What It Was
What It Was is an album by American jazz guitarist Steve Masakowski featuring performances recorded in 1993 for the Blue Note Records label.
Reception
In a Downbeat magazine review, the album received a 4½ stars rating.Track listing
- "Tino’s Blues" – 4:17
- "What It Was" – 5:57
- "The Big Easy" – 6:10
- "Hector’s Lecture" – 4:38
- "Budapest" – 8:00
- "Stepping Stone" – 5:18
- "Southern Blue" – 5:58
- "Joao" – 2:56
- "Starling" – 4:29
- "Quiet Now" – 4:32
- "Alexandra" – 3:40
- "Jesus’ Last Ballad" – 2:52
Personnel
- Steve Masakowski – Seven-string guitar
- Rick Margitza – tenor saxophone
- Michael Pellera – piano, keyboard
- Larry Sieberth – keyboard
- David Torkanowsky – keyboard
- James Genus – electric bass
- Bill Huntington – acoustic bass
- James Singleton (musician) – acoustic bass
- Ricky Sebastian – drums
- Johnny Vidacovich - drums
- Don Alias – percussion
- Hector Gallardo – bongos