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Produced by Lee Townsend

recorded in Boudha and St. Paul

Six Degrees Records

Choying Drolma – voice
Steve Tibbetts and Marc Anderson – instruments and engineering
additional vocals by Lodro Sangmo and Sherab Palmo

REVIEWS

Washington Post
By Mike Joyce

“No one can accuse guitarist Steve Tibbetts of not following his bliss.
Selwa is as much a sonic pilgrimage as anything else, a serene and spiritual sequel to the 1997 recording “Cho,” which paired Tibbetts for the first time with the Tibetan Buddhist nun and vocalist Choying Drolma…

He doesn’t collaborate with her so much as commune, subtly deploying an array of acoustic and electric guitars to accent her prayers and homages…
there’s plenty of inventive guitar work just the same, slowly moving in and out of focus or needling its way through a weave of percussion. Meanwhile, on “Song of Realization,” Drolma transcends all: “I do not recognize this earth / It is an assembly hall adorned by flowers / I do not recognize me to be me / I am the supreme victor, the wish-fulfilling jewel.”

The Absolute Sound
By Derk Richardson

“Those holding preconceived notions about Tibetan chants – that they are too esoteric to enjoy as […]

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Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco
Mixed at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording engineer: Christian Jones
Mixing engineer: Judy Clapp
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi

Songline / Tone Field Series on Intuition 1998

All compositions by Shweta Jhaveri

Design: Gwen Terpstra
Photography: Kirstie Laird

Shweta Jhaveri – vocals
Jenny Scheinman – violin
Will Bernard – electric and acoustic guitars, dobro
Bill Douglass -bass
Jim Kassis – drums, percussion

REVIEWS

“To say that Anahita is an inspired update on the theme of East meets West – with Shweta Jhaveri singing age-old North Indian-style raga songs in a contemporary setting of guitar, violin, bass, and drums – would be to damn with faint praise. Beyond beautiful, this is creative music-making of the highest order, not so much crossing musical and cultural borders as blurring them altogether. Jhaveri is a world-class talent, and the deep, subtle sympathy among the vocalist and violinist Jenny Scheinman, guitarist Will Bernard, bassist Bill Douglass, and drummer Jim Kassis blesses every poetic, impeccably produced note here. From the sanguine dreaminess of the opening “Invocation” to the more desolate drones of finale “A Nost Dawn,” Jhaveri’s otherworldly voice weaves a serpentine […]

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Vinicius Cantuária – vocals, percussion and acoustic guitar
Bill Frisell – electric and acoustic guitars, loops

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recording Engineers: Jason Lehning and Adam Muñoz
Mixing Engineer: Adam Muñoz
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Production Assistance: Adam Blomberg

Recorded at Avast Recording, Seattle and Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Entertainment One Music/Naïve, 2011

All Songs Composed by Vinicius Cantuária and Bill Frisell
Warner Chappell/BMI – Friz-Tone Music/BMI

REVIEWS

The guitars of Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária melt together in my car speakers as if impossibly designed to echo the beauty in this very moment…
For those familiar with these two artists, either individually or in their previous collaborative incarnations including Frisell’s own Intercontinentals or Cantuária’s absorbing Horse and Fish, their high level of artistic integrity and deep level of musical simpatico is a given. However, on Lágrimas Mexicanas their collaboration reaches a milestone with their first true duet record. In fact, Frisell and Cantuária are the only two musicians on the entire record, credited with vocals, percussion, acoustic and electric guitars and loops. The only outside contribution comes in the form of production from long time […]

1. Cliche do Cliche x.mp3
2. Ela e Carioca x.mp3
3. Agua Rasa x.mp3
4. Ordinaria
5. Quase Choro
6. Rio
7. Normal
8. Nova de Sete
9. Irapuru
10. Caju

Vinicius Cantuaria – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards

with guests:
Caetano Veloso – – vocal on Agua Rasa
David Byrne – vocal, guitar on Rio
Bill Frisell – guitar on Ele e Carioac, Quase Choro and Nova de Sete
Brad Mehldau – piano on Quase Choro and Nova Sete
Marc Johnson – bass on Ele Carioca, Quase Choro, Nova de Sete and Caju
Joey Baron – drums on Cliche do Cliche, Agua Rasa, Rio, and Caju
Paolo Braga – drums, percussion on Ela a Carioca, Ordinaria, Normal, Irapuru, and Caju
Jenny Scheinman – violin on Cliche do Cliche, Oridinaria, Normal, Irapuru and Caju
Michael Leonhart – trumpet on Ordinaria and Rio
Peter Scherer – keyboards on Normal AMAZON

produced by Lee Townsend, Soli and Vinicius Cantuaria

recording engineers: Soli and Joe Ferla
mixing engineer: Joe Ferla
mastering engineer: Greg Calbi
additional recording by Stewart Lerman, Adam Muñoz, Tucker Martine, Walter Costa, Soli and Matthew Kane.

TransparentMusic

REVIEWS

Maybe the changes started when Caetano Veloso cut “Billie Jean,” more than 15 years ago. The sensual poets of poise were coming north from […]

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Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Phase One Studios (Toronto), The Factory (Vancouver) and Flora (Seattle)
Mixed at The Factory (Vancouver)
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Assistant engineers: Sheldon Zaharko (The Factory) and Greg Kolchinsky (Phase One)
Recording engineers: Shawn Pierce and Tucker Martine
Mixing and editing engineer: Shawn Pierce
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps

Rykodisc Records

Kelly Joe Phelps – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica

with guests:
Scott Amendola – drums, percussion
Steve Dawson – weissenborn
Andrew Downing – acoustic bass
Bill Frisell – electric guitar, loop
Chris Gestrin – organ, piano, accordion
Petra Haden – harmony vocals
Keith Lowe – acoustic bass
Jesse Zubot – violin, mandolin

REVIEWS

“Few songwriters can deftly weave separate similes involving Popeye, Olive Oyl and Sweet Pea into a single verse. Fewer still can make it sound deeply soulful. But such are the gifts that make Phelps such a remarkable artist. Besides his off-kilter lyrical expression, Phelps boasts a haunting vocal rasp and unmatched mastery of finger style and slide guitar. Together, these elements explore the deepest shades of blue, and they have never worked better than on this disc. Be it the melancholy waltz of “Not So Far To Go”, or the […]

SOLO CONCERT RECORDINGS

Kelly Joe Phelps – vocals, acoustic guitar

1. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues x.mp3
2. Not So Far To Go
3. Jericho
4. Fleashine x.mp3
5. Cardboard Box of Batteries x.mp3
6. Gold Tooth
7. Tommy
8. I Am the Light of the World x.mp3
9. Waiting for Marty

All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps (Pilgrim’s Way Publishing/BMI, Administered by Bug) except “Hard Time Killin'” Floor Blues by Nehemiah Skip James (Wynwood Music Co./BMI) and “I Am the Light of This World” by Reverend Gary Davis (Chandos Music Co./ASCAP) AMAZON

produced by Lee Townsend

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Shawn Pierce Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi

Recorded at McCabe’s, Santa Monica, CA
and Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
March, 2004

Mixed at MX Solutions, Vancouver, British Columbia Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City

Design: Gwen Terpstra

Photography: Michael Wilson

Rykodisc Records

REVIEWS

“Seven albums into his career, the jazz guitarist turned acoustic country blues man has increasingly been balancing old standards an forgotten nuggets with his own material. For ‘Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind’, his current live album, the only non originals included are Skip James’ “Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues” and Rev. Gary Davis’ “I am the Light […]

1. My Biggest Fan x.mp3
2. No Sure Way x.mp3
3. Had To Be Her
4. Hank and Fred x.mp3
5. Half Fist
6. To Be On TV
7. God’s Country
8. Make Your Mother Mad
9. When You Leave
10. Nanny
11. Here Come the Choppers x.mp3
12. Things Produced by Lee Townsend
A Songline/Tone Field Production

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Shawn Pierce
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Production Assistance: Adam Blomberg

Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, CA (assistant engineer: Ryan Mall)
Additional recording at The Factory, Vancouver, B.C. (assistant engineer: Sheldon Zaharko)
Mixed at MX Solutions, Vancouver, B.C.
Mastered at Sterling Sound
Cover Illustration: Steve Vance Photos: Michael Wilson

All songs by III, Snowden Music Inc. ascap

Sovereign Artists

Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, acoustic guitar, 5-string banjo
Bill Frisell – electric guitar
Greg Leisz – lap steel, pedal steel, mandolin, electric guitar
David Piltch – acoustic and electric bass
Jim Keltner – drums, percussion

Additional musicians:
Coco Love Alcorn – vocals on “Hank and Fred” and “Had to Be Her”
Chris Gestrin – wurlitzer on “Had to Be Her”, organ on “Make Your Mother Mad”

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produced by Lee Townsend

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Jason Lehning
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Assistant Engineers:  Ben Liscio and Kyle Ford
Production assistance:  Adam Blomberg

All songs composed and arranged by Doug Wamble except as noted:

String arranging and tracking on “Find Her Way” by Christian Howes and Christopher Marion
String arrangement on “It May Be A Dream” by Carrie Rodriguez
Horn arrangements by Doug Wamble

Recorded at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Additional recording at SoBro Sound, Bronx, NY and The Bromley House, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed at The Compound, Nashville, TN
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY, NY

Blue Note

Doug Wamble – vocals and guitars
Roy Dunlap – piano, organ, keyboards
Jeff Hanley – acoustic and electric bass, percussion
Peter Miles – drums and percussion

Charlie Hunter – 7-string guitar on “Think About It All”
Carrie Rodriguez – vocals and violins on “It May Be A Dream”
Jonah Smith – harmony vocal on “Freezer Burn”
Christian Howes – strings on “Find Her Way”
Holly Laessig – background vocals (1, 4, 7)
Jessica Wolfe – background vocals (1, 4, 7)
Steven Bernstein – trumpet (1, 2, 4, 8)
Chad Eby – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4, 8)
Clark Gayton – trombone (1, 2, 4, 8)
Chris Miller – tenor and baritone saxophone […]

Song List:

1. Interface
2. Beautiful Love
3. The Oracle x.mp3
4. Blues for CM x.mp3
5. Yesterdays
6. Blood Count
7. Maya’s Dance
8. Jacob’s Ladder
9. Trane Connections

Hank Jones – piano
Dave Holland – bass
Billy Higgins – drums AMAZON

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded and Mixed at Skyline Studios, New York
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Recording and mixing engineer: James Farber
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

EmArcy/Polgyram

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Marc Johnson– bass
Bill Frisell – electric & acoustic guitars
Pat Metheny – electric & acoustic guitars, 42-string pikasso guitar
Joey Baron – drums

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York
Mixed at Sony Music Studios, New York
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording & mixing engineer: Joe Ferla
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

Verve Records