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Marc Cohn Rainy Season CD (1993)
Blues With A Feeling: Chess Collectibles, Volume 3. CD music Marc Cohn's second outing manages to easily overcome the sophomore curse -- the material here is strong, relaxed, very assured, managing to be dramatic without being blatant. The overall album is warm and hypnotic, covering a variety of moods. It's a terrific and subtle piece of work. ~ Steven McDonald
All songs written or co-written by Marc Cohn.
Live Recording
Recorded at Quad Recording, New York and Record One, Los Angeles, California.
Producers: John Leventhal, Ben Wisch, Marc Cohn.
Personnel: Marc Cohn (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, melodica, piano, electric piano, melodion, keyboards); Bonnie Raitt (vocals, slide guitar); John Leventhal (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, percussion); Larry Campbell (slide guitar, violin); Aaron Heick, Rick DePoli, RIck DePofi, Bob Malach (tenor saxophone); Adam Kilker, Adam Kolker, Jack Bashkow (baritone saxophone); Chris Botti (trumpet); Larry Farrell (trombone); Benmont Tench (piano, Wurlitzer organ); Mike Mainieri (vibraphone, marimba); Zev Katz (upright bass); Dennis McDermott, Jim Keltner (drums); Mino Cinelu, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Glen Velez (percussion); Diva Gray, Arnold McCutler, William "Bill" Greene, Ada Dyer, Arnold McCuller, Sir Harry Bowens, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Terry Evans, Catherine Russell (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Ben Wisch.
Recording information: Quad Recording Studios, New York, NY.
Photographers: Melodie McDaniel; David Spagnolo.
Unknown Contributor Role: Mino Cinelu.
Arrangers: Rick DePoli; Wardell Quezergue.
Personnel: Marc Cohn (vocals, acoustic guitar, melodica, piano, keyboards), Sweet Pea Atkinson (vocals), Bonnie Raitt (vocals, guitar), John Leventhal (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, bazouki, harmonica, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, bass, percussion), Larry Campbell (pedal steel, violin), Rick Depofi, Aaron Heick, Bob Malach (tenor saxophone), Jack Bashkow, Adam Kolker (baritone saxophone), Chris Botti (trumpet), Larry Farrell (trombone), Mike Mainieri (bass marimba, concert marimba, vibraphone), Benmont Tench (piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer organ), Zev Katz (acoustic bass), James "Hutch" Hutchinson (bass), Jim Keltner, Dennis McDermott (drums), Mino Cinelu (udu, percussion), Glen Velez, Arto Tuncboyaciyan (percussion).
Background vocals: Catherine Russell, Diva Gray, Ada Dyer, Terry Evans, Arnold McCuller, Sir Harry Bowens, Willie Greene Jr., David Hidalgo, David Crosby, Graham Nash.
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Rough Guide to Colombian Street Party CD (2008)
Blues With A Feeling: Chess Collectibles, Volume 3. CD music One of the beauties of this disc is that most of the artists are unknown on the international scene -- only the excellent Columbiafrica has made any real impact, and that was small. But there's some outstanding material here, not only from that band, but also Chocquibtown's native hip-hop on "Somos Pacifico" and Radio Cumbia's "El Pipiloco," where the cumbia truly does become a party rhythm with the addition of some great scratching. Much the same is true of the accordion-powered Grupo Retrovisor, while the wonderfully named Dr. Krapula lets the electric guitars go crazy with "Luchando Voy." Interestingly, the collection starts with something very rooted in "Merengue Fato," although still eminently danceable, and to close it connects the dots between Colombia and Africa with Makina El Karibe's "El Vendeor." The whole thing even touches on acoustic pop with Creole's three-chord trick on the English language "Hold On." Yes, there are other tracks that don't match the quality, but as a party album, it definitely fits the bill. ~ Chris Nickson
Colombia, Latin America's only country with both Pacific and Atalantic coastlines, boasts vibrant traditional and contemporary music scenes, whether mestizo, African, European or India, Colombians also know how to party! The Rough Guide to Colombian Street Party is a snapshot of the parties, mixing the obscure with the obvious, the newest with the oldest, from ancient Indian flute music to the latest reggaeton.
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