Mr. T-Bone :: Sees America : CD

Release Date :: March, 2004

Mr. T-Bone, already member of the Italian bands Blue Beaters and Africa Unite, and after an important experience with the New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, came back to the "Big Apple" to join in a "super jam" of the Italian and the New York ska scene. This new album, recorded "live" Version City in New Jersey and at Coyote Studio in Brooklyn (NY) by Vic Ruggiero (Slackers,Rancid) as producer and musician. The album, mixed by Vic Ruggiero and King Django, contains 14 tracks, of which 12 are new songs written arranged and played by Mr.T-bone with a musicians "dream team" of members from The Skatalites, The Slackers, New York Ska Jazz Ensemble, David Hillyard's Rocksteady 7, the Blue Beaters, Africa Unite and more.

For fans of European ska jazz sounds and for lovers of 'Quizno's' Sub Sandwiches! (they used a track from this album in their commercials in 2006).

Track List
1. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
2. Easy
3. Bring Me Back
4. Sweet Child
5. E Lo Sai
6. I Mean
7. It's Up To You
8. Everyday
9. Ferma Il Tempo
10. Never Get Enough
11. Give Me A Call
12. Since I Met You
13. Comunique, Dunque, Contemporaneamente...
14. Let Me Cross The Sea
Hidden Track
15. Peanut Butter And Jelly

Line Up
Mr.T-bone :: Vocals, Trombone, Melodica, Harmonica
Ferdinando "Bombodrummer" Masi :: Drums
Sheldon Gregg :: Bass
Peter Truffa :: Piano, Organ, Vocals
Fabio Merigo :: Guitar
Larry Mc.Donald :: Percussion
Alessandra Circelli :: Backing Vocals

Additional Line Up
1. Vic Ruggiero :: Organ
Freddie Reiter :: Sax, Flute
Freddie Hendrix :: Trumpet, Flugehorn
David Hillyard :: Sax
Rolf Langsjoen :: Trumpet
Marco Circelli :: Sax

2. Vic Ruggiero :: Piano
David Hillyard :: Sax
Rolf Langsjoen :: Trumpet

3. David Hillyard :: Sax
Rolf Langsjoen :: Trumpet

4. Vic Ruggiero :: Guitar, Clavinet
Freddie Reiter :: Sax, Flute
Freddie Hendrix :: Trumpet, Flugehorn

5. Rolf Langsjoen :: Trumpet

6. Vic Ruggiero :: Clavinet
Freddie Reiter :: Sax, Flute
Freddie Hendrix :: Trumpet, Flugehorn

7. Alessandro Soresina :: Drums
Patrick Benifei :: Piano, Backing Vocals, Melodica
Paolo "de angelo" Parpaglione :: Sax, Flute
Riki Jeeba :: Trumpet

8. Alessandro Soresina :: Drums
Patrick Benifei :: Piano, Backing Vocals, Melodica
Paolo "de angelo" Parpaglione :: Sax, Flute
Riki Jeeba :: Trumpet
Raimond Wrigth :: ?

9. Vic Ruggiero :: Organ
David Hillyard :: Sax
Rolf Langsjoen :: Trumpet

10. Freddie Reiter :: Sax, Flute
Freddie Hendrix :: Trumpet, Flugehorn
Andy Stack :: Guitar solo

11. Freddie Reiter :: Sax, Flute
Freddie Hendrix :: Trumpet, Flugehorn
Bunna :: Vocals

12. David Hillyard :: Sax
Rolf Langsjoen :: Trumpet
Marco Circelli :: Sax

13. Freddie Reiter :: Sax, Flute
Freddie Hendrix :: Trumpet, Flugehorn

14. Vic Ruggiero :: Piano, Clavinet
Freddie Reiter :: Sax, Flute
Freddie Hendrix :: Trumpet, Flugehorn

Liner Notes

Produced by Vic Ruggiero, executive producer Mr.T-Bone

All songs written and arranged by Mr.T-Bone except
Track 1 (C.Mingus),
(9) Peter Truffa, recorded at the Coyote Studio Brooklyn (NY) by Vic Ruggiero and Mike Caiati

Additional recording and mixing at Version City (New Brunswick NJ) by Vic Ruggiero & King Django
Mastered at West West Side Music (Tenafly NJ) by Alan Douches.
Track 7 recorded at the "Conceepa Sound" Pontirolo Nuovo (BG) Italy by Fabio Merigo & Patrick Benifei