Rebirth (Billy Childs album)

Rebirth is a studio album by Billy Childs, released on March 24, 2017. The title references the return to his hard-bop playing of the 1970s.

The album earned Childs his fifth Grammy Award – his first for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.

Track listing

1. "Backwards Bop" (Billy Childs) – 6:38
2. "Rebirth" (Childs, Claudia Acuña) – 7:38
3. "Stay" (Childs) – 5:59
4. "Dance of Shiva" (Childs) – 6:49
5. "Tightrope" (Childs) – 6:37
6. "The Starry Night" (Childs) – 8:10
7. "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 7:10
8. "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 7:29

Personnel

• Billy Childs – piano, producer
• Steve Wilson – alto and soprano saxophone
• Hans Glawischnig – acoustic bass
• Eric Harland – drums
• Claudia Acuña – vocals (on "Rebirth")
• Alicia Olatuja – vocals (on "Stay")
• Ido Meshulam – trombone (on "Rebirth")
• Rogerio Boccato – percussion (on "Rebirth")
• Gretchen Valade, Myles Weinstein – executive producers
• Rich Breen – recording, mixing and mastering engineer
• Nate Odden – assistant engineer

References