# Number Two Express > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Number_Two_Express > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Number_Two_Express.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Two_Express > Source revision: 1291938470 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1996 studio album by Christian McBride Number Two Express Studio album by Christian McBride Released April 15, 1996 Recorded November 16–17, 1995 Studio Clinton Recording Studios, NYC Genre Jazz Length 63:52 Label Verve Producer Richard Seidel, Don Sickler Christian McBride chronology Gettin' to It (1995) Number Two Express (1996) A Family Affair (1996) ***Number Two Express*** is the second studio album by the American jazz bassist [Christian McBride](/source/Christian_McBride). It was recorded in 1995 and released by [Verve Records](/source/Verve_Records) the following year.[1] The album peaked at #23 in the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* Jazz Albums chart.[2] ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [3] Los Angeles Times [4] [Scott Yanow](/source/Scott_Yanow) of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) commented: "Continually interesting music which contains plenty of variety".[3] Bill Kohlhaase, of the *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*, wrote: "Bass sensation Christian McBride has followed his well-received debut album, 'Gettin' to It,' with a surprisingly modern album that shows him moving ahead in taste and ambition. While the first album focused on soulful sounds and its leader's gutbucket pluck, the new disc plunges hard ahead with smarts, sizzle and fine interplay between celebrity players including pianists Chick Corea and Kenny Barron, saxophonists Gary Bartz and Kenny Garrett, vibist Steve Nelson and drummer Jack DeJohnette (playing with Corea for the first time since their Miles Davis days). Not only has McBride's material become more sophisticated, his improvisations have also progressed a notch. They're not so reliant on riffs and repetition."[4] ## Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Whirling Dervish" McBride 8:22 2. "Youthful Bliss" McBride 7:52 3. "Tones for Joan's Bones" Chick Corea 6:43 4. "EGAD" McBride 6:66 5. "Miyako" Wayne Shorter 5:23 6. "Divergence" McBride 9:21 7. "Jayne" Ornette Coleman 5:05 8. "Morning Story" McBride 4:51 9. "Grove" McBride 6:11 10. "Little Sunflower" Freddie Hubbard 3:58 Total length: 63:52 ## Personnel ### Musicians - [Christian McBride](/source/Christian_McBride) – Upright and Electric bass - [Kenny Barron](/source/Kenny_Barron) – Piano - [Gary Bartz](/source/Gary_Bartz) – Alto saxophone - [Mino Cinelu](/source/Mino_Cinelu) – Percussion - [Chick Corea](/source/Chick_Corea) – Piano - [Jack DeJohnette](/source/Jack_DeJohnette) – Drums - [Kenny Garrett](/source/Kenny_Garrett) – Alto saxophone - Steve Nelson – Vibes ### Production - Richard Seidel & Don Sickler – Production - [Jim Anderson](/source/Jim_Anderson_(sound_engineer)) – Recording ## Chart performance Chart (1996) Peak position US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5] 23 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Dicaire, David (2006). [*Jazz Musicians, 1945 to the Present*](https://books.google.com/books?id=LyNzBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA263). McFarland. p. 263. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7864-2097-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-2097-1). Retrieved February 14, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Number Two Express"](https://www.billboard.com/music/christian-mcbride/chart-history/jazz-albums/song/193017). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved November 2, 2018.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AM_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AM_3-1) Yanow, Scott. ["Christian McBride: Number Two Express"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/number-two-express-mw0000647649). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. allmusic.com. Retrieved February 28, 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-latimes.com_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-latimes.com_4-1) KOHLHAASE, BILL (April 6, 1996). ["McBride Rides a Smart, Sizzling 'Express' : CHRISTIAN McBRIDE: "Number Two Express" Verve (***)"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-06-ca-55432-story.html). *[The Los Angeles Times](/source/The_Los_Angeles_Times)*. latimes.com. Retrieved February 28, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE: CHART HISTORY"](https://www.billboard.com/music/christian-mcbride/chart-history/jazz-albums/song/193017). *Billboard*. [billboard.com](/source/Billboard.com). Retrieved November 2, 2018.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] ## External links - [Christian McBride Discography](https://www.christianmcbride.com/discography) v t e Christian McBride Studio albums Gettin' to It (1994) Parker's Mood (with Roy Hargrove & Stephen Scott; 1995) Number Two Express (1996) A Family Affair (1998) SciFi (2000) The Philadelphia Experiment (2001) Vertical Vision (2003) Kind of Brown (2009) The Good Feeling (2011) Conversations with Christian (2011) People Music (2013) Out Here (2013) Bringin' It (2017) Christian McBride's New Jawn (2018) The Movement Revisited (2020) For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (2020) Prime (2023) But Who's Gonna Play the Melody? (2024) Without Further Ado, Vol 1 (2025) Live albums Live at Tonic (2006) Live at the Village Vanguard (2015) Live at the Village Vanguard (2021) Related Christian McBride Big Band v t e Kenny Barron Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise. Albums as leader or co-leader You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens, 1967) Sunset to Dawn (1973) Peruvian Blue (1974) In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar, 1975) Lucifer (1975) Innocence (1978) Together (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978) Golden Lotus (1980) Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981) Imo Live (1982) Spiral (1982) Green Chimneys (1983–87) 1+1+1 (1984) Autumn in New York (1984) Landscape (1984) Scratch (1985) The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell, 1986) Two as One (and Buster Williams, 1986) What If? (1986) Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988) Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks, 1989) Invitation (1990) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990) The Only One (1990) Confirmation (and Barry Harris, 1991) Lemuria-Seascape (1991) The Moment (1991) Quickstep (1991) Sambao (1992) Other Places (1993) Wanton Spirit (1994) Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu, 1995) Things Unseen (1995) Live at Bradley's (1996) Live at Bradley's II (1996) Night and the City (and Charlie Haden, 1996) Spirit Song (1999) Canta Brasil (2000) Freefall (and Regina Carter, 2000) Images (2003) Super Standard (2004) The Traveler (2007) Minor Blues (2009) Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012) The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland, 2014) Book of Intuition (2015) Concentric Circles (2018) Without Deception (and Dave Holland, 2020) The Source (2023) Beyond This Place (2024) Member of Sphere Four in One (1982) Flight Path (1983) Sphere on Tour (1985) Pumpkin's Delight (1986) Four for All (1987) Bird Songs (1988) With Bill Barron Modern Windows (1961) The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron (1961) Hot Line (1962) West Side Story Bossa Nova (1963) Jazz Caper (1978) Variations in Blue (1983) Live at Cobi's 2 (1985) The Next Plateau (1987) With Ron Carter Pastels (1976) Yellow & Green (1976) Peg Leg (1977) Piccolo (1977) A Song for You (1978) Pick 'Em (1978) New York Slick (1979) Patrão (1980) Super Strings (1981) So What? (1998) With Stan Getz Voyage (1986) Anniversary! (1987) Serenity (1987) Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989) People Time: The Complete Recordings (1991) With Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963) Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1963) Something Old, Something New (1963) I/We Had a Ball (multiple leaders, 1964) Jambo Caribe (1964) The Cool World (1964) Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (multiple leaders, 1965) The Melody Lingers On (1966) With Freddie Hubbard High Blues Pressure (1967) A Soul Experiment (1968–69) The Black Angel (1969) Sing Me a Song of Songmy (İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970) Super Blue (1978) Outpost (1981) The Rose Tattoo (1983) With Yusef Lateef The Centaur and the Phoenix (arranger, 1960) The Gentle Giant (1970–71) Part of the Search (1971–73) Hush 'N' Thunder (1972) 10 Years Hence (1974) The Doctor Is In... and Out (1976) With James Moody Another Bag (1962) Comin' On Strong (1963) Moody and the Brass Figures (1966) The Blues and Other Colors (1968–69) Feelin' It Together (1973) With Buddy Rich The Last Blues Album Volume 1 (1974) Transition (and Lionel Hampton, 1974) Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974) Speak No Evil (released 1976) With others Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson, 2015) Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti, 1992) Mustang (Curtis Amy, 1967) Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson, 1985) The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker, 1977) You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977) Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws, 1982) Bad Benson (George Benson, 1974) Code Red (Cindy Blackman, 1990) The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995) Shining Hour (Larry Coryell, 1989) Quicksand (Ted Curson, 1974) Continuum (Ray Drummond, 1994) Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967) Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968) All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald, 1989) Awakening (Sonny Fortune, 1975) Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1983) Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984) Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks, 1978) Man & Woman (George Freeman, 1974) Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall, 1996) Light and Lively (Louis Hayes, 1989) Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989) The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath, 1972) Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath, 1973) Now! (Bobby Hutcherson, 1969) In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986) New Agenda (Elvin Jones, 1975) Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977) The Bassist! (Sam Jones, 1979) We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss, 1967) Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz, 1992) Number Two Express (Christian McBride, 1995) Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill, 1995) Never Never Land (Jane Monheit, 2000) Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad, 1971) A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval, 2010) This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank, 1984) Solid (Woody Shaw, 1986) Kamau (Charles Sullivan, 1995) Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972) A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine, 1967) Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner, 1985) Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro, 1982) Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967) Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles, 1983) New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003) Discography Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Number Two Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Two_Express) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Two_Express?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.