The Ten Shades of Blues is the fifth solo studio album by Cameroonian jazz bassist and musician Richard Bona. It was released on October 19, 2009 through Universal Music Jazz France.[1] The album has charted in France and the Netherlands.
The Ten Shades of Blues | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 19, 2009 | |||
Genre | Jazz, blues, world music | |||
Label | Universal Music Jazz France | |||
Richard Bona chronology | ||||
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Album theme
editI like each of my albums to have a theme, a project behind it. This time I chose the blues. I look at the blues from the universal angle: you can find it in Africa, in America and in India. People put a style to it, a style with guitar and vocals. But I see it first as a scale, one that’s present in different traditions and expressions in music. Ten Shades of Blues means ten nuances, ten different ways of playing the blues.
— Richard Bona[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Richard Bona, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take One" | 0:53 | |
2. | "Shiva Mantra" | 5:47 | |
3. | "Good Times" | Richard Bona, Frank McComb | 4:31 |
4. | "M'Bemba Mama" | 4:04 | |
5. | "Kurumalete" | 5:02 | |
6. | "Souleymane" | 4:58 | |
7. | "African Cowboy" | 5:05 | |
8. | "Esukudu" | 4:35 | |
9. | "Yara's Blues" | Richard Bona, Morley Kamen | 4:15 |
10. | "Sona Moyo" | 4:56 | |
11. | "Camer Secrets" | 4:47 |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from AllMusic.[3]
- Richard Bona – vocals, backing vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, mandolin, drums, percussion, production, engineering, sampling
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Chart performance
editChart (2009) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP)[4] | 116 |
Netherlands (MegaCharts)[5] | 49 |
References
edit- ^ "The Ten Shades of Blues by Richard Bona". iTunes. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "The Ten Shades of Blues". bonamusic.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "The Ten Shades of Blues - Richard Bona | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "LesCharts.com - Discographie Richard Bona" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "DutchCharts.nl - Discografie Richard Bona" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2013.