Sir Simon Rattle - American Music

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Sir Simon Rattle
American Music

Album 2008 on EMI Classics label
Jazz, Classical and Soundtrack

Box set contains 1 booklet and 7 CDs of previous released recordings from the Argo/Decca catalog

Musicians

	Sir Simon Rattle , *1955 GB conductor, album by
	Bobby Watson as, *1953 US alto saxophone
	Curtis Watson baritone vocals
	Jimi Malary baritone vocals
	Willard White voc, b, *1946 GB baritone vocals
	William Johnson voc, baritone vocals
	Mark "Exit" Goodchild , bass
	Peter Washington b, *1964 US bass
	Richie Pitts voc, bass vocals
	Andrew Barnell bassoon
	Glyndebourne Festival Chorus , chorus
	London Voices , chorus
	Colin Parr cl, clarinet
	Peter Walden ob, cor anglais
	Lewis Nash dr, *1958 US drums
	Richard Osborne , liner notes, porgy & bess synopsis
	Betty Comden And Adolph Green , liner notes, wonderful town synopsis, lyrics by
	Cynthia Clarey , *1949 US mezzo-soprano vocals
	Hyacinth Nicholis mezzo-soprano vocals
	Marietta Simpson , US mezzo-soprano vocals
	Richard Simpson ob, oboe
	Birmingham Contemporary Music Group , *1987 GB orchestra
	City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra , GB orchestra
	London Sinfonietta , GB orchestra
	The London Philharmonic Orchestra , orchestra
	Luther Henderson p, 1919-2003 US orchestrated by, arranged by
	Geri Allen p, *1957 US piano
	Camellia Johnson , 1954-2015 US soprano vocals
	Cynthia Haymon voc, acg, *1958 US soprano vocals
	Harolyn Blackwell , *1955 US soprano vocals
	Joe Lovano ts, *1952 US tenor saxophone
	Joshua Redman ts, sax, *1969 US tenor saxophone
	Barrington Coleman tenor vocals
	Colenton Freeman tenor vocals
	Damon Evans voc, *1949 US tenor vocals
	Clark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US trumpet
	John Barclay tr, GB trumpet
	Regina Carter vn, *1966 US violin
	Anne Fridal voc, vocals
	Audra McDonald voc, *1970 DE vocals
	Autris Paige vocals
	Billy J. Mitchell vocals
	Blair Wilson voc, vocals
	Brent Barrett voc, *1957 US vocals
	Bruce Hubbard voc, vocals
	Carl Daymond vocals
	Gregg Baker voc, bs, vocals
	Johnny Worthy vocals
	Kim Criswell voc, *1957 US vocals
	Kimberly Cobb vocals
	Lena Horne voc, 1917-2010 US vocals
	Linda Thompson vocals
	Lynton Atkinson voc, GB vocals
	Maureen Braithwaite vocals
	Melanie Marshall fl, *1962 GB vocals
	Mervin Wallace voc, vocals
	Michael Dore voc, vocals
	Michael Forest , vocals
	Paula Ingram vocals
	Raemond Martin vocals
	Robert Fardell voc, vocals
	Rodney Gilfry voc, US vocals
	Ron Travis vocals
	Simone Sauphanor vocals
	Ted Maynard vocals
	Thomas Hampson voc, *1955 US vocals
	Timothy Robinson voc, GB vocals
	Alan Tilvern , 1918-2003 GB voice actor
	Jonathan Holland tr, GB trumpet
	Wesley Warren tr, trumpet
	Wayne Marshall org, p, *1961 GB piano
	Michael Collins cl, *1962 GB clarinet
	DuBose Heyward , 1885-1940 US libretto by, lyrics by
	Ira Gershwin voc, 1896-1983 US lyrics by
	Ferde Grofé p, 1892-1972 US orchestrated by
	Peter Donohoe p, *1953 GB piano
	Harvey & The Wallbangers , performer

Producers

Craig Rutenberg chorus master

Simon Kiln editor

John Kurlander engineer

Mark Vigars engineer

Michael Sheady engineer

Mike Clements engineer

Mike Hatch engineer

David R. Murray executive producer, producer

Martin Cotton liner notes

James Holmes musical assistance

Andrew Keener producer

John Fraser producer

Stephen Johns producer

Tony Harrison producer, assistant

Stephen Frost producer, editor

Composers

John Adams

Charles Ives

George Gershwin

Elliott Carter

Leonard Bernstein

Betty Comden And Adolph Green

Billy Strayhorn

Duke Ellington

Mercer Ellington

DuBose Heyward

Ira Gershwin

Henry Creamer

Turner Layton

Billy Myers

Elmer Schoebel

Ernie Erdman

Gus Kahn

Victor Young

Will Harris

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Harmonielehre	Sir Simon Rattle	John Adams
2	Part I	Sir Simon Rattle		17:29
3	Part II The Anfortas Wound	Sir Simon Rattle		12:26
4	Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie	Sir Simon Rattle		10:34
5	The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot For Orchestra)	Sir Simon Rattle	John Adams	12:47
6	Two Fanfares	Sir Simon Rattle	John Adams
7	Tromba Lontana	Sir Simon Rattle		4:07
8	Short Ride In A Fast Machine	Sir Simon Rattle		4:24
9	Holidays Symphony: Decoration Day - conclusion	Sir Simon Rattle	Charles Ives	4:20
10	Rhapsody In Blue - opening	Sir Simon Rattle	George Gershwin	4:40
11	Three Occasions For Orchestra: A Celebration Of Some 100 X 150 Notes	Sir Simon Rattle	Elliott Carter	3:34
12	Symphonic Dances From West Side Story: Mambo	Sir Simon Rattle	Leonard Bernstein	3:48
13	Wonderful Town	Sir Simon Rattle	Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden And Adolph Green
14	Act One: Overture	Sir Simon Rattle		5:18
15	Christopher Strett	Sir Simon Rattle		4:58
16	Ohio	Sir Simon Rattle		3:29
17	Conquering New York	Sir Simon Rattle		3:52
18	One Hundred Easy Ways To Lose A Man	Sir Simon Rattle		3:22
19	What A Waste	Sir Simon Rattle		3:07
20	A Little Bit In Love	Sir Simon Rattle		2:58
21	Pass The Football	Sir Simon Rattle		3:46
22	Conversation Piece	Sir Simon Rattle		3:48
23	A Quiet Girl	Sir Simon Rattle		3:38
24	Conga!	Sir Simon Rattle		3:36
25	Entr'acte	Sir Simon Rattle		3:54
26	Act Two: My Darlin' Eileen	Sir Simon Rattle		3:33
27	Swing!	Sir Simon Rattle		5:14
28	Quiet Incidental	Sir Simon Rattle		0:49
29	Reprise: Ohio	Sir Simon Rattle		1:25
30	It's Love	Sir Simon Rattle		3:33
31	Ballet At The Village Vortex	Sir Simon Rattle		2:28
32	The Wrong Note Rag	Sir Simon Rattle		2:25
33	Reprise: It's Love	Sir Simon Rattle		1:23
34	Prelude, Fugue & Riffs	Sir Simon Rattle	Leonard Bernstein	7:46
35	Take The "A" Train	Sir Simon Rattle	Billy Strayhorn	9:06
36	You're The One	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington	2:56
37	Sophisticated Lady	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington	5:12
38	Harlem	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington	14:10
39	Isfahan	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn	4:50
40	Ad Lib On Nippon	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington	8:54
41	That Doo-Wah Thing	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington	9:05
42	Something To Live For	Sir Simon Rattle	Billy Strayhorn	4:33
43	Come Sunday	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington	5:30
44	Solitude In Transbluency	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington	4:38
45	Maybe	Sir Simon Rattle	Duke Ellington	2:45
46	Things Ain't What They Used To Be	Sir Simon Rattle	Mercer Ellington	7:15
47	Porgy And Bess	Sir Simon Rattle	George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin
48	Introduction	Sir Simon Rattle		4:18
49	Summertime And The Livin' Is Easy	Sir Simon Rattle		3:28
50	Oh, Nobody Knows When The Lawd Is Goin' To Call	Sir Simon Rattle		6:19
51	Oh, A Woman Is A Sometime Thins	Sir Simon Rattle		3:28
52	Here's The Ol' Crap Shark	Sir Simon Rattle		4:16
53	Here Comes Big Boy!	Sir Simon Rattle		7:09
54	Six To Make!	Sir Simon Rattle		4:05
55	Jesus, He Killed Him!...That You, Sportin' Life?	Sir Simon Rattle		5:04
56	Where Is Brudder Robbins?	Sir Simon Rattle		4:52
57	Overflow, Overflow	Sir Simon Rattle		0:58
58	A Saucer Burial Set-Up, I See	Sir Simon Rattle		3:49
59	My Man's Gone Now	Sir Simon Rattle		3:58
60	How De Saucer Stan' Now, My Sister	Sir Simon Rattle		2:05
61	Oh, The Train Is At The Station	Sir Simon Rattle		3:58
62	Oh, I'm Agoin' Out To The Blackfish Banks	Sir Simon Rattle		3:29
63	Mus' Be You Mens Forgot About De Picnic...Oh, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'	Sir Simon Rattle		3:26
64	Listen There, What I Tells You...I Hates Yo' Struttin' Style	Sir Simon Rattle		2:27
65	Morning', Lawyer, Lookin' For Somebody?	Sir Simon Rattle		4:58
66	Boy. Come Here, Boy!	Sir Simon Rattle		2:40
67	Buzzard Keep On Flying' Over	Sir Simon Rattle		3:02
68	'Lo, Bess, Goin' To De Picnic?	Sir Simon Rattle		2:57
69	Honey, We Sure Goin' Strut Our Stuff Today!...Bess, You Is My Woman Now	Sir Simon Rattle		6:15
70	Oh, I Can't Sit Down	Sir Simon Rattle		4:24
71	I Ain't Got No Shame Doin' What I Like To Do!	Sir Simon Rattle		2:24
72	It Ain't Necessarily So...Shame On All You Sinners	Sir Simon Rattle		5:58
73	Crown!...You Know Very Well Dis Crown!	Sir Simon Rattle		4:07
74	Oh, What You Want Wid Bess?	Sir Simon Rattle		4:20
75	Honey, Dat's All De Breakfast I Got Time For	Sir Simon Rattle		2:49
76	Take Yo' Hands Off Me, I Say	Sir Simon Rattle		2:28
77	Oh, Doctor Jesus	Sir Simon Rattle		2:12
78	Oh Dey's So Fresh An' Fine	Sir Simon Rattle		5:01
79	Porgy, Porgy, Dat You There Ain' It?	Sir Simon Rattle		2:42
80	I Wants To Stay Here, But I Ain't Worthy	Sir Simon Rattle		3:55
81	Why You Been Out On That Wharf So Long, Clara?	Sir Simon Rattle		2:47
82	Oh, Doctor Jesus	Sir Simon Rattle		3:46
83	One Of Dese Mornings You Goin' To Rise Up Singin'	Sir Simon Rattle		1:51
84	Oh, Dere's Somebody Knocking At De Do'	Sir Simon Rattle		1:22
85	You Is A Nice Parcel Of Christians!	Sir Simon Rattle		4:05
86	A Red-Headed Woman Make A Choo-Choo Jump Its Track	Sir Simon Rattle		2:17
87	All Right, I'm Goin' Out To Get Clara...Oh, Doctor Jesus	Sir Simon Rattle		2:19
88	Clara, Clara, Don't You Be Downhearted	Sir Simon Rattle		6:22
89	Summertime...	Sir Simon Rattle		4:19
90	Introduction...Wait For Us At The Corner	Sir Simon Rattle		3:44
91	Come Out Here, Both Of You	Sir Simon Rattle		2:25
92	Oh, Lawd, What I Goin' Do?	Sir Simon Rattle		3:41
93	Listen: There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York	Sir Simon Rattle		4:27
94	Introduction (Scene Three)	Sir Simon Rattle		2:25
95	Good Morning' Sistuh!...It's Porgy Colin' Home	Sir Simon Rattle		3:29
96	Dei White Folks Sure Ain' Put Nuttin' Over On This Baby	Sir Simon Rattle		4:00
97	Here, Mingo, What's De Matter Wid You All?	Sir Simon Rattle		1:48
98	Where's Bess?	Sir Simon Rattle		3:05
99	Bess Is Gone	Sir Simon Rattle		2:01
100	Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way	Sir Simon Rattle		1:22
101	Rhapsody In Blue	Sir Simon Rattle	George Gershwin	16:06
102	George Gershwin's Songbook	Sir Simon Rattle	George Gershwin
103	Swanee	Sir Simon Rattle		0:33
104	Nobody But You	Sir Simon Rattle		0:52
105	The Man I Love	Sir Simon Rattle		1:51
106	I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise	Sir Simon Rattle		0:38
107	Do It Again	Sir Simon Rattle		1:36
108	Fascinating Rhythm	Sir Simon Rattle		0:46
109	Oh, Lady, Be Good!	Sir Simon Rattle		1:05
110	Somebody Loves Me	Sir Simon Rattle		0:46
111	Sweet And Low-Down	Sir Simon Rattle		1:20
112	Clap Yo' Hands	Sir Simon Rattle		0:34
113	Do, Do, Do	Sir Simon Rattle		0:45
114	My One And Only	Sir Simon Rattle		0:39
115	'S Wonderful	Sir Simon Rattle		0:46
116	Strike Up The Band	Sir Simon Rattle		0:48
117	Who Cares?	Sir Simon Rattle		1:28
118	That Certain Feeling	Sir Simon Rattle		1:06
119	Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)	Sir Simon Rattle		2:27
120	I Got Rhythm	Sir Simon Rattle		1:06
121	Piano Concerto In F	Sir Simon Rattle	George Gershwin
122	I. Allegro	Sir Simon Rattle		13:10
123	II. Adagio - Andante	Sir Simon Rattle		11:57
124	III. Allegro Agitato	Sir Simon Rattle		6:46
125	After You've Gone	Sir Simon Rattle	Henry Creamer, Turner Layton	3:22
126	Nobody's Sweetheart	Sir Simon Rattle	Billy Myers, Elmer Schoebel, Ernie Erdman, Gus Kahn	2:30
127	Sweet Sue	Sir Simon Rattle	Victor Young, Will Harris	4:44

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