Bang!Zoom is a 1995 studio album by American vocalist and jazz/folk musician Bobby McFerrin, released by Blue Note Records. The line-up includes several members of the jazz fusion band Yellowjackets.

Bang!Zoom
Studio album by
Released1995
Studio
GenreVocal jazz
Length45:56
LabelBlue Note
ProducerRussell Ferrante, Bobby McFerrin

The album reached number 10 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bobby McFerrin, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bang!Zoom"Bobby McFerrin, Russell Ferrante5:33
2."Remembrance"Bobby McFerrin, Russell Ferrante5:17
3."Friends" 4:28
4."Selim"Miles Davis5:19
5."Freedom Is a Voice"Bobby McFerrin, Russell Ferrante4:54
6."Heaven's Design" 5:57
7."My Better Half" 4:43
8."Kids' Toys" 5:17
9."Mere Words" 4:25

Personnel

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Musicians

Production

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  • Russell Ferrante – producer
  • Bobby McFerrin – producer
  • Bill Gable – engineer
  • David Luke – engineer
  • Chris Tergeson – engineer
  • Jeff DeMorris – assistant engineer
  • Sheree Draft – assistant engineer
  • Roman Foods – assistant engineer
  • Rich Lamb – assistant engineer
  • Michael Semanick – assistant engineer
  • Malcolm Pollack – mixing
  • P.R. Brown – art direction, design
  • Mark Seliger – photography

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

In terms of critical reception, the album was met with only a 2 star-review on behalf of Allmusic.

References

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  1. ^ "Bobby McFerrin: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Bobby McFerrin: Bang! Zoom > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.