Rootless Cosmopolitans
| Rootless Cosmopolitans | ||||
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| Studio album by Marc Ribot | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Sound On Sound Recording, New York City | |||
| Genre | Experimental music | |||
| Length | 46:27 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Arthur Moorehead | |||
| Marc Ribot chronology | ||||
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Rootless Cosmopolitans is the debut album by Marc Ribot released on Island Records in 1990. It was recorded in New York City at Sound on Sound Recording except "I Should Care", which was recorded at Harold Desau, and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", recorded on Port-A-Studio.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "There is a decent amount of enjoyable music here, but it's hit and miss, very much a grab-bag affair. All of the musicians involved went on to do finer work later in their careers, though, so what value Rootless Cosmopolitans retains tends toward the historical. ".[1]
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Track listing
All tracks written by Marc Ribot except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn/Axel Stordahl/Paul Weston) | 1:17 |
| 2. | "Shortly After Takeoff" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "The Wind Cries Mary" (Jimi Hendrix) | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Friendly Ghosts" | 5:20 |
| 5. | "The Cocktail Party" (Brad Jones/Ribot/Richie Schwarz) | 4:59 |
| 6. | "New Sad" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" | 1:13 |
| 8. | "Beak Lunch Manifesto" (Jones/Ribot) | 6:31 |
| 9. | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) | 1:57 |
| 10. | "Nature Abhors a Vacuum Cleaner" | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard/Duke Ellington/Irving Mills) | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Have a Nice Day" | 3:43 |
- Track 12 does not appear on the original LP.
Personnel
- Marc Ribot – guitars, harmonica, vocal
- Curtis Fowlkes (5, 10) – trombone
- Roy Nathanson (5, 8, 10, 12) – saxophone
- Don Byron (2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12) – bass clarinet, clarinet, turkey calls
- Anthony Coleman (2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12) – keyboards, piano, organ, sampler
- Arto Lindsay (3, 8) – guitar
- David Sardi (10) – guitar
- Brad Jones (4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12) – bass, guitar on (11)
- Melvin Gibbs (2, 3, 6) – bass, guitar
- Richie Schwarz (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12) – drums, sampled percussion
- Michael Blair (3, 5) – drums, backwards vocal
- Ralph Carney (3) – sona
References
- 1 2 Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed June 12, 2011
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