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Be Water

by Christian Sands

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Double LP translucent royal blue colored vinyl with insert

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1.
Intro 03:38
2.
Sonar 07:12
3.
Be Water I 05:57
4.
Crash 06:03
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6.
Steam 07:42
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8.
Be Water II 05:59
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10.
Outro 03:23

about

Christian Sands’ third recording for Mack Avenue Music Group captures and establishes him as a forceful leader in composition and conceptual vision. With "Be Water," the music is akin to the element which has no form of its own, taking on the structure of whatever musical composition and performance in which it finds itself and is a universal necessity. For this recording, Sands has reunited with bassist Yasushi Nakamura and saxophonist Marcus Strickland, and is joined by trumpeter Sean Jones, trombonist Steve Davis, guitarist Marvin Sewell, and drummer Clarence Penn.

credits

released July 17, 2020

Producer: Christian Sands

Christian Sands: piano (all tracks); keyboards (1); voice (1); Fender Rhodes (1, 2, 3, 10); Hammond B2 (5)
Yasushi Nakamura: bass (all tracks)
Clarence Penn: drums (all tracks)
Marvin Sewell: guitars [Telecaster T57, National Resophonic Guitar Style O, Lowden model S-10 acoustic guitar, Custom Slide guitar] (1, 5, 9, 10)
Marcus Strickland: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet (3, 5, 10)
Sean Jones: trumpet, flugelhorn (3, 10)
Steve Davis: trombone (3, 10)
String Quartet (8): Sara Caswell – violin 1, Tomoko Akaboshi – violin 2, Benni von Gutzeit – viola, Eleanor Norton – cello

All songs written and arranged by Christian Sands • Christian Sands Music (ASCAP) except:
“Drive” written and arranged by Christian Sands & Marcus Strickland • Christian Sands Music (ASCAP), MTunes Music (SESAC);
“Can’t Find My Way Home” written by Steve Winwood • FS Music Ltd/Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI);
“Sonar” arranged by Christian Sands, Yasushi Nakamura, Clarence Penn; “Be Water II” arranged by Miho Hazama & Christian Sands

“Be Water I” and “Be Water II” contain an inspirational quote from Bruce Lee, “Be Water My Friend” – in public domain

℗© 2020 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Christian Sands New Haven, Connecticut

Barely into his 30s, pianist Christian Sands has already enjoyed a remarkable career trajectory. Mentored as a teenager by legendary pianist Billy Taylor, Sands became a member of the Christian McBride Trio and McBride’s Inside Straight. Now emerging as a composer and solo artist in his own right, Sands garnered a Best Instrumental Composition GRAMMY® nomination for his track “Be Water II.” ... more

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