World Gone Strange

World Gone Strange
Studio album by Andy Summers
Released	August 27, 1991
Recorded	May 21, 1991 to June 14, 1991 at Centerfield Studios; New York, New York
Genre	Jazz/fusion
Length	50:11
Label	Private Music
Producer	Mike Mainieri
Andy Summers chronology
Charming Snakes (1990)Charming Snakes1990 World Gone Strange (1991) Invisible Threads (1993)Invisible Threads1993

World Gone Strange is a 1991 instrumental jazz album by Andy Summers. It was his first solo album to not involve producer/keyboardist/songwriting partner David Hentschel.

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Allmusic

Allmusic's review of the album consisted of a single sentence fragment: "Not really standard jazz, but some fine playing."

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Summers.

1. "World Gone Strange" - 6:14
2. "Ruffled Feathers" - 4:23
3. "Bacchante" - 6:28
4. "Song For M" - 4:58
5. "Rhythm Spirits" - 6:03
6. "Somewhere in the West" - 5:10
7. "But She" - 4:53
8. "The Blues Prior to Richard" - 4:47
9. "Oudu Kanjaira" - 5:15
10. "Dream Trains" - 1:50

Personnel

• Andy Summers - guitar, vocal (track 1)
• Mitchel Forman - keyboards
• Tony Levin - bass
• Chad Wackerman - drums

ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL

• Manolo Badrena - percussion (Tracks 1, 3 & 9)
• Victor Bailey - bass (Tracks 4 & 6)
• Mino Cinelu - percussion (Tracks 1, 3 & 9)
• Eliane Elias - piano & vocals (Tracks 1 & 3)
• Bendik Hofseth - soprano saxophone (Track 9)
• Mike Mainieri - marimba (Track 9)
• Naná Vasconcelos - percussion (Track 9)