Gettin' To It
Gettin' to it is the debut studio album of American jazz bassist Christian McBride. The album was produced by Richard Seidel and Don Sickler and released by Verve Records on 1 September 1994. Although this was McBride's first solo album, he had previously featured on records as a sidesman for Gary Bartz on the album Shadows, Benny Green on Greens, Roy Hargrove on Public Eye, Joe Henderson on Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn, Freddie Hubbard on Live at Fat Tuesday's, Joe Lovano on Tenor Legacy, Harold Mabern on Lookin' on the Bright Side and Joshua Redman on Joshua Redman. Redman and Hargrove appear on Gettin' to it as instrumentalists. Gettin' to it has 10 tracks and a total running time of 55 minutes and 34 seconds.
Track listing
| 1. |
"In A Hurry (McBride)" |
4:35 |
| 2. |
"The Shade of the Cedar Tree (McBride)" |
7:39 |
| 3. |
"Too Close For Comfort (McBride)" |
5:50 |
| 4. |
"Sitting On A Cloud (McBride)" |
5:46 |
| 5. |
"Splanky (Neal Hefti)" |
4:15 |
| 6. |
"Gettin' To It (McBride)" |
5:30 |
| 7. |
"Stars Fell On Alabama (Perkins & Parish)" |
5:23 |
| 8. |
"Black Moon (McBride)" |
5:18 |
| 9. |
"King Freddie Of Hubbard (McBride)" |
7:39 |
| 10. |
"Night Train (McBride)" |
3:38 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Christian McBride – Bass
- Roy Hargrove – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Joshua Redman – Sax (Tenor)
- Steve Turre – Trombone
- Cyrus Chestnut – Piano
- Lewis Nash – Drums
- Ray Brown & Milt Hinton – Bass on "Splanky"
Production
- Richard Seidel & Don Sickler – Production
- Jim Anderson – Recording
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