{"id":6813,"date":"2019-11-22T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chielimusic.com\/?page_id=6813"},"modified":"2023-05-29T01:37:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T01:37:49","slug":"all-stars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chielimusic.com\/all-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Twenty 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci<\/strong><\/span>
\nTwenty Twenty 2<\/strong><\/span>
\nreleased 4\/22\/2022<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to purchase an autographed CD e-mail us at <\/span><\/p>\n

info@chielimusic.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

_________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Produced by Chieli Minucci<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed<\/span>
\n2. Gonna Be Alright<\/span>
\n3. Slow Hands<\/span>
\n4. Showboat<\/span>
\n5. Folks Like Us<\/span>
\n6. Ceili Music<\/span>
\n7. Everything & Anything<\/span>
\n8. Novembers Child<\/span>
\n9. December<\/span>
\n10. Ballerina Dreams<\/span>
\n11. I\u2019m Leaving You<\/span>
\n12. Kampalino<\/span>
\n13. Homeland<\/span>
\n14. Words Left Unsaid<\/span>
\n_________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Forrest Richard Betts) Unichappell Music, Inc.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lionel Cordew – drums<\/span>
\nJerry Brooks – bass<\/span>
\nJay Rowe – organ<\/span>
\nRichie Cannata – flute, saxophone<\/span>
\nMino Cin\u00e9lu – percussion<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci – acoustic & electric guitars<\/span><\/p>\n

Occasionally the band unexpectedly bursts into this gem at a concert. I grew up listening to a lot of classic rock music, and the Allman Brothers Band was right up there – Dicky Betts and Duane Allman’s guitars getting under my finger nails day by day. I wanted to change things up a bit, opening the record like this~<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gonna Be Alright<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

John Favicchia – drums<\/span>
\nJerry Brooks – bass<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci – acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards<\/span><\/p>\n

A little bit of acoustic blues and a little bit of bluesy Stratocaster for ya, supported by Fav and Brooksman’s driving grooves, propelling the whole jam. Guys on the job, folks working out on the track, steelworkers pile-driving, riveting those steel girders up high.<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Slow Hands<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Joel Rosenblatt – drums<\/span>
\nJay Rowe – electric piano<\/span>
\nLao Tizer – Hammond organ<\/span>
\nGianluca Minucci – bass<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci – guitar, background vocals<\/span><\/p>\n

A mellow, moody moment – I was inspired by the ambient tone I conjured from my old 1984 Pensa-Suhr. Then the piece just came along, practically out of thin air. Music can like that – inspiration is everywhere.<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Showboat<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Joel Rosenblatt – drums<\/span>
\nRic Fierabracci – bass<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci – guitar, synth, kalimba, arrangements<\/span>
\nNelson Rangell – flute<\/span>
\nLao Tizer – electric & acoustic piano<\/span><\/p>\n

Showboat was a reaction to my reawakening of Joe Zawinul’s Weather Report and Syndicate projects. The composition, a real romp in poly-rhythms, features the amazing talents of Joel, Ric, Nelson, and Lao. I recorded using my archtop jazz guitar, the beautiful Scharpach Vienna Opus.<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Folks Like Us<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboard backgrounds, shaker<\/span>
\nJoel Rosenblatt – drums<\/span>
\nDave Anderson – fretless bass<\/span>
\nLao Tizer – Hammond organ<\/span><\/p>\n

I wrote and recorded this composition during the early months of the 2020 pandemic, when we were hunkering down and keeping our distances. For me it evokes the ironic peacefulness of that quiet time, and the yearning to move past it.<\/span>
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Ceili Music<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mino Cin\u00e9lu \u2013 percussion<\/span>
\nAntoine Silverman \u2013 violin<\/span>
\nJerry Brooks \u2013 bass<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci – acoustic & electric guitars<\/span><\/p>\n

Named after my Irish twinner, this playful ditty just romps through the day. It was recorded on the same day as “Dance on the Delta” and “Another Day, Another Smile”, from Special EFX, ‘Genesis’. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of the session we all stood in a circle and created an old fashion hand-clap track. Fun!<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything and Anything<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jerry Brooks \u2013 bass<\/span>
\nEric Marienthal \u2013 saxophone<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, beats<\/span><\/p>\n

A brighter tempo remake of, “Anything and Everything”, from my solo CD from the 90s, “Renaissance” – this one features Eric Marienthal doing his melodious thing on alto.<\/span>
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Novembers Child<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lin Rountree – trumpet<\/span>
\nOli Silk – piano<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, beats<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to Oli and Lin for adding their fresh sounds to this piece. I have always enjoyed Top 40 radio, admired the productions and arrangements of contemporary artists like Justin Bieber, Zedd, Max Martin, to name a few. In a roundabout sort of way they influenced my approach to this piece.<\/span>
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December<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chieli Minucci – guitars, synths<\/span><\/p>\n

This is an ambient prelude to Ballerina Dreams~<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Ballerina Dreams<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jerry Brooks \u2013 bass<\/span>
\nJoel Rosenblatt – drums<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci \u2013 guitar<\/span>
\nJay Rowe \u2013 keyboards<\/span><\/p>\n

Recorded live at the Sirius XM Studios, Washington, DC, back in 2019, here’s a live version of this Special EFX classic from our early GRP period. One of the last concert tours before the pandemic came along and put us back in the practice room.<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m Leaving You<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards<\/span>
\nDave Anderson \u2013 fretless bass<\/span>
\nJoel Rosenblatt \u2013 drums<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspired by the beautiful, brand new blue Fender American Performer Stratocaster I bought for Christmas 2020. I was having some fun exploring the sustaining sounds from this wonderful instrument and decided to write a power-ballad. It’s become tradition to include this style of song every once in a while.<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Kampalino<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Mino Cin\u00e9lu\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mino Cin\u00e9lu \u2013 percussion<\/span><\/p>\n

The mysterious percussion intro originally written to “Kampala” from Special EFX All Stars (2020), now becomes the intro to the foreign intrigue of “Homeland”.<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Homeland<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Joel Rosenblatt – drums<\/span>
\nJerry Brooks – bass<\/span>
\nAntoine Silverman – violin<\/span>
\nChieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspired by the Showtime series by the same name, this sneaky odd-meter groove might take you around the world more than a few times. Featuring Antoine’s fiery violin and some pretty slamming drum work by Joel.<\/span>
\n____________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Words Left Unsaid<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(Chieli Minucci\/Chieli Music)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chieli Minucci – guitars, keyboards, beats<\/span><\/p>\n

Also written in the first few months of the 2020 pandemic, I rediscovered the beauty of boardwalk walking, contemplating, ruminating, meditating, exercising! It all happened at Long Beach, NY, definitely one of the pristine beaches in the world.<\/span>
\n__________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Compositions written by Chieli Minucci\/published by Chieli Music<\/span>
\nexcept In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Forrest Richard Betts, published by No Exit Music Co., Inc.) and Kampalino (Mino Cin\u00e9lu)<\/span>
\nMixed by Paul Wickliffe at The Underground, South Orange, NJ<\/span>
\nexcept for Words Left Unsaid, and December, mixed by Chieli Minucci at Baci Studios, Forest Hills, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

Cover art by Amanda Jo Nagle<\/span>
\nAlbum artwork designed by Ren\u00e9e Gannon<\/span>
\nInside CD-tray photo by Mike Chimeri<\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/makeunicornsgreatagain.com<\/span>
\nPhotographs – Eduardo Simmonds Sr., Paul Wickliffe, Katherine Gilraine\/KG Creative Enterprises, KT Jones Photography, others. <\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to those of you who contributed photos from our concerts.<\/span>
\n___________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to all my musician friends for their wonderful and heartfelt performances, and artistic contributions to this 40th anniversary of Special EFX! Inspiration comes from all directions. Most of the music was written and recorded during the pandemic of 2020-2022. Thank you to my musical family – Jerry Brooks, Jay Rowe, Mino Cin\u00e9lu, Lao Tizer, Eric Marienthal, Joel Rosenblatt, Lionel Cordew, Dave Anderson, Gianluca Minucci, Nelson Rangell, Ric Fierabracci, Richie Cannata, John Favicchia, Antoine Silverman, Lin Rountree, and Oli Silk~<\/span>
\nIt was back in 1982 that George Jinda and I first recorded music together. I\u2019m grateful every day for this gig! This year marks the 20th year since George left us. His spirit continues to live in our music.<\/span><\/p>\n

Special thanks to my dear friends, keyboardist (and Special EFX concert agent) Lao Tizer for his vision & tenacity, and Nelly Neben for her decades as my devoted manager. A big shout out to the many wonderful promoters, theater, and club owners who tirelessly work in partnership with us to produce the live concerts which are the real reason for all of this! Gratitude to SiriusXM Watercolors for carrying on the tradition of radio airplay, and thank you to ALL the many radio stations, both terrestrial and virtual, who continue to support music. I got a big taste of traveling as a professional musician early on as a teenager and I knew what I wanted to do ever since.<\/span>
\nGratitude & much love to Stacey Hirabayashi, and to my entire family!<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to music producer Manny Kallins at Gotham Music\/Universal, my longtime entertainment attorneys Bob Donnelly and Paul Bezilla at Fox Rothschild, Trippin N Rhythm Records, Shanachie Records, JVC Records, GRP Records, and Keytone Records, where it all started. To my publicists, Amanda Jo Nagle, and Rick Scott (Great Scott P.R.oductions), Wayne Soodek, Burt Rosen, all my brothers from DSG, and… Snowflake and Da Boyz from CV.<\/span>
\nAs always and forever, enjoy the music!<\/span>
\n– Chieli<\/span><\/p>\n

MANAGEMENT<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNelly Neben\/Axis Artists<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nManagement<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNelly@axismanagement.com<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n+1(818) 998-2595<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WORLDWIDE BOOKINGS<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nLao Tizer Music Inc.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nlao@laotizer.com<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n+1(818)590-3163<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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