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1. Big Guy
Jimmy Greene – tenor saxophone • Kevin Hays – piano and Rhodes electric piano • Ben Williams – bass • Otis Brown III – drums
2. Stanky Leg
Jimmy Greene – soprano saxophone • Renee Rosnes – piano and Rhodes electric piano • John Patitucci – acoustic and electric bass • Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums • Rogerio Boccato – percussion
3. Flowers
Sheena Rattai – vocals • Jimmy Greene – soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones • Kevin Hays – piano and Rhodes electric piano • Ben Williams – bass • Otis Brown III – drums and percussion
4. Second Breakfast
Jimmy Greene – tenor saxophone • Renee Rosnes – piano and Rhodes electric piano • John Patitucci – bass • Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums • Rogerio Boccato – percussion
5. Fun Circuits
Jimmy Greene – tenor saxophone • Mike Moreno – guitar • Renee Rosnes – piano and Rhodes electric piano • John Patitucci – electric bass • Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums • Rogerio Boccato – percussion
6. Stink Thumb
Jimmy Greene – soprano saxophone • Kevin Hays – Rhodes electric piano • Ben Williams – bass • Otis Brown III – drums
7. Someday
Jean Baylor – vocals • Jimmy Greene – tenor saxophone • Renee Rosnes – piano • John Patitucci – bass • Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums
8. December
Jimmy Greene – tenor saxophone • Kevin Hays – piano and Rhodes electric piano • Ben Williams – bass • Otis Brown III – drums
9. Amantes
Jimmy Greene – tenor saxophone • Mike Moreno – guitar • Renee Rosnes – piano and Rhodes electric piano • John Patitucci – bass • Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums • Rogerio Boccato – percussion
10. Something About You
Jimmy Greene – soprano saxophone • Mike Moreno – guitar • Renee Rosnes – piano • John Patitucci – bass • Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums • Rogerio Boccato – percussion
11. Thirty-Two
Jimmy Greene – tenor saxophone • Kevin Hays – piano • Ben Williams – bass • Otis Brown III – drums
As on his acclaimed Mack Avenue debut, Beautiful Life, a poignant, reflective recording that honored his daughter’s love of singing with a program combining jazz, spirituals, contemporary Christian music and ballads, Greene again fulfills his stated imperative of “reflecting the way that Ana lived.” Here, Greene hones in on Ana’s love of dance with a kinetic, groove-filled program comprising ten original compositions—including two Greene-penned lyrics—and his arrangement of the “new standard,” “Something About You.”
On While Looking Up, Greene finds solace, support and inspiration from each of these directions, but in particular from casting his gaze heavenward. Looking inward, he’s comforted by his faith and by the gift for moving, expressive composition that has marked his work for the last two decades. Looking outward, he has his family and his brilliant collaborators, culled for this project from a list of longtime favorites who haven’t entered the studio together in at least a decade. And while looking up, he recalls the joyful spirit of his daughter, Ana Márquez-Greene, who tragically lost her life in 2012, along with 25 other students and educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.