Uoniverse
| Uoniverse | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 3, 2004[1] First release: 2002[2] |
| Recorded | March 27, 2002 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 1:04:31 |
| Label | Satchmo Jazz |
| Producer | Ugonna Okegwo |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Jazzreview.com |   [3] |
Uoniverse is an album by jazz bassist Ugonna Okegwo released in 2002. The album is Okegwo's first release as a leader.[4] The album consists of five original compositions by Okegwo and five new arrangements of jazz classics, including Thelonious Monk's "Let's Call This". Jazzreview.com gave the album a rating of 4 stars and called Okegwo one of the leading bassists of his generation.[3] All About Jazz highly recommended the album, calling it "truly diverse" and the band's rhythm "impeccable".[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introducing the Uoniverse" | Ugonna Okegwo | 9:28 |
| 2. | "Never Let Me Go" | Ray Evans, Jay Livingston | 7:25 |
| 3. | "Three Views of a Secret" | Jaco Pastorius | 9:55 |
| 4. | "Back to Zero" | Ugonna Okegwo | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Elasticity" | Ugonna Okegwo | 7:57 |
| 6. | "Let's Call This" | Thelonious Monk | 5:41 |
| 7. | "Suspended Memory" | Ugonna Okegwo | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Cherokee" | Ray Noble | 4:25 |
| 9. | "The Whirl" | Ugonna Okegwo | 8:17 |
| 10. | "Infant Eyes" | Wayne Shorter | 3:45 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from AllMusic.[5]
- Ugonna Okegwo – arranger, composer, producer, primary artist, audio production, double bass
- Xavier Davis – piano
- Donald Edwards – drums
- Sam Newsome – guest artist, sax (soprano)
- Ray Evans – composer
- Jay Livingston – composer
- Thelonious Monk – composer
- Ray Noble – composer
- Jaco Pastorius – composer
- Wayne Shorter – composer
- Katsuhiko Naito – mastering
- Jordi Vidal – audio engineer, engineer
References
[edit]- ^ "Allmusic: Ugonna Okegwo - Uoniverse". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians – Okegwo, Ugonna". jazz.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "UOniverse by Ugonna Okegwo". Jazzreview.com. May 16, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Ugonna Okegwo: UOniverse (2003)". All About Jazz. October 15, 2003. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Allmusic: Ugonna Okegwo - Uoniverse - credits". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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