Stones World : The Rolling Stones Project II by Tim Ries

Personnel: Tim Ries (tenor saxophone); Keith Richards (vocals, guitar); Norah Jones (vocals, piano); Tony Scherr (vocals, bass instrument); Lisa Fischer, Sheryl Crow, Luciana Souza, Bernard Fowler (vocals); Ron Wood , Ben Monder, Bill Frisell, John Scofield (guitar); Stacey Shames (harp); Kent Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn); Michael Davis (trombone); Edward Simon , Robert Digioia, Bill Charlap (piano); Larry Goldings (organ); John Patitucci (bass instrument); Darryl Jones (bass guitar); Clarence Penn, Brian Blade, Charlie Watts (drums); Jeff Ballard (percussion). Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, New York; O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California; Right Track Studios, New York, New York; Munchen, Germany; Bennett Studios, Englewood, New Jersey (2002 - 2005). The project may seem odd at first: jazz and world music fusion covers of Rolling Stones songs? Yet saxophonist Tim Ries, a decade-long member of the Stones' touring band, fulfills his aim admirably. Gypsy music, gospel, African rhythms, flame...