Barefoot Dances and Other Visions

Barefoot Dances and Other Visions is an album by Jim McNeely released early in 2018.^[1][2] The album was recorded with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band in 2014.^[3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2019, but it did not win.

Barefoot Dances and Other Visions
Studio album by Jim McNeely
Released	January 31, 2018
Recorded	September 9, 2014 – September 12, 2014
Venue	Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt, Germany
Studio	Hörfunkstudio II
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:48
Label	Planet Arts
Producer	Olaf Stötzler

Track listing

All titles composed and arranged by Jim McNeely.^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bob's Here"	9:59
2.	"Black Snow"	10:18
3.	"Barefoot Dances"	6:46
4.	"A Glimmer of Hope"	7:59
5.	"Redman Rides Again"	7:29
6.	"Falling Upwards"	7:52
7.	"The Cosmic Hodge-Podge"	12:25
Total length:		62:48

Personnel

Jim McNeely (as the primary musical artist) conducted the band.^[4]

Musicians

• Martin Auer – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Günter Bollmann – trombone
• Peter Feil – trombone
• Thomas Heidepriem – bass
• Rainer Heute – bass clarinet, alto flute, baritone saxophone
• Paul Höchstädter – drums
• Manfred Honetschläger – bass trombone
• Christian Jaksjø – euphonium, trombone, valve trombone
• Tony Lakatos – alto flute, tenor saxophone
• Oliver Leicht – alto clarinet, alto flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Peter Reiter – piano
• Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn – clarinet, alto flute, bass flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Martin Scales – guitar
• Axel Schlosser – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Thomas Vogel – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Steffen Weber – clarinet, bass flute, tenor saxophone
• Frank Wellert – flugelhorn, trumpet

Production

• Olaf Stötzler – producer
• Axel Gutzler – engineer
• Mike Wayszak – engineer
• Terry Lamacchia – cover art