Nick Maclean

Can You Hear Me? (Browntasauras Records)

Based in Toronto NICK MACLEAN is a multi-award winning pianist, synthist, and composer and is the leader of two critically acclaimed ensembles: the hard-swinging NYC-style jazz ensemble the NICK MACLEAN QUARTET and the groove-based, electric jazz project SNAGGLE. Nick is considered a protege of “Canada’s preeminent jazz trumpet player” (NYC Village Voice) the highly decorated BROWNMAN ALI (GURU, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Quincy Jones) and is signed to Brownman’s jazz record label BROWNTASAURAS RECORDS, an independent record label widely regarded as a vanguard for Canadian, forward-thinking jazz.

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Personnel

:: Nick Maclean -- piano
:: Brownman Ali -- producer, percussion, drum set
:: Chalet Studio -- recording studio (David Chester, owner)
:: Justin Meli -- tracking engineer
:: Josh Bowman -- mix engineer
:: Luisito Orbegoso -- percussion mix engineer
:: Justin Gray -- mastering engineer
:: Browntasauras Records -- record label
:: Orange Grove Publicity -- publicity & marketing
:: Neil Padaloy -- album cover art
:: Dave Restivo -- liner notes

Track Listing

  1. DISC 1
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  3. 1) Dolphin Dance (Herbie Hancock) - 7:59
  4. 2) All of You (Cole Porter) - 8:09
  5. 3) Someday My Prince Will Come (Frank Churchill) - 7:05
  6. 4) Why the Caged Bird Sings (Nick Maclean) - 6:19
  7. 5) Difficulties of Discernment (Nick Maclean) - 11:47
  8. 6) Rational Discourse (Nick Maclean) - 3:53
  9. 7) It Could Happen To You (Jimmy Van Huesen) - 8:54
  10. 8) Circle of Influence (Nick Maclean) - 14:04
  11. 9) Estratagema feat. Brownman Ali (Nick Maclean) - 5:22
  13. DISC 2
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  15. 1) Blackbirds (medley of "Bye Bye Blackbird" by Ray Henderson & "Blackbird" by Lennon/McCartney) - 7:58
  16. 2) Spartacus Love Theme / Nardis (by Alex North / Miles Davis) - 10:32
  17. 3) Tell Me Something I Don't Know (Nick Maclean) - 13:37
  18. 4) Footprints (Wayne Shorter) - 6:22
  19. 5) Things Ain't The Way They Used To Be (Mercer Ellington) - 5:52
  20. 6) Variations On A Porkpie Hat (Nick Maclean) - 6:52
  21. 7) The Truth Of It (Nick Maclean) - 15:17
  22. 8) Message To My Unborn Child (Nick Maclean) - 0:53
  23. 9) Zion (Nick Maclean)- 6:34

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