov - flute (on 1-7, 10-15), guitar (on 10), piano (on 10), synth (on 13), programming (on 13), samples (on 13).
References
- "Jazz-Iz-Christ | Serj Tankian's Official Website. Get up to date news, tour dates, merchandise and more". Serjtankian.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- › Serj Tankian (1970-01-01). "Jazz-Iz Christ: Serj Tankian: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- "iTunes - Music - Jazz-Iz Christ (feat. Tigran Hamasyan, Valeri Tolstov & Tom Duprey) by Serj Tankian". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- "Serj Tankian Talks "Orca", "Jazz-iz Christ", System of a Down and More @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
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