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Pieces of the Sun by Tony (Bass) Levin (CD, Feb-2002, Narada) 
Pieces of the Sun by Tony (Bass) Levin (CD, Feb-2002, Narada)

 
Pieces of the Sun by Tony (Bass) Levin (CD, Feb-2002, Narada)

Release Date: Feb 2002
Format: CD
Record Label: Narada
Genre: Bass, Jazz Instrument
UPC: 724381162620
Product ID: EPID3477643
Description: Personnel: Tony Levin (vocals, cello, omnichord, guitar, bass, Chapman stick); Jerry Marotta (vocals, saxophone, omnichord, acoustic guitar, drums, percusion); Larry Fast (synthesizer); Jesse Gress (acoustic & electric guitars); The Cali...
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Track Listing
1. Apollo
2. Geronimo
3. Aquafin
4. Dog One
5. Tequila
6. Pieces of the Sun
7. Phobos
8. Ooze
9. Blue Nude Reclining
10. Ever the Sun Will Rise
11. Fifth Man, The
12. Silhouette

Details
Contributing Artists:California Guitar Trio, Larry Fast
Producer:Tony Levin
Distributor:EMI Music Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Tony Levin (vocals, cello, omnichord, guitar, bass, Chapman stick); Jerry Marotta (vocals, saxophone, omnichord, acoustic guitar, drums, percusion); Larry Fast (synthesizer); Jesse Gress (acoustic & electric guitars); The California Guitar Trio (acoustic guitar).
Engineers include: Robert Frazza, Bill Munyon, Kevin Killen.
Recorded at Applehead, Woodstock, New York and Wire Studios, Austin, Texas. Includes liner notes by Tony Levin.
"Apollo" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
Tony Levin is best known for playing bass and Chapman Stick with King Crimson, though he's also been bassist of choice for Peter Gabriel and others for many years. However, Levin has an artistic life outside of all that, as represented by his solo recordings. On this one, he's accompanied by his own band which happens to be something of an all-star affair including keyboardist Larry Fast (of Synergy fame) and super-session drummer Jerry Marotta.
True, some of the tunes here echo Levin's other involvements--"Apollo" and "Geronimo" owe more than a bit to Crimson, and Gabriel himself contributed the tune "Dog One." However, many of the other tracks take off for different territory, dipping into jazz, world music, folk, and more. A couple of tunes have an expansive, pastoral feel somewhere between latter-day Bill Frisell and (speaking of Gabriel) TRESPASS-era Genesis, while Fast's synthesizers inject a more modern, electronic feel into others. Whatever the format, it's a pleasure to hear world-class musicians operate free of commercial considerations.

Editorial Reviews
...Goes the postprog-rock route on his new one....an enjoyable romp, like background music for thinking people...
JazzTimes (04/01/2002)

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