PETER ERSKINE
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ 1991 1993 1995 1996
PETER ERSKINE:
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

FUZZY MUSIC, PEPCD005(CD)
(P)(C)1997 FUZZY MUSIC, USA
RECORDED: MARCH 28-30, 1996, MARCH 4,5, 1991, JUNE 1, 1993, MAY 8, 1995
RELEASED: 1997, USA
CREDITS (productions) :
Produced by Wolfgang Hirschmann (1,2,8,10), Peter Erskine (3,4,7,9),
Alan Pasqua, John Patitucci and Peter Erskine (5,6)
"Bulgaria" and "If Only I Had Known" recorded 3/28/96
in Studio 4, WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Germany)
"Northern Cross" recorded 3/29/96 in Studio 4, WDR
(Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Germany)
"To Be Or Not To Be" recorded 3/30/96, "live," in the Großer Sendesaal of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (Funkhaus Wallrafplatz), Köln, Germany
"Herbie Nichols" recorded 3/4/91 at Skyline Studios, New York
"Sweet Soul" and "Sub Dude" recorded 3/5/91 at Skyline Studios, New York
"Milagro" and "Caribe" recorded 6/1/93 at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles
"A to Z" recorded 5/8/95 at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles
Engineers: Reinhold Nickel (WDR), James Farber (Skyline), Bernie Kirsh (Mad Hatter), Assistant Engineers: Ruth Witt (WDR), Katherine Miller (Skyline), Robert Read (Mad Hatter)
Mastered on 10/2/97 by John Golden Mastering, Newbury Park, CA
Artwork & Design by Connie DePersico Beecher & Steven Green
Photographs by Shigeru Uchiyama, Shunsuke Yamamoto
CREDITS (musicians) :
drums: Peter Erskine
vibes: Mike Mainieri
guitar: John Scofield
tenor saxophone: Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer
trumpet: Randy Brecker
piano: Kenny Werner, Alan Pasqua
acoustic bass: Marc Johnson, John Patitutti
electric bass: Dante Pascuzzo
electric violin: Anand Bennet
tabla: Zakir Hussain
bata drum: Alex Acuna
 THE WDR BIG BAND:
conduct: Bill Dobbins
trumpet, flugelhorn: Andy Haderer (lead), John Marshall (solo on 2,10), Rick Kiefer,
Klaus Osterloh (flugelhorn solo on 8), Thorsten Benkenstein
saxophones: Heiner Wiberny (alto sax, woodwinds, soprano sax solo on 1)
Harald Rosenstein (alto & soprano sax, woodwinds)
Olivier Peters (tenor & soprano sax, woodwinds)
Rolf Römer (tenor & soprano sax, woodwinds, tenor sax solo on 2)
Jens Neufang (baritone & soprano sax, woodwinds)
trombones: Dave Horler (lead), Henning Berg (solo on 1), Bernt Laukamp, Achim Hartmann (bass trombone)
rhythm: Frank Chastenier (piano)
John Goldsby (acoustic bass)
Norbert Scholly (guitar on 8,10)
TRACKS (total time 70:10) :
1. Bulgaria (10:27) [Peter Erskine]
2. If Only I Had Known (7:44) [Peter Erskine]
3. Herbie Nichols (5:59) [Kenny Wener]
4. Sweet Soul (9:57) [Peter Erskine]
5. Milagro (5:34) [Alan Pasqua]
6. Caribe (7:15) [Alan Pasqua]
7. A to Z (6:01) [A.Bennett]
8. Northern Cross (6:19) [Peter Erskine]
9. Sub Dude (3:33) [Peter Erskine]
10. To Be Or Not To Be (6:46) [Peter Erskine]
TRACK CREDITS :
"Bulgaria", "If Only I Had Known", "Northern Cross", "To Be Or Not To Be"
Peter Erskine: drums
Mike Mainieri: vibes (guest soloist)
 THE WDR BIG BAND:
conduct: Bill Dobbins
trumpet, flugelhorn: Andy Haderer (lead), John Marshall (solo on 2,10), Rick Kiefer,
Klaus Osterloh (flugelhorn solo on 8), Thorsten Benkenstein
saxophones: Heiner Wiberny (alto sax, woodwinds, soprano sax solo on 1)
Harald Rosenstein (alto & soprano sax, woodwinds)
Olivier Peters (tenor & soprano sax, woodwinds)
Rolf Römer (tenor & soprano sax, woodwinds, tenor sax solo on 2)
Jens Neufang (baritone & soprano sax, woodwinds)
trombones: Dave Horler (lead), Henning Berg (solo on 1), Bernt Laukamp, Achim Hartmann (bass trombone)
rhythm: Frank Chastenier (piano)
John Goldsby (acoustic bass)
Norbert Scholly (guitar on 8,10)
Herbie Nichols
Joe Lovano: tenor saxohone
Kenny Werner: piano
Marc Johnson: bass
Peter Erskine: drums
Sweet Soul
John Scofield: guitar
Bob Mintzer: tenor saxophone
Joe Lovano: tenor saxohone
Randy Brecker: trumpet
Kenny Werner: piano
Marc Johnson: bass
Peter Erskine: drums
"Milagro", "Caribe"
Alan Pasqua: piano
John Patitutti: bass
Peter Erskine: drums
"Sub Dude"
Peter Erskine: drums
"A to Z"
Anand Bennet: electric violin
Dante Pascuzzo: electric bass
Zakir Hussain: tabla
Alex Acuna: bata drum
Peter Erskine: drums