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