Bang!Zoom Explained

Bang!Zoom is a 1995 studio album by American vocalist and jazz/folk musician Bobby McFerrin, released by Blue Note Records. The line-up includes several members of the jazz fusion band Yellowjackets.

The album reached number 10 on Billboards Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[1]

Personnel

• Bobby McFerrin – vocals

Musicians

• Russell Ferrante – pianos, synthesizers
• Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
• Paul Nagel – Fender Rhodes (6)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
• Jimmy Haslip – bass
• Will Kennedy – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Bob Mintzer – saxophones, bass clarinet, EWI
• Scott Wendholt – trumpet (4)
• Tower of Power horn section (7)
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupka
  • Emilio Castillo
  • David Mann
  • Greg Adams (also horn arrangements)
  • Lee Thornburg

Production

• Russell Ferrante – producer
• Bobby McFerrin – producer
• Bill Gable – engineer
• David Luke – engineer
• Chris Tergeson – engineer
• Jeff DeMorris – assistant engineer
• Sheree Draft – assistant engineer
• Roman Foods – assistant engineer
• Rich Lamb – assistant engineer
• Michael Semanick – assistant engineer
• Malcolm Pollack – mixing
• P.R. Brown – art direction, design
• Mark Seliger – photography

Critical reception

In terms of critical reception, the album was met with only a 2 star-review on behalf of Allmusic.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bobby McFerrin: Charts & Awards. May 14, 2011. Allmusic.