Observatory (album)
Observatory is the second studio album by husband and wife duo Steve Weingart & Renee Jones. Co-produced by Steve Weingart and Simon Phillips, the CD was released worldwide on November 27, 2012 by Skeewa Music.[1][2][3][4]
Observatory | ||||
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Studio album by Steve Weingart & Renee Jones | ||||
Released | November 2012 | |||
Recorded | Phantom Recordings, Van Nuys, CA. | |||
Genre | Jazz Fusion | |||
Length | 49:24 | |||
Label | Skeewa Music | |||
Producer | Steve Weingart and Simon Phillips | |||
Steve Weingart & Renee Jones chronology | ||||
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Track listing
- "Twenty Twelve" (Weingart) – 5:15
- "Time Will Tell" (Weingart & Jones) – 6:49
- "Conspiracy" (Weingart) – 5:21
- "Ethos" (Weingart & Jones) – 5:28
- "Nostalgia" (Weingart) – 4:32
- "Echoplexity" (Weingart & Jones) – 8:55
- "Shelter" (Weingart) – 6:27
- "After" (Weingart) – 6:37
Personnel
- Steve Weingart – Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
- Renee Jones – Electric Bass, Vocals
- Simon Phillips – Drums (except After)
- Katisse Buckingham - Saxes & Flutes
- Chris Wabich - Percussion, Drums on After, Steel Drums on Shelter
- Mike Miller - Electric Guitar on Twenty Twelve
Liner Notes
All songs published by Skeewa Music (ASCAP), except:
Time Will Tell, Ethos, and Echoplexity, published by Skeewa Music and Intiésin Music (ASCAP)
Steve plays: Clavia Nord Wave, 1972 Fender Rhodes 73 Stage, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, and thanks Clavia, Nir Benjaminy-Fender Rhodes LA
Renee plays Music Man Basses and thanks them for their support.
Steve and Renee gratefully acknowledge: The Weingart and Jones families for their love and support; Simon, Katisse and Chris for their friendship & musicianship; Steve Lukather, Lou and Stacey Spirito, Tom Meek, Reggie Boyle, Billie Rainbird, Mike and Diana Guitard, Steve and Cindy Saalfeld.
Produced by Steve Weingart and Simon Phillips
Recorded and Mixed by Simon Phillips at Phantom Studios, Van Nuys, California
Assistant Engineering by Matthew Forsyth
Mastered by Ron Bousted at Resolution Mastering, Sherman Oaks, California
Photography and Package Design by Lou Spirito
Hubble Images by NASA/JPL
References
- "Weingart Jones Albums, 'Observatory'".
- "Weingart & Jones Celebrate New Album". JazzCorner. February 2013.
- Boyle, Reggie. "Reggie talking with Renee Jones and Weingart". SteveLukather.net.
- "New CD Releases - Observatory - Steve Weingart & Renee Jones". ejazznews. February 2013.