Uoniverse Explained

Uoniverse
Type:	album
Artist:	Ugonna Okegwo
Cover:	Uoniverse-ugonna-okegwo-album-cover.jpg
Released:	August 3, 2004^[1] First release: 2002^[2]
Recorded:	March 27, 2002
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Satchmo Jazz
Producer:	Ugonna Okegwo

Uoniverse is an album by jazz bassist Ugonna Okegwo released in 2002. The album is Okegwo's first release as a leader.^[3] The album consists of five original compositions by Okegwo and five new arrangements of jazz classics, including Thelonious Monk's "Let's Call This". Jazzreview.com gave the album a rating of 4 stars and called Okegwo one of the leading bassists of his generation. All About Jazz highly recommended the album, calling it "truly diverse" and the band's rhythm "impeccable".

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[4]

Ugonna Okegwo – arranger, composer, producer, primary artist, audio production, double bass
Xavier Davis – piano
Donald Edwards – drums
Sam Newsome – guest artist, sax (soprano)
Ray Evans – composer
Jay Livingston – composer
Thelonious Monk – composer
Ray Noble – composer
Jaco Pastorius – composer
Wayne Shorter – composer
Katsuhiko Naito – mastering
Jordi Vidal – audio engineer, engineer

External links

Ugonna Okegwo, Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: Allmusic: Ugonna Okegwo - Uoniverse. Allmusic.com. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729012229/http://www.allmusic.com/album/uoniverse-mw0000209346. July 29, 2014. live. mdy-all.
Web site: Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians – Okegwo, Ugonna. jazz.com. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140328234434/http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/okegwo-ugonna-ferdinand-alistair. March 28, 2014. live.
Web site: Ugonna Okegwo: UOniverse (2003). All About Jazz. October 15, 2003. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726141735/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/uoniverse-ugonna-okegwo-satchmo-jazz-records-review-by-matt-merewitz.php#.U9PLcFfvXFk. July 26, 2014. live.
Web site: Allmusic: Ugonna Okegwo - Uoniverse - credits. Allmusic.com. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20220617085201/https://www.allmusic.com/album/uoniverse-mw0000209346/credits. June 17, 2022. live. mdy-all.