''Dressing for Pleasure'' is an album by

Jon Hassell Jon Hassell (March 22, 1937 – June 26, 2021) was an American trumpet player and composer. He was best known for developing the concept of "Fourth World" music, which describes a "unified primitive/futurist sound" combining elements of various w ...

that was released by

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

on November 14, 1994.

Track listing

"Destination: Bakiff" contains a sample of "Bakiff" performed by

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

(cf. ''

The Blanton–Webster Band ''The Blanton–Webster Band'' is a compilation album that combines the master takes of all the recordings by Duke Ellington's Orchestra during the years of 1940 to 1942, involving bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. Th ...

'').

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. Musicians *

– trumpet (on all tracks exc. 3, 4, 8), keyboards (tracks 5–9, 12), voice (7, 11) * Pete Scaturro - Hammond organ (1), piano (2), drum machine (3), keyboard bass (3, 4, 8, 9), electric bass (11) *

Brain A brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It is located in the head, usually close to the sensory organs for senses such as vision. It is the most complex organ in a v ...

- drums, percussion (on all exc. 3, 13) * Joe Gore - guitar (2, 5, 7–10, 12, 13) * BLK Lion - keyboard samples, programming (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12) ;with *

Jamie Muhoberac Benjamin Edward "Jamie" Muhoberac is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and Was (Not Was). Biography Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, Bob ...

- synthesizer, keyboard samples (tracks 1, 2, 12) *

Kenny Garrett Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. His primary instruments are alto and ...

- saxophone (1, 3) *

Flea Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, a ...

- electric bass (1) *

Trevor Dunn Trevor Roy Dunn (born January 30, 1968) is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, Dunn would dress similar to the ...

- acoustic bass (2, 12) * Leslie Winer - voice (4) * DJ Grand Shogun KB - scratches (4) * Islam Shabazz - electric bass (7, 9), voice (7) *

Lee Curreri Leonard Charles "Lee" Curreri (born January 4, 1961) is an American actor and musician, most known for his work in the film, '' Fame'' (1980) and its television spinoff, '' Fame'' (1982–1987). Life and work Curreri was born in New York City, in ...

- programming, organ treatment (7) * Gregg Arreguin - guitar (6) *

Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...

- electric bass (10) * Zoë Ellis - vocals (11) *

Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs t ...

- piano (11) * Peter Freeman – electric bass (13) *

Adam Rudolph Adam Rudolph (born September 12, 1955) is a jazz composer and percussionist performing in the post-bop and world fusion media. In 1988, Rudolph met jazz musician Yusef Lateef, and the two would go on to collaborate and perform together for th ...

- drums, percussion (13) Technical personnel * Jon Hassell – production * Pete Scaturro - production, recording and mixing engineer, additional recording (7) * Lee Curreri - co-production, recording (7) * BLK Lion - co-production (7) *

Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California, United States. He has been mastering music since 1979. Biography Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...

- mastering * Kevin Laffey - executive producer * Jon Hassell - art direction, cover design, Bluescreen concept and video still lifes * Tom Recchion - art direction and cover design * Katherine Delaney - cover design * F. Scott Schafer - photography (band)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1994 albums Jon Hassell albums