Howie 61
# Howie 61

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Howie 61 is an album by Wayne Krantz released in 2012. It employs a large group of musicians and combines aspects of modern jazz harmony and rhythmic vocabulary with a compact, rock-like approach to structure.

## Track listing

All songs written by Wayne Krantz, except where noted.

* "Howie 61" – 2:50
* "The Bad Guys" – 2:32
* "Check Yo Self" – 7:35 (Duke Bootee / O. Jackson / Grandmaster Melle Mel / Bobby Robinson)
* "I'm Afraid That I'm Dead" – 2:58
* "Son of a Scientist" – 4:32
* "Can't Stand To Rock" – 3:38
* "I'd Like to Thank My Body" – 2:32
* "U Strip It" – 3:54
* "BelLs" – 2:26
* "How the West Was Left" – 6:07

## Personnel

* Wayne Krantz – electric guitar (1–3, 5–10), vocals (1, 2, 4–8, 10), piano (4), ring modulator (9)
* John Beasley – piano (2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
* Henry Hey – piano (1)
* David Binney – saxophone (8)
* Paul Stacey – slide guitar (10)
* John Patitucci – double bass (2, 8)
* Owen Biddle – bass guitar (1)
* James Genus – bass guitar (3)
* Pino Palladino – bass guitar (10)
* Tal Wilkenfeld – bass guitar (5, 6)
* Keith Carlock – drums (3)
* Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (5, 6)
* Charley Drayton – drums (2, 8)
* Anton Fig – drums (9)
* Jeremy Stacey – drums (10)
* Kenny Wollesen – drums (7)
* Nate Wood – drums (1)
* Yasushi Miura – sonics (4)
* Gabriela Anders – vocals (5, 7, 10)
