One of the rare covers Chieli has recorded over his 30+ year career, this time featuring the wonderful vocals of the late-great Johnny Kemp.  Recorded back in 1996.

Musicians
Chieli Minucci…….electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards
Steve Skinner……. keyboards, programming, harmonica
Lionel Cordew…..drums
George Jinda….. percussion
Mino Cinelu…..percussion, vocals
Johnny Kemp……. lead vocal 
James “Crab” Robinson, Danny Madden,
Johnny Kemp…..background vocals

Arrangement by Chieli Minucci, Steve Skinner
Produced by Chieli Minucci

Sitting In Limbo, featuring Johnny Kemp

Musicians
Chieli Minucci…….electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards
George Jinda…….Jimbe, Cameroonian rattles, agogo pipe, shakers, cymbals, shekere, crotales, tuned temple blocks, tambourines, cowbells, finger cymbals, timbalitos, triangle, china cymbal, African talking drum, bushman rattles, Udu drum,  crasher, chimetree, clave…….
Lionel Cordew……drums
Gerald Veasley…..bass
Johnny Kemp…vocals

Produced by Chieli Minucci
Co-Producer:  George Jinda
Arrangement by Chieli Minucci
Recorded and Mixed at Skyline Studios, NYC
by Paul Wickliffe 10/92-12/92
Additional recording at Horizon Studios, NJ

On The Run

Wonderboy
composed by Chieli Minucci & Gianluca Minucci

Chieli Minucci……….guitars, keyboards, arrangements
Gianluca Minucci…………bass
Lionel Cordew………drums
Karen Briggs – violin

Management
Nelly Neben
Nelly@axismanagement.com
Axis Management
www.axismanagement.com
(818) 998-2595

Website info
ChieliMusic.com – the official Chieli Minucci & Special EFX
multimedia website
Chieli can be contacted via e-mail
Chieli@aol.com

Wonderboy

A swinging, jazzy take on We Wish You A Merry Christmas, arranged and performed by Chieli Minucci, with Emanuel Kallins  from Fristcom's "Season's Greetings"~

Wish You A Jazzy Christmas

Genesis 30 sec clips

The Haunting

Mirage

Crazy Eights

Joel Rosenblatt - drums
Antoine Silverman - violin
Jerry Brooks - bass
Mino Cinélu - percussion
Chieli Minucci - guitars, keys

This piece is still unreleased, one of a few from the "All Star" sessions.
You can now order "All Stars", the brand new Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci CD release.   Contact us at info@chielimusic.com for your personally autographed copy (plus bonus track mp3)

CD Baby:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/specialefxfeaturingchieliminuc

CD Universe:
https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=12339236&style=music

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=special+efx+all+stars&i=popular&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

Homeland

"Gonna Be Alright" 
New, unreleased Special EFX bonus track~  Enjoy!

John Favicchia - drums
Jerry Brooks - bass
Chieli Minucci - acoustic & electric guitars, keys

This piece is still unreleased, one of a few from the "All Star" sessions.
You can now order "All Stars", the brand new Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci CD release.   Contact us at info@chielimusic.com for your personally autographed copy (plus bonus track mp3)

CD Baby:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/specialefxfeaturingchieliminuc

CD Universe:
https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=12339236&style=music

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=special+efx+all+stars&i=popular&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

https://soundcloud.com/chieli/homeland

Joel Rosenblatt
Mino Dominique Cinelu
Jerry Brooks
Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci
FunkySoul &  Jazz Fusion Group
Jazz and Such....
Jazz it Up
WORLD JAZZ SPECTRUM
FunkySoul &  Jazz Fusion Group
Jazz on Jazz
Spotify Contemporary Jazz Playlists
SMOOTH JAZZ & MORE
Jazz-Funk-Soul-Chili R & B
Drummers
violins for sale
Cool, Silky Smooth Jazz  CD101.9 in NYC

All Stars

Gonna Be Alright

Karen Briggs - violin
Jay Rowe - acoustic grand piano
Lionel Cordew - drums
Jerry Brooks - bass
Chieli Minucci - acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards
Philip Hamilton……..percussion, vocals

From our  25th anniversary CD release, Without You (ChieliMusic 2010)
Produced by Chieli Minucci 
Composed by Chieli Minucci & Ben Carinci
Recorded & mixed by Paul Wickliffe at Charlestown Road Studios, NJ
Additional recording and all pre-production by Chieli Minucci at Baci Studios, NYC

Without You

Lakeside

Something brand new, not completely finished - with some feeling about what's going on in the world today. Working alone in the studio for about 6 weeks now I thought you might enjoy this one.   CM 🎸

Words Left Unsaid

"Sicilia" was an unreleased track from  our “Sweet Surrender” CD (2007 Shanachie).  Good tune for cruisin’ around in the spring weather…Enjoy!

Originals

Sicilia

Guitarist, composer, producer, and arranger Chieli Minucci is longtime leader of the Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion group SPECIAL EFX featuring Chieli Minucci, a major force on the jazz and world music scene for almost 40 years. Chieli recently released his anniversary CD, “All Stars” (Trippin N Rhythm Records).  Chieli & Special EFX’s previous release saw title track, “Deep as the Night”, won Billboard Magazine’s 2018 top honors, best-song-of-the-year.

2022 will see the release of "Twenty Twenty 2", the 40th anniversary CD of the band.

Besides writing and performing his own music, Chieli shares his guitar brilliance throughout the entertainment world. He has recorded and performed with many top artists, such as Celine Dion, Lou Reed, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Jewel, Mark Anthony, Michael Bolton, Rupert Holmes, Eartha Kitt, Eddie Fisher, Anastasia, as well as jazz artists Kirk Whalum, Jeff Lorber, Norman Brown, Bernie Williams, Marion Meadows, Lao Tizer, Mindi Abair, Rick Braun, Gerald Veasley, Omar Hakim, and many others.  Although renowned in the jazz and pop world, Chieli is also a gifted television and film composer. He has won 3 Emmy Awards and been nominated 10 times for his eclectic compositional work. His music can also be heard on the soundtracks of the films Bowfinger, Legally Blonde, Panic, and others. Chieli's original scoring work can be heard in live stage productions of Peter Pan, Dora the Explorer, Thomas the Tank Engine, and others.  

Special EFXMusic.com
The official Chieli Minucci website
 
Additional biographical and discography information can be viewed at:
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chieli-minucci-mn0000113409/credits
 
International Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1474265
 
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chieli_Minucci

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