Dressing for Pleasure

1994 studio album by Jon Hassell
Dressing for Pleasure
Studio album by
Jon Hassell
ReleasedNovember 14, 1994 (1994-11-14)
GenreJazz
Length60:42
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJon Hassell
Jon Hassell chronology
City: Works of Fiction
(1990)
Dressing for Pleasure
(1994)
Sulla Strada
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Dressing for Pleasure is an album by Jon Hassell that was released by Warner Bros. on November 14, 1994.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."G-Spot"Jon Hassell5:03
2."Villa Narco"Jon Hassell4:32
3."Kolo X"Jon Hassell3:48
4."Personals"Jon Hassell / Leslie Winer4:13
5."Club Zombie"Jon Hassell3:28
6."Zeitgeist"Jon Hassell3:51
7."Steppin’ Thru Time"Jon Hassell / Pete Scaturro4:08
8."Destination: Bakiff"Jon Hassell / Juan Tizol4:16
9."Sex Goddess"Jon Hassell4:30
10."Buzzword"Jon Hassell / Pete Scaturro / Bryan Mantia / Joe Gore / Buckethead4:28
11."The Gods, They Must Be Crazy"Jon Hassell / Pete Scaturro5:42
12."Mati"Jon Hassell4:21
13."Blue Night"Jon Hassell7:42
Total length:60:42

"Destination: Bakiff" contains a sample of "Bakiff" performed by Duke Ellington (cf. The Blanton–Webster Band).

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Musicians

  • Jon Hassell – 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 - 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 - synthesizer, keyboard samples (tracks 1, 2, 12)
  • Kenny Garrett - saxophone (1, 3)
  • Flea - electric bass (1)
  • Trevor Dunn - acoustic bass (2, 12)
  • Leslie Winer - voice (4)
  • DJ Grand Shogun KB - scratches (4)
  • Islam Shabazz - electric bass (7, 9), voice (7)
  • Lee Curreri - programming, organ treatment (7)
  • Gregg Arreguin - guitar (6)
  • Buckethead - electric bass (10)
  • Zoë Ellis - vocals (11)
  • Greg Kurstin - piano (11)
  • Peter Freeman – electric bass (13)
  • Adam Rudolph - 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 - 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

  1. ^ Young, John. "Jon Hassell – Dressing for Pleasure". AllMusic.
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