Reverence (Richard Bona album)

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 tracks are written 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

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

[AllMusic-1] Dillon, Charlotte. "Reverence - Richard Bona". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2013.

[JazzTimes-2] Grey, Hilarie (January–February 2002). "Jazz Albums: Reverence Richard Bona". JazzTimes. Retrieved September 6, 2013.

[Jazz_Review-3] Sudo, Charles (October 5, 2001). "Reverence by Richard Bona". Jazz Review. Retrieved September 6, 2013.

[iTunes-4] "Reverence by Richard Bona". iTunes. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

[France-5] "LesCharts.com - Discographie Richard Bona" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

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v t e Richard Bona
Studio albums	Scenes from My Life (1999) Reverence (2001) Munia (The Tale) (2003) Toto Bona Lokua (2004) Tiki (2005) The Ten Shades of Blues (2009) Bonafied (2013)
Live albums	Bona Makes You Sweat (2008)
Extended plays	Kaze ga Kureta Melody (2000)
Associated Acts	Pat Metheny Group