Tag Archives: James Chirillo

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Woman Child

On May 28, 2013, “Justin Time” label released “Woman Child”, the second Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Avatar Studios”, and was produced by Al Pryor.

Personnel:

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocals, piano, illustration
  • James Chirillo – guitar, banjo
  • Aaron Diehl – piano
  • Rodney Whitaker – double bass
  • Herlin Riley – drums
  • Aaron Diehl – arrangements
  • Frederic Nardin – arrangements
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mixing
  • Damon Whittemore – additional engineering
  • Tim Marchiafava – recording assistant
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Randall Kennedy – creative director
  • Raj Naik – art direction, design
  • Maria Ehrenreich – artwork
  • John Abbott – photography
  • Ted Gioia – liner notes
  • Gretchen C. Valade – executive producer
  • Gina Fabiano, Will Wakefield – production manager

Track listing:

  1. St. Louis Gal – J. Russel Robinson
  2. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Nobody – Alex Rogers, Bert Williams
  4. Woman Child – Cécile McLorin Salvant
  5. Le Front Caché Sur Tes Genoux – lyrics by Ida Faubert, music by Cécile McLorin Salvant
  6. Prelude / There’s A Lull in My Life – Aaron Diehl, Harry Revel, Mack Gordon
  7. You Bring Out the Savage in Me – Sam Coslow
  8. Baby Have Pity on Me – Billy Mol, Clarence Williams
  9. John Henry – traditional
  10. Jitterbug Waltz – Charles Grean, Fats Waller, Maxine Manners
  11. What A Little Moonlight Can Do – Harry M. Woods
  12. Deep Dark Blue – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ghost Song

On March 4, 2022, “Nonesuch” label released “Ghost Song”, the sixth Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Bunker Studio”, “St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church” in New York, and was produced by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner and Paul Sikivie. In April 2022, it was chosen as “Album of the Month” for both performance and sonics by “Stereophile”.

Personnel:

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocal, piano, creative director, illustration
  • Marvin Sewell – guitar
  • James Chirillo – banjo
  • Aaron Diehl – piano, organ
  • Sullivan Fortner – vocal, piano
  • Burniss Travis – bass
  • Paul Sikivie – bass, electric bass, synthesizer
  • Kyle Poole – drums
  • Keita Ogawa – percussion
  • Alexa Tarantino – flute
  • Daniel Swenberg – flute, theorbo
  • Iris McLorin Picot – vocal
  • Violette McLorin Picot – vocal
  • Brooklyn Youth Chorus – choir
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mixing, associate producer
  • Patrick Dillett – recording
  • Chris Muth – mastering
  • Ben Tousley – art direction, design
  • Shawn Michael Jones – photography
  • Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
  •  

All tracks by Cécile McLorin Salvant, except where noted.

  1. Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
  2. Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Herbert Stothart
  3. Ghost Song
  4. Obligation
  5. Until – Gordon Sumner
  6. I Lost My Mind
  7. Moon Song
  8. Trail Mix
  9. The World is Mean – Kurt Weil, Berthold Brecht, Marc Blitzstein
  10. Dead Poplar
  11. Thunderclouds
  12. Unquiet Grave – traditional, arranged by Cécile McLorin Salvant