Описание CD
Исполнитель(и) : Simon, Paul (Composer, Guitar, Vocals)
Наименование CD :
"The Essential Paul Simon"
Год издания : 2007
Компания звукозаписи : Warner Bros., (tc)
Музыкальный стиль : Singer/ Songwriter, Adult Contemporary, Worldbeat, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock
Время звучания : 2:28:32
К-во CD : 2
Код CD : WB 159292-2
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CD, стоящие на полке рядом : Pop |
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Released five years after Warner's last Paul Simon comp, the single-disc The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin', the double-disc The Essential Paul Simon is a full 17 tracks heftier than its predecessor and contains all but one of its 19 songs (MIA is the latter-day "Love," which only hardcore fans will recognize as from You're the One, and they're not quite the market for this set anyway). It's also slimmer than the 1993 box Paul Simon 1964-1993, which spanned three discs but also encompassed his '60s recordings with Art Garfunkel, plus a single the duo recorded as Tom & Jerry, along with selections from his solo debut, The Paul Simon Songbook — it was ambitious, where this compilation is efficient, picking up after the parting of ways with Garfunkel and running straight through until 2006's Surprise. The sequencing isn't strictly chronological — some songs are shuffled around for effect, with "Still Crazy After All These Years" closing the first, while "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" is cleverly followed by the zydeco stomp "That Was Your Mother" — but it roughly divides into having the first disc devoted to the '70s and early '80s, the second devoted to Graceland and beyond. Some might argue that there's too heavy of a Graceland presence here — a whopping six tracks, over half the album — but it is his biggest album and functions as a nice transition between his better-known '70s hits and the more esoteric but frequently compelling work that he's done since. And, unlike The Paul Simon Collection, The Essential Paul Simon is designed to introduce fellow travelers to the interesting work he's done since Graceland, as the second disc emphasizes that quite greatly, and it does a good job of it, while also providing a good summary of his best-known (and much of his best) solo work.
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Соисполнители :
Abraham Laboriel Sr. (Bass)
Adrian Belew (Guitar)
Adriana Simon (Vocals)
Airto Moreira (Percussion)
Alan Rubin (Trumpet)
Alex Foster (Alt Saxophone)
Alexander Gafa (Guitar)
Alonzo Johnson (Bass)
Alton Rubin (Accordion, Drums)
Anthony Carrillo (Bongos)
Anthony Jackson (Bass)
Armand Sabal-Lecco (Bass)
Assane Thaim (Percussion)
Babacar Faye (Percussion)
Barry Beckett (Keyboards)
Bob Cranshaw (Bass)
Bobby Allende (Bongos, Cymbals)
Bobby Scott (Piano)
C.J. Chenier (Accordion)
Chikapa 'Ray' Phiri (Guitar)
Chris Eminizer (Tenor Saxophone)
Clifford Carter (Celeste, Keyboards)
Cyro Captista (Percussion)
David 'Piro' Rodrнguez (Trumpet)
David Hood (Bass)
David Sanborn (Saxophone)
David Spinozza (Guitar)
Dean Parks (Electric Guitar)
Denzel Laing (Percussion)
Don Elliott (Vibraphone)
Earl Gardner (Trumpet)
Eric Gale (Guitar)
Felix Sabal-Lecco (Drums)
Forere Motloheloa (Accordion)
Francisco Aguabella (Conga)
Giovanni Hidalgo (Conga)
Gordon Edwards (Bass)
Grady Tate (Drums)
Hugh McCracken (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar)
Irwin 'Marky' Markowitz (Trumpet)
Isaac Mtshali (Drums)
J.J. Cale (Guitar)
Jackie Jackson (Bass)
Jamey Haddad (Percussion)
Jay Elfenbein (Vihuela)
Jay Leonhart (Bass)
Jeff Porcaro (Drums)
Jesse Levy (Cello)
Jimmy Johnson (Electric Guitar)
Joe Osborn (Bass)
John Beal (Bass)
John Selolwane (Guitar)
John Tropea (Electric Guitar)
Johnny Hoyt (Saxophone)
Jon Faddis (Trumpet)
Juliet Haffner (Viola)
Ken Asher (Organ)
Kim Cissel (Trombone)
Kim Wilson (Harmonica)
Larry Knechtel (Piano)
Leonard Pickett (Tenor Saxophone)
Lewis Michale Soloff (Trumpet)
Linda Ronstadt (Vocals)
Los Incas (Flute, Percussion)
Lourdes Delgado (Saxophone)
Makhaya Mahlangu (Percussion)
Marc Quiсones (Conga, Timbales)
Marcia Butler (Oboe)
Marcus Miller (Bass)
Mark Rivera (Alt Saxophone)
Mark Stewart (Banjo, Cello, Electric Guitar)
Marvin Stamm (Trumpet)
Michael Boddicker (Synthesizer)
Michael Breacker (Saxophone)
Milton Nascimento (Vocals)
Mingo Araujo (Percussion, Conga)
Nana Vasconcelos (Conga)
Neville Hinds (Organ)
Oriente Lopez (Organ, Flute)
Oscar Hernandez (Synthesizer, Piano)
Paul Griffin (Piano)
Pete Carr (Guitar)
Peter Gordon (French Horn)
Pino Palladino (Bass)
Ralph McDonald (Percussion)
Randy Brecker (Trumpet)
Ray Vega (Trumpet)
Richard Crooks (Drums)
Richard Davis (Bass)
Richard Tee (Piano)
Rob Mounsey (Synthesizer)
Robert Ameen (Drums)
Robin Dimaggio (Drums)
Roger Hawkins (Drums)
Ronnie Cuber (Baritone Saxophone)
Russell George (Bass)
Sherman Robertson (Guitar)
Sid McGinnis (Electric Guitar)
Sidinho Moreira (Percussion, Conga, Drums)
Steve Gadd (Percussion, Drums)
Steve Shehan (Percussion)
Stewart Rose (French Horn)
Tony Cedras (Keyboards)
Tony Levin (Bass)
Victor Montanez (Drums)
Vincent Nguini (Acoustic Guitar, Guitar)
Wallace Richardson (Guitar)
Winston Grennan (Drums)
Youssou N'Dour (Percussion)