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| name       = The Coalition of the Willing
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Bobby Previte]]
| cover      = coalitionofthewilling_album.jpg
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| released   = May 2006
| recorded   = July through September 2005
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| genre      = [[Avant-garde jazz]]<br />[[Jazz fusion]]<br />[[Free funk]]
| length     = 47:06
| label      = [[Ropeadope Records]]
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{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]<ref>Thom Jurek [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r824924|pure_url=yes}}  The Coalition of the Willing : Review] ''allmusic.com''</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Troy Collins [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=21279 The Coalition of the Willing] ''allaboutjazz.com'', April 26, 2006.</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score  = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1182}}</ref>
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'''''The Coalition of the Willing''''' is the 2006 album by drummer [[Bobby Previte]]. It combines elements of both [[jazz]] and [[classic rock]]. Featured artists include [[Charlie Hunter]] on guitar, [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steve Bernstein]] on trumpet, [[Jamie Saft]] on the [[Hammond Organ|Hammond organ]] and [[Skerik]] on saxophone. Although Hunter is mostly known for his unique eight-string guitar work, he uses a regular six-string guitar on the album.<ref>liner notes</ref> Previte toured Europe and North America in support of the album.
== Musicians ==
* [[Bobby Previte]] - Drums & Percussion
* [[Charlie Hunter]] - Electric Guitars, Electric Basses
* [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steve Bernstein]] - Trumpet, Slide Trumpet
* [[Jamie Saft]] - Organ, Mellotron, Moog, Electric Guitars, Electric Basses
* [[Skerik]] - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones
* [[Stanton Moore]] - Drums
* [[Stew Cutler]] - Harmonica, Slide Guitar
== Tracks ==
# "The Ministry of Truth" - 5:16
# "Airstrip One" - 4:45
# "Versificator" - 6:09
# "The Ministry of Love" - 5:50
# "Oceania" - 5:07
# "The Inner Party" - 5:56
# "Memory Hole" - 7:54
# "Anthem for Andrea" - 6:09
== See also ==
[[The Coalition of the Willing (band)]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=8703&disp=all Cerebral Rock with Bobby Previte] Interview by Robyn Rubinstein, ''jambase.com'', August 3, 2006.
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