Rebirth is a studio album by Billy Childs, released on March 24, 2017. The title references the return to his hard-bop playing of the 1970s.
The album earned Childs his fifth Grammy Award – his first for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
Track listing "Backwards Bop" (Billy Childs) – 6:38 "Rebirth" (Childs, Claudia Acuña) – 7:38 "Stay" (Childs) – 5:59 "Dance of Shiva" (Childs) – 6:49 "Tightrope" (Childs) – 6:37 "The Starry Night" (Childs) – 8:10 "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 7:10 "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 7:29
Personnel Billy Childs – piano, producer Steve Wilson – alto and soprano saxophone Hans Glawischnig – acoustic bass Eric Harland – drums Claudia Acuña – vocals (on "Rebirth") Alicia Olatuja – vocals (on "Stay") Ido Meshulam – trombone (on "Rebirth") Rogerio Boccato – percussion (on "Rebirth") Gretchen Valade, Myles Weinstein – executive producers Rich Breen – recording, mixing and mastering engineer Nate Odden – assistant engineer
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