T.K. Blue: Eyes of the Elders PRESS RELEASE Including Liner Notes by Ted Panken CREDITS PERSONNEL T.K. Blue (Talib Kibwe) saxophones, flutes,kalimbas Eric Reed piano James Weidman piano Joanne Brackeen piano Lonnie Plaxico bass Jeff "Tain" Watts drums Stefon Harris marimba, vibraphone Randy Brecker trumpet, flugelhorn Steve Kroon percussion TRACKS Wee Village Council - Interlude 1 Dance of the Nile Frozen Mist Eyes of the Elders Village Council - Interlude 2 Harold's Theme Nostalgia in Times Square Village Council - Interlude 3 Matriarch Rites of Passage South Side Samba Wise One Total Time: 65:37 min T.K. Blue has assembled some of the brightest stars in jazz to create a scintillating display of musicianship. Taking inspiration from "the Elders", T.K.’s music covers the spectrum of jazz, using the kalimba and Stefon Harris on marimba to recall its African roots, traveling up the Nile, over to Brazil and ending with an intense soul-stirring version of John Coltrane’s Wise One. Features Stefon Harris, Randy Brecker, Lonnie Plaxico and Jeff "Tain" Watts. REVIEWS OF Eyes of the Elders TOUR SCHEDULE