The Good Feeling

Christian McBride | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: !K7
• ASIN: B005H1SG76
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,582 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #93 in Music > Jazz

Editorial Reviews

The good feeling you are about to feel is the kind that reaches from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet and all the soul in between. It can only be derived from the collective efforts of jazz players at the peak of their powers assembled and led by the one and only - Christian McBride! The bassist with the mostest hosts an awesome aggregation of players including his own band mate Steve Wilson, multi-reedman Ron Blake, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and his close personal friend, vocalist Melissa Walker. McB arranges and conducts the project which has been a life-long dream of his. They don t call it brass for nothing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Album, October 22, 2011

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Steven Hendley (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a very nice mix of classic and contemporary big band sounds. And the band really swings on all tunes. As for the reviewer who said the singer was out of tune on "A Taste of Honey," I have no idea what s/he's referring to. That song is one of my favorites on the album - a great interpretation of a great song with the singer in perfect form. Also, if you like this album you should check out Captain Black Big Band by Orrin Evans - another great big band album.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Big Band!, October 3, 2011

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W. Anders (Sweden) - See all my reviews
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Sorry to read the other negitive review. However we can all have our opinions. The Big Band playing is really superb! This must be one of the most exciting big band CDs in a while. It took me back to McBride in 1994 only on a bigger scale....Highly Recommended and I'm sure there will be a lot more positive words here on amazon soon ;-)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Vocalist Ruins This Album, January 18, 2012

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This review is from: The Good Feeling (Audio CD)

I echo the other reviewer's take that the vocalist they use is out of tune. Her poor phrasing, melodic interpretations, oversinging in places -- it's a shame, because the band alone is great. With all the other vocalists they could have used, how is it they wound up with her?