Raison D'être is the ninth studio album by jazz guitarist Frank Gambale, released on 13 April 2004 by Wombat Records.
| Raison D'être | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 April 2004 | |||
| Recorded | December 2003 – January 2004 | |||
| Studio | Backroom Studios, Glendale, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz | |||
| Length | 68:35 | |||
| Label | Wombat | |||
| Producer | Frank Gambale | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Frank Gambale
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Foreign Country" | 6:56 |
| 2. | "Cachination" | 5:52 |
| 3. | "Bittersweet" | 8:17 |
| 4. | "Table for One" | 6:42 |
| 5. | "Nouveau Vignettes: Debut Solo" | 1:25 |
| 6. | "Nouveau Vignettes: Melodique" | 1:10 |
| 7. | "Nouveau Vignettes: Two Minutes B.C." | 1:57 |
| 8. | "Ka'anapali" | 6:37 |
| 9. | "May the Fourths Be With You" | 7:03 |
| 10. | "Monkey Wrench" | 5:51 |
| 11. | "Smug" | 6:25 |
| 12. | "Complex Emotions" | 10:20 |
| Total length: | 68:35 | |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from CD edition liner notes:[2]
- Frank Gambale – guitar, arrangement, mixing, production, executive production
- Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
- Ric Fierabracci – bass
- Steve Billman – bass
- Robert M. Biles – engineering, mixing
- Dave Frederic – engineering
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
References edit
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Raison d'Être". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Raison D'être liner notes. Wombat Records. 2004. p. 2.
External links edit
- In Review: Frank Gambale "Raison D'etre" at Guitar Nine Records