Billy Childs

Artist:  Billy Childs
Origin:  USA
Genre:  Jazz, Post-Bop, Keyboards

Billy Childs is an American Jazz Musician and one of the most promising of the pianist-composered of the 1990s.  He toured with J.J. Johnson and associated with Freddie Hubbard and Night Flight (A Group with Dianne Reeves, he has worked with Allan Holdsworth, Eddie Daniels, Bobby Hutcherson and Branford Marsalis.

Title:  Map To The Treasure:  Reimagining Laura Nyro (2014)
Genre:  Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Folk Jazz
Label:  Sony Masterworks
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  New York Tendaberry (feat. Renee Fleming/Yo Yo Ma) (7:21)
 2.  The Confession (feat. Becca Stevens) (4:41)
 3.  Map To The Treasure  (feat Lisa Fischer) (7:15)
 4.  Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp (feat. Wayne Shorter/Esperanza   Spalding)  (5:19)
 5.  Been On A Train (feat. Rickie Lee Jones/Chris Potter) (6:23)
 6.  Stoned Soul Picnic (feat. Ledisi)  (4:26)
 7.  Gibsom Street  (feat. Susan Tedeschi/Steve Wilson) (6:30)
 8.  Save The Country (feat. Chris Botti/Shawn Colvin) (7:32)
 9.  To A Child (feat. Dianne Reeve)  (5:48)
10. And When I Die (feat. Jerry Douglas/Alison Krauss) (6:10)

Personnel:

Billy Childs:  Piano, Wurlitzer

Renee Fleming:  Vocals on Track 1
Becca Stevens:  Vocals on Track 2
Lisa Fischer:  Vocals on Track 3
Esperanza Spalding:  Vocals on Track 4
Rickie Lee Jones: Vocals on Tracks 5
Ledisi:  Vocals on Track 6
Sunsan Tedeschi:  Vocals on Track 7
Shawn Colvin:  Vocals on Track 8
Dianne Reeves:  Vocals on Track 9
Alison Krauss:  Vocals, Backing Vocals on Track 10

Steve Wilson:  Alto Saxophone on Track 7
Yo-Yo Ma:  Cello on Track 1
Caron Robbins:  Harp on Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Scott Colley:  Bass on Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4
Brian Blade:  Drums on Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4
Mark Robertson:  Violin on Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Jen Choi Fishcher:  Violin on Tracks: 1, 2
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith:  Cello on Tracks:  1, 2, 3, 45, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Jay Bellerose:  Percussion on Tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10
Dean Parks:  Guitar on Tracks:  2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
Luke Maurer:  Viola on Tracks: 2, 4, 5, 6
Alyssa Park:  Violin on Track:  3, 4, 5
Wayne Shorter:  Soprano Saxophone on Track 4
Chris Potter:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 5
Carlitos Del Puerto:  Bass on Tracks:  5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Vinnie Colaiuta:  Drums on Tracks:  5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Chris Botti:  Trumpet on Track 8
Dan Tyminski:  Backing Vocals on Track 10
Jerry Douglas:  Dobro on Track 10

Map To The Treasure:  Reimagining Laura Nyro is a tribute album by Billy Childs, was released on September 9, 2014 by Sony Masterworks, inspiration to Laura Nyro featuring Rickie Lee Jones, Shawn Colvin, Dianne Reeves, Susan Tedeschi, Alison Krauss, Chris Botti, Yo-Yo Ma, Jerry Douglas, Wayne Shorter and many more!.