Pink Martini: China Forbes, Pepe Raphael (vocals); Dan Faehnle (guitar); Aaron Meyer (violin); David Eby (cello); Maureen Love (harp); Gavin Bondy (trumpet); Robert Taylor (trombone); Thomas M. Lauderdale (piano); Doug Smith (vibraphone, percussion); John Wager (bass); Richard Rothfus (bongos, drums, percussion); Brian Davis (congas, timbales, percussion); Derek Rieth (percussion)
Recorded at Stiles Recording Studio, Portland, Oregon, from December 1996 to April 1997.
Pink Martini: China Forbes, Thomas Lauderdale.
Personnel: China Forbes (vocals); Dan Faehnle (guitar); Aaron Meyer (violin); David Eby (cello); Gavin Bondy (trumpet); Robert Taylor (trombone); Thomas Lauderdale (piano); Doug Smith (vibraphone, percussion); Richard Rothfus (drums, bongos, percussion); Brian Davis (congas, timbales, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Dave Friedlander.
Recording information: Stiles Recording Studio, Portland, OR (12/1996-04/1997).
The first album by Portland, Oregon's tongue in cheek lounge pop orchestra Pink Martini, SYMPATHIQUE, was originally released in 1997 on the band's own Heinz label. Although the album contains two originals by singer China Forbes and pianist Thomas Lauderdale, the title track and "Lullaby," the bulk of the album's 12 songs consists of new arrangements of loungy favorites like "Never On Sunday," "Que Sera Sera," "Brazil," and "Song of the Black Lizard," taken from the soundtrack of a Japanese cult film. Unlike contemporaries such as Combustible Edison, Pink Martini had the musical chops and heartfelt love of the style to keep the album from descending into snarky kitsch. In 2009, Heinz Records released the first ever vinyl edition of the album.
Format:
CD
Country:
USA
UPC:
0751937106623
Studio/Live:
Studio
Release Date:
11 November, 1997
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Fantasic listen from the moment I played it.
Great background for everything in life from chilled evenings at home, lazing in the bath to in-car listening.
Very Frenchified and chic. A favourite I will listen to for years to come.
This is a stunning CD. It is a cohesive blend of Cuban, French, Greek, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, classical, and Brazilian music. It is a hit in Europe. If I had the option of giving this a multitude of stars, I would. This is an amazing work. If you have the opportunity to see this group perform live, run, don't walk. Their live concerts are amazing. They are clearly a bunch of clever, literate, talented, sophisticated, fun-loving, worldly people. I thank them for creating a delightful CD.
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