Christian McBride Details Big Band Album & Shares Single Featuring The Police’s Sting & Andy Summers

Acclaimed bassist Christian McBride will issue a guest-filled big band album, Without Further Ado, Vol. 1, on August 29 through Mack Avenue Records. The Police’s Sting and Andy Summers appear on the lead single, “Murder By Numbers.”

The follow-up to McBride’s Grammy Award-winning 2020 LP, For Jimmy, Wes & Oliver, sees the bassist backed by McClenty Hunter, Jr. (drums), Rodney Jones (guitar), Xavier Davis (piano/electric piano/clavinet), Frank Greene, Freddie Hendrix, Brandon Lee, Nabate Isles (trumpets), Michael Dease, Steve Davis, James Burton III (trombones), Doug Purviance, Max Seigel (bass trombone), Justin Mullen (french horn), Steve Wilson (alto/soprano saxophone), Todd Bashore (alto saxophone/flute), Ron Blake, Dan Pratt (tenor saxophone), Carl Maraghi (baritone saxophone/bass clarinet), Janet Axelrod (flute), Alan Kay (clarinet), Pedrito Martinez (percussion), Warren Wolf (vibraphone) and Shannon Pearson (background vocals).

Additional contributors to the upcoming eight-song release include Samara Joy, Dianne Reeves, José James, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jeffrey Osborne and Antoinette Henry.

The single, “Murder By Numbers,” marks the first time Sting and Summers have worked together since The Police’s 2007-2008 reunion tour. The song appeared on The Police’s 1983 album, Synchronicity.

“I am absolutely thrilled to have Sting and Andy Summers — two-thirds of one of the most influential bands in history, The Police — join me for one of their songs,” McBride stated. “Sting continues to evolve gracefully as an artist, and Andy still plays with the sophisticated fire and grit he has always possessed. A huge thank you to both of them, as well as to the remarkable Pedrito Martinez, for bringing that special ‘thang’ that only he can provide.”

Stream the Christian McBride Big Band with Sting and Andy Summers performing The Police’s “Murder By Numbers”:

Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 Tracklist

1. Murder By Numbers (ft. Sting & Andy Summers)
2. Back In Love Again (ft. Jeffrey Osborne)
3. Old Folks (ft. Samara Joy)
4. Moanin’ (ft. José James)
5. All Through The Night (ft. Cécile McLorin Salvant)
6. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (ft. Dianne Reeves)
7. Come Rain or Come Shine (ft. Antoinette Henry)
8. Op. 49 – Cold Chicken Suite, 3rd Movement