Christian McBride and Sting - Consider Me Gone

Here is the music video duet of Sting's song, Consider Me Gone -- featured on the new album, Conversations With Christian.

On his eight CDs that precede Conversations With Christian, bassist Christian McBride has framed himself in ensemble contexts, most recently on the widely lauded 2009 Mack Avenue release Kind of Brown, which showcases the Inside Straight quintet (his return to the acoustic jazz format as a leader) and The Good Feeling, released in September, comprising a suite of well-wrought charts for an A-list 17-piece big band.

On Conversations with Christian, the 39-year-old maestro places himself in the forefront of the flow on a duet apiece with "13 of my closest musical friends and cohorts"—singers Angélique Kidjo, Sting and Dee Dee Bridgewater; pianists George Duke, Eddie Palmieri and Chick Corea, as well as Dr. Billy Taylor and Hank Jones (who both passed away in 2010); violinist Regina Carter; trumpeter Roy Hargrove; guitarist Russell Malone; tenor saxophonist Ron Blake; and actress Gina Gershon. In the process, McBride unleashes the full measure of his already legendary skills, crafting as complete a portrait of his diverse interests—different vibrations of the blues and African-American church experience, bebop, the American Songbook, the Latin Tinge, the Freedom Principle, even comedy—as he has ever presented.

"I love and appreciate so many different styles and cultures," he remarks. "Changing hats, going from one project to another, from a straight-ahead session to an R&B session to a pop session, has always fueled my activity. I try to put all those different sounds into one pot and make it a coherent, jazz-inflected sound."

[briannabanx]

The lyrics... clearly talking about failed relationships... brilliant!

[niss]

Big respect for my man Sting. What an incredible range of musicianship he has. I remember his Punk days with the Police. And then all of a sudden, he is pushing jazz. He had my head spinning. LOL

[gombro]

There should me more of such intimate duets. Sting sounds superb being assisted only with the bass- and what a bass!! Love it.

[davidespinosa]

So amazing to finally hear the bass. What a sound !

[Kamilla]

Wow! Two masters of the craft letting loose!  I always feel so fortunate to have this kind of aural experience.  To add freshness to a song I've heard the same way for so long (on my cd) is truly fantastic.  This was wonderful.

[jeanandriusbarone]

FANTÁSTICO...amo Sting...e McBright...rei do Baixo...sem duvidas ...o Melhir do mundo

[ibassnote]

McBride sounds incredible in any setting, always fitting in, always adding something. Sting is singing his ass off here, nice to see. Obviously he is getting off on McBrides superior playing. I could probably listen to an album of this material.

[jasongravestock]

what an incredible version, so laid back

[urbanschalk]

Sooo cool, Can't set still listening!

[pierlobo]

Quand le "moins" peut le "plus".... yeah !

[ladyluckradio]

oh wow. Mr. McBride loking older these days. nice. So nice of Sting to come back to jazz.

[pauldrewry]

one should see Christian really burn like Sting never ever could

[ibassnote]

Can''t we just see the live take of the whole song? Most of the viewers here will be musicians who want to see the music being made.

[andreashoppe]

what does mcbride do to get that "kicking" sound or "ghost note" on the off-beats?

[linusjazz]

Really cool! I'm not sure about the chorus effect on the guitar though...