Sky Blue (Maria Schneider album)

Sky Blue
Sky Blue
Studio album by Maria Schneider
Released	August 2007
Recorded	January 6–9, 2007
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:07
Label	ArtistShare
Producer	Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Sky Blue is the fifth studio album by American jazz composer Maria Schneider. The album was released in 2007 through ArtistShare and was nominated for two 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Large Jazz Ensemble and Best Instrumental Composition (for "Cerulean Skies").^[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Maria Schneider.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The 'Pretty' Road"	13:28
2.	"Aires de Lando"	10:00
3.	"Rich's Piece"	9:34
4.	"Cerulean Skies"	21:57
5.	"Sky Blue"	8:08

Source: AllMusic.^[1]

Personnel[]

Maria Schneider – composer, liner notes, mixing, producer, bird calls
Charles Pillow – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
Steve Wilson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute
Rich Perry – flute, tenor saxophone, bird calls
Donny McCaslin – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Scott Robinson – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Jason Carder – trumpet, flügelhorn, bird calls
Ingrid Jensen – trumpet, flügelhorn, bird calls, electronics
Laurie Frink – trumpet, flügelhorn
Tony Kadleck – trumpet, flügelhorn
Marshall Gilkes – trombone, bird calls
Ryan Keberle – trombone
– trombone
– bass trombone, contrabass trombone
Frank Kimbrough – piano
Gary Versace – accordion
Ben Monder – guitar
Jay Anderson – bass
Clarence Penn – drums
Gonzalo Grau – cajón, palmas, percussion
Luciana Souza – vocals
Pernell Saturnino – bird calls
Gene Paul – mastering
Joe Ferla – engineer, mixing^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Ginell, Richard. "Sky Blue – Maria Schneider". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1269. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

External links[]

Official site

[Ginell-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Ginell, Richard. "Sky Blue – Maria Schneider". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2017.

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1269. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader	Evanescence (1992) Coming About (1995) Allégresse (2000) Concert in the Garden (2004) Sky Blue (2007) Winter Morning Walks (and Dawn Upshaw, 2012) The Thompson Fields (2014)