''Party Hats'' is a
jazz
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studio album
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by
Will Bernard
Will Bernard is a guitarist and band leader. He has led the Will Bernard Band, Will Bernard Trio, Will Bernard 4-tet, and Motherbug.
Career
In the 1980s Bernard was a member of the Hieroglyphics Ensemble led by Peter Apfelbaum. In the 1990s he f ...
recorded in 2006 and released in 2007. ''Party Hats'' received a
Grammy Award
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nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2007. The album gave Bernard more visibility as a jazz guitarist.
Review of ''Party Hats''
Dan Oullette, ''billboard.com'', retrieved November 22, 2008
Track listing
# "Share the Sea" - 5:38
# "White Elephant Sale" - 4:16
# "Ripple Sole" - 6:37
# "Leo's Cat" - 6:19
# "Party Hats" - 5:05
# "Afro Sheen" - 6:55
# "Chin Up" - 4:57
# "Newbie" - 4:16
# "Folding Green" - 4:57
# "Rattle Trap" - 4:48
# "Penske" - 4:42
Personnel
*Will Bernard
Will Bernard is a guitarist and band leader. He has led the Will Bernard Band, Will Bernard Trio, Will Bernard 4-tet, and Motherbug.
Career
In the 1980s Bernard was a member of the Hieroglyphics Ensemble led by Peter Apfelbaum. In the 1990s he f ...
- guitar
*Wil Blades - Hammond B3
Hammond may refer to:
People
* Hammond Innes (1913–1998), English novelist
* Hammond (surname)
* Justice Hammond (disambiguation)
Places Antarctica
* Hammond Glacier, Antarctica
Australia
*Hammond, South Australia, a small settlement in South ...
*Keith McArthur - bass (1,7)
*Ryan Newman - bass (2-6, 8-11)
*Jan Jackson - drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11)
*Paul Spina - drums (3, 6, 8-10)
*Cochemea Gastelum - alto saxophone (1)
*Joe Cohen - tenor saxophone (1, 2, 5, 6, 7)
*Peter Apfelbaum
Peter Noah Apfelbaum (born August 21, 1960) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer, and composer born in Berkeley, California.
Career
Apfelbaum formed the Hieroglyphics Ensemble in 1977. He performed with Carla Bley ...
- tenor saxophone, qarqabas, melodica (3, 6, 7)
*Dave Ellis - tenor saxophone (9, 10)
*Mike Olmos - trumpet (1, 6, 7)
*Adam Theis - trombone (1, 6, 7)
*Josh Jones - percussion (1, 4-7)
*Michael Bluestein - Hammond B3, electric piano (3, 7)
References
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2007 albums
Will Bernard albums