2014 Mindi Abair – Wild Heart
Wild Heart is the seventh full-length solo studio album by American musician Mindi Abair, released on May 27, 2014. Wild Heart marks Abair’s fourth release on Concord Records imprint, Heads Up International. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, staying there for two weeks. Wild Heart received a 2015 Grammy nomination in the Contemporary Instrumental Album category, Abair’s second Grammy nomination.
Tracks
1 Amazing Game (Jim Peterik; Mindi Abair) 04:23
2 I Can’t Lose (Ty Stevens; Mindi Abair) 03:37
3 Wild Heart (Dave Yaden; Mindi Abair) 04:08
4 Haute Sauce (Dave Yaden; Mindi Abair) 03:18
5 Train (Jim Peterik; Mindi Abair) 03:27
6 Kick Ass (Matthew Hager; Mindi Abair) 05:36
7 I’ll Be Your Home (Candace Devine; Dave Yaden; Mindi Abair) 04:18
8 The Shakedown (Waddy Wachtel; Mindi Abair) 03:50
9 Kiddo’s Revenge (Dave Yaden; Mindi Abair) 04:28
10 Addicted to You (Booker T Jones; Mindi Abair) 06:48
11 Just Say When (Gregg Allman; Mindi Abair) 05:31
Media
Musicians
| Bass | Itai Shapira |
| Guitar | Itai Shapira |
| Sax | Mindi Abair |
| Trumpet | Todd Simon |
Other Musicians
1 Amazing Game
| Drums | Jake Najor |
| Piano | Adam Berg |
| Trombone | Trombone Shorty |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
| Cymbal | Bud Harner |
2 I Can’t Lose
| Bass | Itai Shapira |
| Drums | Jake Najor |
| Guitar | Itai Shapira |
| Organ | Adam Berg |
| Sax | Mindi Abair |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
| Tambourine | Adam Berg |
| Vocals | Mindi Abair |
3 Wild Heart
| Drums | Jake Najor |
| Organ | Adam Berg |
| Piano | Adam Berg |
| Synthesizer | Adam Berg |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
4 Haute Sauce
| Drums | Blake Colie |
| Piano | Dave Yaden |
| Synthesizer | Adam Berg |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
5 Train
| Drums | Jake Najor |
| Organ | Adam Berg |
| Tambourine | Adam Berg |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
| Vocals | Mindi Abair |
6 Kick Ass
| Drums | Jake Najor |
| Guitar | Joe Perry |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
| Tambourine | Adam Berg |
7 I’ll Be Your Home
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Keb Mo |
| Organ | Booker T Jones |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
| Tambourine | Keb Mo |
| Vocals | Keb Mo |
| Vocals | Mindi Abair |
8 The Shakedown
| Drums | Max Weinberg |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Organ | Lance Abair |
| Piano | Adam Berg |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
9 Kiddo’s Revenge
| Drums | Jake Najor |
| Piano | Dave Yaden |
| Trombone | Elizabeth Lea |
10 Addicted to You
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Organ | Booker T Jones |
11 Just Say When
| Bass | Kevin Scott |
| Drums | Blake Colie |
| Guitar | Dave Burris |
| Guitar | Gregg Allman |
| Hammond Organ | Gregg Allman |
| Vocals | Gregg Allman |
| Vocals | Mindi Abair |
Liner Notes
Producer – Adam Berg, Mindi Abair, Itai Shapira, Todd Simon
Producer (Executive) – Bud Harner, John Burk
Arranged By (Horn) – Todd Simon
Engineer – Adam Berg, Dave Burris, Itai Shapira, Jim Morris, John Wydrycs, Shane Baldwin
Engineer (Assistant, Second) – Allen Franco
Engineer (Assistant) – Jon Silverman, Kevin Coen
Mastered By – Paul Blakemore
Mixed By – Adam Berg
Design – Patty Palazzo
Photography By – Greg Allen
Phonographic Copyright (p) Heads Up International
Copyright (c) Heads Up International
Made By Sony DADC
Mastered At CMG Mastering