V.A. / LOST IN THE STARS THE MUSIC OF KURT WEILL / LP /

(UK / A&M / AMA 5104 / 1985 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX-)

KURT WEILLトリビュート！VAN DYKE PARKS、JOHN ZORN、LOU REED、TODD RUNDGREN、TOM WAITS、DAGMAR KRAUSEら錚々たる音楽家による素晴らしい内容！
近代歌劇『三文オペラ』や『七つの大罪』でも知られるドイツの偉大なるコンポーザーKURT WEILLに捧げられた、HAL WILLNER指揮のトリビュート企画盤。個性溢れる参加ミュージシャンの並びだけで錚々たるものですが、ノスタルジックでキラキラとした白昼夢感漂うVAN DYKE PARKS「JOHNNY JOHNSON MEDLEY」、日本語が飛び交うアヴァン・ポップでエクスペリメンタルな前衛コラージュJOHN ZORN「DER KLEINE LEUTNANT DES LIEBEN GOTTES (THE LITTLE LIEUTENANT OF THE LOVING GOD)」、完全に”ルー・リード節”として鮮やかに産まれ変わったLOU REED「SEPTEMBER SONG」、ART OF NOISEのような実験的打ち込みで作り込まれたTODD RUNDGREN「CALL FROM THE GRAVE / BALLAD IN WHICH MACHEATH BEGS ALL MEN FOR FORGIVENESS」、STING AND DOMINIC MULDOWNEY「THE BALLAD OF MAC THE KNIFE」など、物凄い内容。インナースリーヴも付き/UK ORIGINAL盤！
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TRACKLIST
A1 STEVE WEISBERG– INTRO FROM MAHAGONNY SONGSPIEL
A2 STING AND DOMINIC MULDOWNEY– THE BALLAD OF MAC THE KNIFE
A3 THE FOWLER BROTHERS WITH STANARD RIDGWAY– THE CANNON SONG
A4 MARIANNE FAITHFULL AND CHRIS SPEDDING– BALLAD OF THE SOLDIER’S WIFE
A5 VAN DYKE PARKS JOHNNY JOHNSON MEDLEY
A5A – OVERTURE
A5B – JOHNNY’S MELODY
A5C – AGGIE’S SEWING MACHINE
A6 RALPH SCHUCKETT WITH RICHARD BUTLER ALSO BOB DOROUGH, ELLEN SHIPLEY AND JOHN PETERSEN– ALABAMA SONG
A7 THE ARMADILLO STRING QUARTET*– YOUKALI TANGO
A8 JOHN ZORN– DER KLEINE LEUTNANT DES LIEBEN GOTTES (THE LITTLE LIEUTENANT OF THE LOVING GOD)
B1 LOU REED– SEPTEMBER SONG
B2 CARLA BLEY WITH PHIL WOODS– LOST IN THE STARS
B3 TOM WAITS– WHAT KEEPS MANKIND ALIVE?
B4 DAGMAR KRAUSE– SURABAYA JOHNNY
B5 MARK BINGHAM WITH JOHNNY ADAMS AND AARON NEVILLE– OH HEAVENLY SALVATION
B6 TODD RUNDGREN– CALL FROM THE GRAVE / BALLAD IN WHICH MACHEATH BEGS ALL MEN FOR FORGIVENESS
B7 CHARLIE HADEN AND SHARON FREEMAN– SPEAK LOW
B8 VAN DYKE PARKS– IN NO MAN’S LAND

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RECORDED AT – DOWNTOWN RECORDERS
MIXED AT – A&M STUDIOS
RECORDED AT – THÉÂTRE MOGADOR
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RECORDED AT – MEDIASOUND
RECORDED AT – SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS, NEW YORK
MIXED AT – POWER STATION
RECORDED AT – POWER STATION
RECORDED AT – JOHN PETERSEN STUDIO
MIXED AT – SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS, NEW YORK
MIXED AT – GROG KILL STUDIO
RECORDED AT – RCA STUDIOS
MIXED AT – QUADRASONIC STUDIO
RECORDED AT – STUDIO SOLO, SLIDELL
RECORDED AT – UTOPIA SOUND
ACCORDION – GUY KLUCEVSEK (TRACKS: A8), WILLIAM SCHIMMEL (TRACKS: B3)
ACCORDION, XYLOPHONE – ANDREA PARKINS (TRACKS: A1)
ACOUSTIC GUITAR – HUGH MCCRACKEN (TRACKS: A6), JEFF LAYTON (TRACKS: A6), JOE CATO (TRACKS: A6), SID MCGINNIS (TRACKS: A6)
ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, BANJO, VOICE – FRED FRITH (TRACKS: A8)
ALTO SAXOPHONE – ALAN CHASE (TRACKS: A1)
ALTO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE – DAVID ROACH (TRACKS: A2)
ALTO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE – STEVE FOWLER (TRACKS: A3, A5, B8)
ALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE – GARY WINDO (TRACKS: B6)
BACKING VOCALS – GEORGE JAMES (3) (TRACKS: A6), GERMAINE BAZZLE (TRACKS: B5), JACQUELINE JONES (2) (TRACKS: B5), JOE CERISANO (TRACKS: A6), JOHN LEFFLER (TRACKS: A6), JULIE EIKENBERG* (TRACKS: A6), MARIA VIDAL (TRACKS: A6), STEPHANIE SIEBERTH (TRACKS: B5)
BANDONEON – JUAN MOSALINI* (TRACKS: A2)
BANJO – EDDIE DAVIS* (TRACKS: B3), JEFF FREIDMAN (TRACKS: A1), MARK PERU (TRACKS: A2)
BASS – BUELL NEIDLINGER (TRACKS: A5, B8), ELTON HERON (TRACKS: B5), FERNANDO SAUNDERS (TRACKS: A4, B1), JOHN SIEGLER (TRACKS: A6), MARY POTTER NEWTON (TRACKS: A1), STEVE SWALLOW (TRACKS: B2), TOM FOWLER (TRACKS: A3)
BASS TROMBONE – DAVE TAYLOR* (TRACKS: B2), PHIL TEELE (TRACKS: A3)
BASS TRUMPET – MIKE ZWERIN (TRACKS: A2)
BASSOON – GREG NEWTON (TRACKS: A1), JOHN STEINMETZ (TRACKS: B7)
CELLO – ARMEN KSAJIKIAN (TRACKS: A5, A7, B7, B8), DAN ROWE (2) (TRACKS: A1)
CLARINET – NEIL LEONARD (TRACKS: A1)
CLARINET, OBOE – MARTY KRYSTALL (TRACKS: B7)
COMPOSED BY – KURT WEILL
CONDUCTOR – SHARON FREEMAN (TRACKS: A4)
CONTRABASS CLARINET – KIDD JORDAN (TRACKS: B5)
DESIGN – M&CO.
DRUM – ALBERT “TOOTIE” HEATH* (TRACKS: B7)
DRUM PROGRAMMING – DAVID ROSENBERG (TRACKS: B1), JIMMY BRALOWER (TRACKS: A6)
DRUMS – ANTON FIG (TRACKS: A4), ERIC PARKER (TRACKS: B1), JACK COOK (TRACKS: A1), JIM KELTNER (TRACKS: A5, B8), JOHNNY VIDACOVICH (TRACKS: B5), TONY MORALES (2) (TRACKS: A3), VICTOR LEWIS (TRACKS: B2)
DRUMS, TIMPANI, PERCUSSION – BOBBY PREVITE (TRACKS: A8)
ELECTRIC GUITAR – IRA SIEGEL (TRACKS: A6)
ENGINEER – CLYDE KAPLAN (TRACKS: A3, A5, A7, B7, B8), DAVID GREENBERG* (TRACKS: A6), DAVE FERREL* (TRACKS: B5), DICK LEWSEY* (TRACKS: A4, B4,), DON WERSHBA (TRACKS: A4, A8, B1,), HERVÉ MARIGNAC (TRACKS: A2), JOE CUNEO (TRACKS: A1, A3, A5, A7,), J.C. CONVERTINO* (TRACKS: A4, A6,), JOHN PETERSEN (8) (TRACKS: A6), PETE SMITH (TRACKS: A2)
ENGINEER, MIXED BY – BOB MUSSO* (TRACKS: B3), TODD RUNDGREN (TRACKS: B6), TOM MARK (TRACKS: B2)
ENSEMBLE – THE UPTOWN HORNS* (TRACKS: B1, B3)
EXECUTIVE-PRODUCER – HAL WILLNER, JOHN TELFER
FLUTE – ANDERS BOSTRON* (TRACKS: A1), CHRIS HUNTER (TRACKS: B2), STEVE FOWLER (TRACKS: B7)
FLUTE, BASS CLARINET, ENGLISH HORN, TENOR SAXOPHONE – MARTY KRYSTALL (TRACKS: A5, B8)
FRENCH HORN – CATHY PACEK (TRACKS: A1), JOHN CLARKE* (TRACKS: B2)
GUITAR – STEVE MASAKOWSKI (TRACKS: B5)
GUITAR, BANJO – MIKE MILLER (7) (TRACKS: A3)
GUITAR, BANJO, MANDOLIN – FRED TACKETT (TRACKS: A5, B8)
HARMONICA – DAVID MCKELVY (TRACKS: A5, B8)
HARP – CAROL EMANUEL (TRACKS: A8), KATIE KIRKPATRICK (TRACKS: A5, B8)
KEYBOARDS – CARTER CATHEART* (TRACKS: A4), PETER WOOD (2) (TRACKS: B1)
LINER NOTES – HAL WILLNER
LYRICS BY – BERTOLT BRECHT (TRACKS: A2 TO A6, A8, B3 TO B6), MAXWELL ANDERSON (TRACKS: B1), PAUL GREEN* (TRACKS: A5)
MANAGEMENT – BASEMENT MUSIC
MASTERED BY – GREG CALBI
MIXED BY – CLYDE KAPLAN (TRACKS: A1 TO A3, A5 TO A7, B5, B7, B8), DAVID GREENBERG* (TRACKS: A4, B1,), DON WERSHBA (TRACKS: A8, B1)
OBOE – PAUL MCCANDLESS (TRACKS: B2), SANDY AYRES (TRACKS: A1)
OTHER – FERNANDO SAUNDERS (TRACKS: B1)
PERCUSSION – KEN WINOKUR (TRACKS: A1), MICHAEL BLAIR (TRACKS: B3), MIKE EVANS (9) (TRACKS: A1)
PHOTOGRAPHY BY [COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY] – DAVIES AND STARR
PIANO – ED FOWLER (TRACKS: A3), KENNY KIRKLAND (TRACKS: A2), LARRY WILLIS (TRACKS: B2), SHARON FREEMAN (TRACKS: B7)
PRODUCER – HAL WILLNER
PRODUCER, LINER NOTES – PAUL M. YOUNG
SAXOPHONE – CRISPIN CIOE (TRACKS: B1, B3)
SLEEVE NOTES – DAVID L. HAMILTON, PAUL M. YOUNG, PETER KEEPNEWS, TERRY SOUTHERN
SLIDE GUITAR – JOHN MOONEY (TRACKS: B5)
SOPRANO SAXOPHONE – BRANFORD MARSALIS (TRACKS: A2)
SYNTHESIZER – DOMINIC MULDOWNEY (TRACKS: A2), PAUL “WIX” WICKENS* (TRACKS: B4), RANDY KERBER (TRACKS: A5, B8)
TENOR SAXOPHONE – ALBERT WING (TRACKS: A3), ARNO HECHT (TRACKS: B1, B3), JOHN MARLE (TRACKS: A2), LES ARBUCKLE (TRACKS: A1), RALPH GIBSON (2) (TRACKS: B5)
TROMBONE – BOB FUNK (TRACKS: B1, B3), BRUCE FOWLER (3) (TRACKS: A3, A5, B8), LENNY PETERSON (TRACKS: A1), TOM MALONE (TRACKS: B2)
TROMBONE, BASS TROMBONE – JIM STALEY (TRACKS: A8)
TRUMPET – “HOLLYWOOD” PAUL LITTERAL* (TRACKS: B1, B3), RANDY BRECKER (TRACKS: B2), WALT FOWLER (TRACKS: A3, A5, B8)
TUBA – JENNY PALMER (TRACKS: A1), KEVIN MORGAN (3) (TRACKS: A2)
VIOLA – LAURA BURGESS (TRACKS: A1), RAYMOND TISCHER* (TRACKS: A5, A7, B7, B8)
VIOLIN – BARRY SOCHER (TRACKS: A5, A7, B7, B8), MICHELE KIKUCHI RICHARDS* (TRACKS: A5, A7, B7, B8)
VOCALS – DIANA GRASELLI (TRACKS: A6), ERIC TROYER (TRACKS: A6), HAL WILLNER (TRACKS: A6), RORY DODD (TRACKS: A6)
WHISTLING, VOICE, HARPSICHORD, ELECTRIC BASS – LULI SHIOI (TRACKS: A8)
WOODWIND – JIM CUOMO (TRACKS: A4)