In July 1958, “MPS” label released “Alto Summit”, the 22nd Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in June 1968, at “MPS Tonstudio” in Villingen, Black Forest, Germany, and was produced by Joachim E. Berendt.
Personnel:
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
Pony Poindexter – alto saxophone
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Leo Wright – alto saxophone
Steve Kuhn – piano
Palle Danielsson – bass
Jon Christensen – drums
Track listing:
Native Land – Curtis Amy
Ballad Medley: Skylark/Blue and Sentimental/Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You/Body and Soul – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer/Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David/Andy Razaf, Don Redman/Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
Prompt – Benny Bailey
The Perils of Poda – Phil Woods
Good Booty – Pony Poindexter
Lee O’s Blues – Leo Wright, Lee Konitz
Lee’s Tribute to Bach and Bird – Johann Sebastian Bach/Charlie Parker
On January 31, 2011, “Dramatico” label released “Horses and High Heels”, the 19th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded September – October 2010, at “Piet Street Recording”, “One East Recording”, “Studio Labomatic”, “Kramer Studios”, and was produced by Hal Willner.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithful – lead vocal
Jenni Muldaur – lead and backing vocals
Lou Reed – guitar
Carl Winton – lead and backing vocals,12 string and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, mandolin
Doug Pettibone – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
John Porter – electric guitar
Jonathan Frelich – acoustic guitar
Bob Andrews – piano, electric piano, organ
Mark Bingham – bass, string arrangements
George Porter Jr. – bass
Carlo Nuccio – drums
Anthony Cuccia – congas, bass drum, tambourine, glockenspiel, shaker
Janna Sazlaw – flute
Dr Michael White – clarinet, recording, mixing
Matt Perrine – tuba
Jon Gross – tuba
Matt Rhod – violin
Helen Gillet – cello
Jack Craft – cello
Harmony Mintern – harp
Hal Willner – sampler
Dr. James P. Walsh – string arrangements, conductor
John Fischbach – mastering
Francois Ravard – creative director, executive director
Violette Nouailhac – artwork
Jim Warren – painting
Patrick Swirc – photography
Shawn Hall – production coordinator
Rachel Fox – production manager
Track listing:
The Stations – Greg E. Dulli, Mark William Lanegan
Why Did We Have to Part – Laurent Voulzy, Marianne Faithful
That’s How Every Empire Falls – R. B. Morris
No Reason – Jackie Lomax
Prussian Blue – David Courts, Marianne Faithful
Love Song – Lesley Duncan
Gee Baby – JJ Johnson, Mary Alma Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Tyler T Texas
Goin’ Back – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
Past, Present and Future – Arthur Butler, George Francis Morton, Jerry Lieber
Horses and High Heels – Doug Pettibone, Marianne Faithful
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