Reverence (Richard Bona album)

Reverence
Studio album by Richard Bona
Released	September 7, 2001
Genre	Ethno jazz, world fusion
Length	47:54
Label	Columbia Jazz
Producer	Richard Bona
Richard Bona chronology
Scenes from My Life (1999) Reverence (2001) Munia (The Tale) (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
JazzTimes	positive[2]
Jazz Review	[3]

Reverence is the second studio album by Cameroonian jazz bassist and musician Richard Bona. It was released on September 7, 2001 through Columbia Jazz.^[4] The song "Reverence (The Story of a Miracle)" features guest appearance by prominent jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.^[3]

In her review of the album, Hilarie Grey of JazzTimes called Reverence "a warm and often touching effort that should cement Richard Bona's reputation as one of the great talents of our time."^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Richard Bona, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Invocation (A Prophecy)"		2:05
2.	"Bisso Baba (Always Together)"		4:47
3.	"Suninga (When Will I Ever See You?)"		3:59
4.	"Ekwa Mwato (Affirmation of the Spirit)"		4:57
5.	"Sweet Mary (Everyone Has a Choice)"		4:23
6.	"Reverence (The Story of a Miracle)"		4:46
7.	"Te Misea (A Scream to Save the Planet)"		5:20
8.	"Muntula Moto (The Benediction of a Long Life)"		4:05
9.	"Laka Mba (Plea for Forgiveness - With the Pride of Lions)"		4:46
10.	"Ngad'a Ndutu (Widow's Dance - Celebration of a New Life)"		4:11
11.	"Esoka (Trust Your Heart)"		1:41
12.	"Mbanga Kumba (Two Cities, One Train)"	Richard Bona, Gil Goldstein	2:51

Personnel

• Richard Bona – vocals, bass guitar, flute, percussion, keyboards, electric guitar, acoustic guitar

James A. Hynes – trumpet Michael Eugene Davis – trombone, brass arrangement Aaron Heick – alto and tenor saxophone Oz Noy – wah wah guitar Etienne Stadwijk – keyboards, Rhodes piano, piano Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Eriko Sato-Oel – violin Shmuel Katz – violin Louise Schulman – viola David Cerutti – viola Richard Locker – cello Maxime Neumann – cello

Alan Cox – flute Sheryl Henze – bass flute John Moses – bass clarinet Martin Kuuskman – bassoon Grace Paradise – harp Ari Hoenig – drums Gil Goldstein – orchestration, strings arrangement Edsel Gomes – piano Luisito Quintero – percussion Pat Metheny – acoustic guitar George Whitty – piano, keyboards Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[5]	93

References

1. Dillon, Charlotte. "Reverence - Richard Bona". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
2. Grey, Hilarie (January–February 2002). "Jazz Albums: Reverence Richard Bona". JazzTimes. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
3. Sudo, Charles (October 5, 2001). "Reverence by Richard Bona". Jazz Review. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
4. "Reverence by Richard Bona". iTunes. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
5. "LesCharts.com - Discographie Richard Bona" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2013.