1 BEYOND WORDS - J. Sklair F. Crawford 3’24” J. Sklair guitar - R. Ross bass - F. Crawford piano & organ - J. Le Compte drums
2 PASTELS - S. Bunch 6’25” S. Bunch tenor bass - K. Briggs violin - J. Oppenheim saxophone - N. Smith piano B. Summers percussion - K. Jones fretless bass
3 THE SKY IS CRYING - E. James M. Robinson C. Lewis 6’29” V. Leigh vocals - B. Bishop & Josh Sklair guitars - R. Ross bass F. Crawford piano & organ - J. Le Compte drums
4 DARK AND LOOSE - J. Leftwich M. O’Neill 6’01” D. Garfield piano - M. O’Neill Yamaha nylon stringed acoustic guitar - J. Leftwich bass L. Klimas tenor & soprano sax - E. Toro drums and percussion
5 ESPRESSO - K. Knowles R. Mitchell 3’34” K. Knowles vocal - F. Crawford piano & keyboards - B. Bishop acoustic guitar J. Leftwich bass - J. Sklair, electric & acoustic guitars - E. Toro drums & percussion B. Summers trumpet & flugelhorn - L. Klimas saxophones - E. A. Manley baritone saxophone - S. Sklair arranger, MD, clarinet - V. Leigh, B. Bishop backing vocals
6 INDIANSONG - M. O’Neill 7’58” D. Garfield piano - M. O’Neill Yamaha nylon stringed acoustic guitar - J. Earl Warwick acoustic bass guitar - L. Klimas tenor & soprano sax, Flute - W. Reyes drums Custom Pearl Kit
7 AFRICA - L. Verdieu S. Bunch 10’14” L. Verdieu vocals - S. Bunch bass - J. Heredia, R. Henry drums J. Quintero, A. Yoshida guitars B. Maupin flute & saxophones - D. Johnson piano - K. Briggs violin L. Conte, A. Figueroa, M. Bambino, B. Summers, L. Verdieu percussions Felicidad, E. Lala, L. Fiddmont, H. Jackson, M. Bambino background vocals
8 A FELICIDADE - A.C. Jobim V. Moraes 4’41” K. M. Garry vocals - P. Kreibich drums - K. Hammack piano - E. Von Essen bass
9 ROMPE SARAGUEY - M. Chapottin 4’22” N. Hernandez vocal - R. Estagnado bass - B. Rodriguez, O. Brashear trumpets K. Briggs violin - M. Turre saxophone & flute N. Hernandez, B. Summers, M. Jackson percussions
10 RESPECT - O. Redding 2’39” V. Leigh vocals - B. Bishop & J. Sklair guitars B. V. Ravensberg bass - F. Crawford piano & organ - J. Le Compte drums
Conceived, mastered and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci To create the SACD Giulio Cesare Ricci transferred the original analog master to Pyramix using dCS A/D and D/A converters Sound, pure and simple ... music, powerful and impressive. Giulio Cesare Ricci wanted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of fonè by remembering the productions of David Manley with whom he had a great friendship and a special and lasting collaboration from a technical point of view.
ORCHESTRA DA CAMERA ITALIANA Salvatore Accardo: Direttore e Solista ORCHESTRA GIOVANILE ITALIANA Krzysztof Penderecki: Direttore Salvatore Accardo: Violino Solista
No editing. All the tracks on this record are heard as they were performed. Tube Processed Digital Master / natural sound recording / HiFi Reference / Super Audio CD / DSD / Stereo
Scott Hamilton saxophone Paolo Birro piano Aldo Zunino bass Alfred Kramer drums