Positootly!

Positootly!
Studio album by
John Beasley
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
Studios
  • Bennett Studios (Englewood, New Jersey)
  • Rising Jazz Stars Studios (Beverly Hills, California)
GenreJazz
Length49:00
LabelResonance
Producers
  • George Klabin
  • Joe Donofrio
John Beasley chronology
Letter to Herbie Positootly!
Professional ratings
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Positootly! is an album by pianist John Beasley. The album was Beasley's second for Resonance Records, and featured an eclectic combination of styles, including jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and nuevo tango. In 2010, Positootly! was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.

Track listing

All compositions by John Beasley except as indicated

  1. "Caddo Bayou" – 5:04
  2. "Positootly!" – 4:32
  3. "Dindi" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:30
  4. "Black Thunder" – 6:41
  5. "Shatita Boom Boom (Club Desire)" – 4:58
  6. "Tanguedia III" (Astor Piazzolla) – 5:29
  7. "Elle" – 4:53
  8. "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) – 4:45
  9. "The Eight Winds" – 4:51
  10. "Hope...Arkansas" – 2:32

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Weekend jazz picks: The Bad Plus, 'Feed the Blue Whale' and more". Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2010.