A Kind O' Music!: Victor Wooten

YIN YANG was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.
Like Pastorius, Clarke, and Patitucci before him, Victor Wooten is on a quest to take the electric bass to a new level of consciousness. As anyone who has heard him play can attest, he has more than enough talent to do just that. His third solo release, the double-disc YIN-YANG, displays all of his many talents including his exceptional vocal abilities. The styles covered here are almost too numerous to name: jazz, funk, fusion, R&B, blue grass, avant-garde, and more. Wooten handles them all expertly and sometimes all at the same time. His many stellar guests include saxophonist Kirk Whalum, banjo master Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews' drummer Carter Beauford, as well as the hopelessly funky Bootsy Collins and his endlessly entertaining 16-month-old daughter Kaila. The results are an incredibly creative collection from a tremendously talented virtuoso.

Track listing:

Disc One - Instrumental

1. "Imagine This" (V. Wooten) – 5:08
2. "Yinin' & Yangin'" instrumental (V. Wooten) – 4:36
3. "Hip Bop" (V. Wooten) – 4:03
4. "Joe's Journey" (V. Wooten) – 5:20
5. "The Urban Turban" (V. Wooten) – 2:42
6. "Tali Lama" (V. Wooten) – 5:17
7. "Zenergy" (Béla Fleck, Carter Beauford, V. Wooten) – 6:46
8. "Kalia Speaks" (Future Man, V. Wooten) – 3:00
9. "Sacred Place" (V. Wooten) – 3:46
10. "Resolution" (Carter Beauford, V. Wooten) – 4:57

Disc Two - Instrumental & Vocal

1. "Hormones in the Headphones" (Michael Kott) – 4:06
2. "Yinin' & Yangin'" vocal version (J.D. Blair, Dwight Farrell, Jonathan Morse, V. Wooten) – 4:12
3. "Kaila Rap" (V. Wooten) - 4:42
4. "One" (V. Wooten) – 4:54
5. "What Crime Is It?" (J.D. Blair, Bootsy Collins, William Collins II, V. Wooten) – 4:55
6. "Go Girl Go" (Michael Kott) – 3:18
7. "Pretty Little Lady" (V. Wooten) – 3:34
8. "Hero" (Future Man) – 4:42
9. "Singing My Song" (V. Wooten) – 4:43
10. "Think About That" (V. Wooten) – 4:09

Bonus Disc - (Rhythm Section Edition) [only in Mp3]

1. Zenergy (Bass & Drum only)
2. Zenergy (full band no Master)
3. Turnarounds & Musicianship (Bass & Drum)
4. Funk Improvisation (Bass & Drum)
5. Resolution (No Master)
6. Resolution (Bass & Drum)
7. Blues Style (Bass & Drum)
8. Reggae Style (Bass & Drum)
9. 41 (Bass & Drum)

Personnel:
Victor Wooten (guitar, cello, acoustic bass, programming, background vocals); J.D. Blair (vocals, drums, drum programming); Dorothy G. Wooten, Aseem Hetep, Kaila Wooten, Park Law, Allyson Taylor, Jonell Mosser, Kathy Chiavola, Peter Rowan, Tabitha Fair, Bootsy Collins (vocals); Count Bass D (rap vocals); Regi Wooten (guitar, acoustic guitar, wah-wah guitar); Béla Fleck (banjo); Buddy Spicher (violin, viola); Billy Contreras, Kurt Storey (violin); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Michael Kott (cello, background vocals); David Blazer (cello); Rudy Wooten (saxophone); Kirk Whalum (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Roger "Rock" Williams (soprano saxophone); Jeff Coffin (tenor saxophone); Rod McGaha (trumpet); Future Man (piano, organ, keyboards, Theremin, background vocals); Carter Beauford (drums); Jim Roberts (djembe, shaker); Jonathan Morse, Holly Wooten (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Victor Wooten; Kurt Storey.

Recording information: Bootzilla R; Dark Horse Studio, Franklin, TN; Masterlink Studios, Nashville, TN; Monkey Finger Studio, Nashville, TN.

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Victor Wooten - Yin Yang (1999)

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