Expectation & Experience

2021 – Shawn Maxwell

Album Information

Musicians

Shawn Maxwell – alto & soprano saxophones, clarinet
Stephen Lynerd – vibraphone (1)
Marielle de Rocca Serra – violin (2)
Michael Barton – bass (2)
Phil Beale – drums (2)
Collin Clauson – keyboards (3)
Tim Seisser – bass (3)
Zvonimir Tot – guitar & virtual strings arrangement(4)
Marc Piane – bass (4)
Lucas Gillan – drums (4)
Alex Beltran – tenor sax (5)
Kalyan Pathak – tabla & drum set (6)
Brenda Earle Stokes – piano (7)
Paul Abella – cajon & tambourine (8)
Howard Levy – harmonica (9)
Steven Hashimoto – bass (9)
Greg Essig – drums (9)
Mark Nelson – programming & keyboards (10)
John Stafford II – voice (11)
Keri Johnsrud – voice (11)
Craig Elliot – guitar (11)
Ernie Adams – drums (12)
Chad McCullough – trumpet (14)
William Kurk – keyboards (14)
Tom Sharpe – drums (14)
Gina DeGregorio – marimba (15)
Matt Nelson – keyboards (16)
Jeremiah Hunt – bass (16)
Greg Artry – drums (16)
Stacy McMichael – bass (17)

Recording Credits

Produced by Shawn Maxwell & Nick Eipers

Mixed and Mastered by Nick Eipers at Crann Darach, Chicago, IL

Lacquer Masters cut by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service

Shawn Maxwell recorded by Nick Eipers, assisted by Jackson Orland

Steven Hashimoto and Keri Johnsrud recorded by Nick Eipers at Crann Darach, Chicago, IL

Ernie Adams recorded by Grayson Elliott Taylor at Altgeld Road Studio, Chicago, IL

Tom Sharpe recorded on location by Jeff Elbel, The Happy Club studio, Wheaton, IL

Greg Artry recorded by Dave Miller at Whiskey Point Recording, Chicago, IL

All other musicians recorded themselves

All compositions © Shawn Maxwell

Published by Shawn Maxwell Publishing (BMI)

Shawn Maxwell is a Conn-Selmer Artist and performs exclusively on Selmer saxophones

Shawn Maxwell is a Vandoren Artist – Clinician and performs exclusively on Vandoren reeds, mouthpieces & ligatures

Cover painting ‘Satellite Collab’ by Lewis Achenbach 2021©lewisachenbach/ARS

Photography by Michael Barton

Track List
  1. Expectation1:39
  2. J.C. Jones3:11
  3. Empty Shelf3:46
  4. Quiet House4:10
  5. The Great Divide3:35
  6. Feeling Remote3:39
  7. Breathe2:17
  8. A Change of Climate1:07
  9. Alternative Facts4:18
  10. Every Day Is Monday1:42
  11. No Peace Without Justice2:48
  12. The Show Can't Go On2:20
  13. Empty Stage1:20
  14. Six Hundred2:39
  15. Lockdown3:00
  16. The New Abnormal3:15
  17. Experience1:25