They call me Big New York

Personel

Over 25 musicians featured including Eddie Baccus Jr. – Saxophone Rob Maletick – Saxophone Keith l. Anderson -saxophone /EWI Arch Thompson- Flute Elliot Levine -Keyboards Mike Gamble – Guitar Curtis McCain -Percusion Sheila Shabazz – Percussion Tom Teasley -Percussion Nia Simmons – Vocals Debora Galan – Vocals Maurice Chevalier – Keyboard/ Producer * Christopher Valentine- Keyboard / Producer Chao Tian – Yanquin ( Chinese dulcimer) Drew Davidsen – Guitar Greg Boyer – Trombone Carol Albert – backing Vocals Alfreda Gerald- backing vocals Dave Howard – guitar Jack Turner – guitar Nick Costa -Drums Jay Jones – Drums Carl Anderson- Drums Rob Zinn – Trumpet

Track Listing

Big Tall Wish Latin Jive REDUX The Shape of Water (interlude) Sweetnight featuring Debora Galan Good Old Days Spirit Hispanica featuring Debora Galan Throb! featuring Eddie Baccus Jr. and Greg Boyer Year of the Dragon * Dekalb and Flatbush (Live at VMFA)

Artist Biography

Christian has been independently releasing singles since 2015, beginning with “Good Old Days” “Latin Jive Redux”, a 2017 remix of the Groove Skool song “Latin Jive”, went to #55 on Billboard and #1 in the UK It remained in the top 10 for over a year on both the Moth FM/UK and 96 8 the Oasis in the USA His 2018 release “Spirit” climbed up to #12 with a bullet on the Smooth Jazz Media Base chart and fueled his desire to present this and other material as an album Christian’s musical evolution was on full display as he made