Pink Martini / Splendor In The Grass - CD (Used)
Author: Pink Martini
Release Date: 01-12-2015
Details: Amazon.ca "[A] wondrously eclectic tapestry of foreign textures, sounds, and cultures." -- Boston Globe "This is rich, hugely approachable music, utterly cosmopolitan yet utterly unpretentious. And it seems to speak to just about everybody." -- Washington Post"Ms. Forbes is an unpretentious, pitch-perfect singer who can be breathy and girlish or sultry. She's ideal for songs that usually revolve around old-fashioned romance; she tempers heartbreak with savoir-faire." -- New York Times* Pink Martini's three previous albums have sold over 2 million copies worldwide. * Long-awaited fourth album features several songs in a classic Pink Martini style alongside excursions into 1970s, modernist minimalism, classic ranchera, and swing. * Famed Dandy Warhols guitarist and leader Courtney Taylor-Taylor appears on the title track. * Velvet-voiced Emilio Delgado, famous as Luis on Sesame Street, duets with China Forbes on "Sing." * Legendary 90-year-old ranchera singer Chavela Vargas, formerly the lover of painter Frida Kahlo, guests on Agustin Lara classic "Piensa en mi." * Popular NPR correspond Ari Shapiro makes his professional recording debut on the Pink Martini original "But Now I'm Back."China Forbes: vocals/Timothy Nishimoto: vocals, percussion/ Gavin Bondy: trumpet/Robert Taylor: trombone/Nicholas Crosa: violin/Pansy Chang: cello/Dan Faehnle: guitar/Phil Baker: upright bass/Maureen Love: harp/Brian Davis: congas, percussion/ Derek Rieth: congas, percussion/Martin Zarzar: drums, percussion/ Thomas M. Lauderdale: piano Chavela Vargas: guest vocals/Emilio Delgado: guest vocals/ Ari Shapiro: guest vocals/Courtney Taylor-Taylor: guest guitar Product Description Pink Martini
UPC: 064027126624
EAN: 0064027126624
Languages: English
Binding: Audio CD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood