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Fostina Dixon The Vertical Alignment Tour

FOSTINA DIXON "VERTICAL ALIGNMENT"
Artist: FOSTINA DIXON
Title: VERTICAL ALIGNMENT
Label: SELF PRODUCED
Release Date: NOVEMBER 1, 2019
UPC Code: 888295911153
Produced By: AL TURNER

Track listing

Fostina Dixon Vertical Alignment

Produced By Al Turner

1.Good Vibes*
Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax
Featuring Al Turner on bass
Written By Al Turner
Publishing: Frenotes ASCAP
Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion
Monty Q. Pollard: Piano
Mike "Big Mike" Hart: Guitar

2.More *
Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax
Written by Todd Kilgoe
Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI
Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion
Monty Q. Pollard: Piano
Ray Chew - Keyboards/Programming/Neck Brace

3.Vertical Alignment *
Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax
Written by Todd Kilgoe
Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI
Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion
Monty Q. Pollard: Piano
Ron Otis: Drums
Charles Scales: Keyboards
Joe Foster: Guitar

4.The Best Is Yet To Come ****
Fostina Dixon: Soprano Sax
Jeffrey Murrell: Lead Vocals
Music by: Herb Middleton
Vocals : Jeff Murrell. Wado Brown "Petawayne"
Keyboard & Drum Programming : Herb Middleton
Bass Guitar : Herb Middleton
Lyrics : Wado Brown, Jeff Murrell, Herb Middleton
Publishing: Big Herb's Music/BMI, Jeff Murrell Music/BMI
Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI

5.Thank You *
Fostina Dixon: Alto & Baritone Sax
Written by Fostina Dixon
Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI
Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion
Monty Q. Pollard: Piano
Jeff Canady: Drums
Rick Watford: Guitar

6.Neckbrace ***
Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax
Featuring Ray Chew
Written By Ray Chew
Produced by Ray Chew
Publishing: Charu Music/BMI
Ray Chew: All Other Instruments

7.I'll Always Remember *
Fostina Dixon: Soprano Sax
Written by Todd Kilgoe
Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI
Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion
Jon Dixon: Piano
Mike "Big Mike" Hart: Guitar
JJ Evans: Vocals & Vocal Arrangement
Jeff Murrell: Vocals

8.Strutt'n Down Fulton Street**
Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax
Written by Fostina Dixon
Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing?BMI
Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion
Monty Q. Pollard: Piano
Jeff Canady: Drums
Gary Johnson: Guitar

9.Strutt Sum Mo *
Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax
Written by Fostina Dixon
Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI
Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion
Monty Q. Pollard: Piano
Jeff Canady: Drums
Wayne Gerard: Guitar

10.Blessing Me Now *
Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax
Written by Todd Kilgoe
Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI
Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion
Kali Douglas: Piano & Organ
Ron Otis: Drums
Leroy Hyter: String Arrangement

11.He Is Risen *
Fostina Dixon: Soprano Sax
Written by Fostina Dixon
Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI
Al Turner Bass, Keyboards, Percussion & Guitar
Monty Q. Pollard: Piano
Jeff Canady: Drums

Recording Engineers: Bill Harris & Al Turner
Assistant Engineer: Todd Kilgoe

All Songs Mixed By: Carl Robinson *
Except: Strutt'n Down Fulton Street Mixed By
Derrick Homes **
Neck Brace Mixed By Ray Chew ***
The Best Is Yet To Come Produced and Mixed By Herb Middleton ****
Engineered by Todd Kilgoe ****

Mastered By: Peter Humphreys

Fostina Dixon pictures by Marlon McNeil Sr.

Musicians: Fostina Dixon: Alto, Soprano & Baritone Sax, Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion, Monty Q. Pollard: Piano, Mike "Big Mike" Hart: Guitar, Ron Otis: Drums, Charles Scales: Keyboards, Joe Foster: Guitar, Background Vocals : Jeff Murrell. Wado Brown "Petawayne" Keyboard & Drum Programming : Herb Middleton, Bass Guitar : Herb Middleton + Others.

One of the few female jazz instrumentalists to front her own band, Winds of Change, the saxophonist, composer, vocalist and educator's comeback album in 2016, "Here We Go Again" has garnered complimentary reviews. The single "Vertical Alignment" released the beginning of 2019, made the Smooth Jazz Network Charts multiple weeks. This new CD Vertical Alignment, which features original materials and multiple talented musicians, is making great impressions, getting much praise with musicians, and creating a buzz in the music business. It hits the depth of your soul. There is no holding back or compromise of interpretation or expression. Fostina's unique improvisational style shows her experience in playing all genres of music. Her producers Al Turner and Ray Chew add even more flare to these original compositions. After a storied early career that included playing alongside such Jazz greats as Abbey Lincoln, Melba Liston, Frank Foster, James "Blood" Ulmer, Tom Browne, Roy Ayers, and playing in the Gerald Wilson Big Band, touring with Marvin Gaye, and many other experiences too vast to mention, Fostina has made significant contributions to the arts and education scenes. Fostina received a Christi Award for her contributions to promoting the arts in the community, an Outstanding Arts Educator award from the Delaware Board of Education, and an Outstanding Contributor award from the Council of Jazz Advocates for her work as an arts educator, and is the Founder and longtime Executive Director of the Wilmington Youth Jazz Band.

It's my honor to represent Fostina on this CD. She should take her place among jazz superstars. Love the sax interplay on the two vocals, "Best Is Yet To Come, " and "I'll Always Remember." Reminds me of the great jazz legend Grover Washington Jr.
—Lloyd Z. Remick Esq.




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