Tom Waits - The Black Rider

Label:

Island Records

Catalog#:

314-518 559-2

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Released:

12 Nov 1993

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Blues Rock, Alternative Rock

Tracklist

1	Lucky Day (Overture)	2:26	X
	Banjo - Joe Gore Bass - Bill Douglas* Cello - Matthew Brubeck French Horn - Nick Phelps Percussion - Kenny Wollesen Saxophone - Ralph Carney Trombone - Kevin Porter Vocals, Organ [Calliope] - Tom Waits
2	The Black Rider	3:20	X
	Bass, Percussion, Banjo, Viola - Greg Cohen Organ, Vocals - Tom Waits
3	November	2:50	X
	Bass, Accordion - Greg Cohen Piano, Banjo, Vocals - Tom Waits Saw - Don Neely
4	Just The Right Bullets	3:35	X
	Banjo - Joe Gore Bass - Bill Douglas* Bassoon - Larry Rhodes (2) Cello - Matthew Brubeck Clarinet [Bass] - Ralph Carney Organ - Francis Thumm Percussion - Kenny Wollesen Vocals, Piano - Tom Waits
5	Black Box Theme	2:45	X
	Banjo - Joe Gore Bass - Bill Douglas* Bassoon - Larry Rhodes (2) Cello - Matthew Brubeck French Horn - Nick Phelps Keyboards [Chamberlain] - Tom Waits Percussion - Kenny Wollesen Saw - Don Neely
6	'T' Ain't No Sin	2:35	X
	Bass, Clarinet, Sampler [Emax] - Greg Cohen Marimba, Sampler [Emax] - Tom Waits Voice - William S. Burroughs
7	Flash Pan Hunter (Intro)	1:11	X
	Bass - Stefan Schäfer (2) Bassoon [Contra] - Henning Stoll Clarinet - Volker Hemken
8	That's The Way	1:11	X
	Bass - Stefan Schäfer (2) Clarinet - Volker Hemken Organ - Hans-Jörn Braudenberg Viola - Henning Stoll
9	The Briar And The Rose	3:50	X
	Bass - Stefan Schäfer (2) Clarinet - Volker Hemken Organ - Hans-Jörn Braudenberg Viola - Henning Stoll
10	Russian Dance	3:10	X
	Bassoon - Larry Rhodes (2) French Horn - Nick Phelps Noises [Boots] - Clive Butters , Frances Thum , Joe Marquez , Kathleen Brennan Sampler [Emax Strings], Noises [Boots] - Tom Waits Trombone - Kevin Porter Viola - Linda Deluca
11	Gospel Train (Orchestra)	2:35	X
	Bass - Bill Douglas* Bassoon - Larry Rhodes (2) Cello - Matthew Brubeck Clarinet [Bass] - Ralph Carney French Horn - Nick Phelps Percussion - Kenny Wollesen Sampler [Emax Strings] - Tom Waits Trombone - Kevin Porter Viola - Linda Deluca
12	I'll Shoot The Moon	3:50	X
	Bass - Bill Douglas* Cello - Matthew Brubeck Guitar - Joe Gore Marimba - Kenny Wollesen Organ - Francis Thumm Saxophone - Ralph Carney Trombone - Kevin Porter Vocals - Tom Waits
13	Flash Pan Hunter	3:05	X
	Banjo - Joe Gore Bass - Bill Douglas* Bassoon - Larry Rhodes (2) Cello - Matthew Brubeck Clarinet [Bass] - Ralph Carney Organ - Francis Thumm Percussion - Kenny Wollesen Vocals - Tom Waits
14	Crossroads	2:45	X
	Bass - Greg Cohen Guitar, Keyboards [Chamberlain], Vocals - Tom Waits Viola - Gerd Bessler
15	Gospel Train	4:40	X
	Bass - Bill Douglas* Clarinet [Bass] - Ralph Carney Percussion, Bass - Greg Cohen Whistle [Train], Vocals, Congas, Drums [Log Drum] - Tom Waits
16	Interlude	0:30	X
	Bassoon - Henning Stoll Clarinet - Volker Hemken French Horn - Christoph Moinian
17	Oily Night	4:25	X
	Banjo, Guitar - Joe Gore Bass - Bill Douglas* Bassoon [Contra] - Larry Rhodes (2) Cello - Matthew Brubeck Featuring - Boners, The French Horn - Nick Phelps Percussion - Kenny Wollesen Saxophone, Clarinet [Bass] - Ralph Carney Trombone - Kevin Porter Viola - Linda Deluca
18	Lucky Day	3:45	X
	Bass - Bill Douglas* Cello - Matthew Brubeck Guitar - Joe Gore Organ, Vocals - Tom Waits Tuba [Baritone Horn] - Ralph Carney
19	The Last Rose Of Summer	2:10	X
	Bass - Greg Cohen Organ, Vocals, Keyboards [Chamberlain] - Tom Waits
20	Carnival	1:30	X
	Bass - Greg Cohen Keyboards [Chamberlain], Sampler [Emax] - Tom Waits

Credits

Other [Liner Notes] - Tom Waits
Producer - Gerd Bessler (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 9, 14, 16, 19, 20) , Tchad Blake (tracks: 1, 4, 10 to 13, 15, 17, 18)

Notes

This album contains songs Tom Waits wrote and performed for the stage production of The Black Rider directed by Robert Wilson and written by William Burroughs.

The Black Rider tells an updated version of a 19th century story of a clerk who makes a Faustian contract with the Devil, accepting magic bullets to win the hand of his beloved in a shooting contest. Wilson's vivid images paid homage to German expressionism, Waits performed a shotgun marriage between Tin Pan Alley and burlesque horror music, while Burroughs' politically acute librettos gave unique insight into the mind of a character whose actions lead to tragic consequences.

Performance of the play was done by The Talia Theatre Of Hamburg.
Album recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California and Music Factory, Hamburg, Germany.