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Marc Ribot: Saints

On September 18, 2001, “Atlantic” label released “Saints”, the twelve Marc Ribot album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Sperry Sound & Picture” in New York, NY, and was produced by JD Foster.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot– guitars

Track listing:

  1. Saints – Albert Ayler
  2. Book of Heads #13 – John Zorn
  3. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  4. Empty – Marc Ribot, Francois Lardeau
  5. Happiness Is a Warm Gun – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Doc Daughtery, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds
  7. Go Down Moses – traditional, arranged by Marc Ribot
  8. James Infirmary – traditional, arranged by Marc Ribot
  9. Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  10. Holy Holy Holy – traditional; arranged by Marc Ribot
  11. It Could Have Been Very Beautiful – John Lurie
  12. Witches and Devils – Albert Ayler

Marc Ribot: Yo! I Killed Your God

On May 18, 1999, “Tzadik” label “Yo! I Killed Your God”,  the tenth Marc Ribot album. It was recorded 1992 – 1994, at “CBGB” in New York City, “Rote Fabrik” in Zurich, Switzerland, in Tokyo and Nagoya, and was produced by John Zorn, Marc Ribot and Mark Anthony Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot– vocals, guitar
  • JD Foster– guitar
  • Chris Wood– guitar, bass
  • Roger Kleier– guitar
  • Sebastian Steinberg– bass
  • Mark Anthony Thompson– bass, sequencer
  • Dougie Bowne– drums
  • Christine Bard– drums
  • Jim Pugliese– drums
  • Francois Lardeau– drums programming
  • Allan Tucker – mastering
  • Ikue Mori– design
  • Shoichi – photography
  • Danny C – photography
  • Bert Detant – photography
  • Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer

Track listing:

Al tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.

  1. I Fall to Pieces
  2. Yo! I Killed Your God
  3. Human Sacrifice
  4. The Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix
  5. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  6. Fourth World
  7. Requiem for What’s His Name
  8. Somebody In My House
  9. Clever White Youths with Attitude
  10. Expressionless
  11. Jamon Con Yucca
  12. Pulse
  13. Change Has Come
  14. Mon Petit Punk

Marc Ribot: Spiritual Unity

On May 3, 2005, “PI Recordings” label released “Spiritual Unity”, the 16th Marc Ribot album. It was recorded in October 2004, at “Orange Music Sound Studio” in West Orange, New Jersey, “Tonic” in New York City, and was produced by Marc Ribot.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot– guitar
  • Roy Campbell– trumpet, pocket trumpet
  • Henry Grimes– bass
  • Chad Taylor – drums
  • Francois Lardeau – engineer
  • Bill Mulvey – engineer
  • Dominik Huber – photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Albert Ayler.

  1. Invocation
  2. Spirits
  3. Truth Is Marching In
  4. Saints
  5. Bells