1998
American Rhapsody
A Tribute to George Gershwin
1. Rhapsody in Blue - featuring Wolfgang Muthspiel (guitar)
Sascha Otto (flute), Vasile Marian (oboe), Harry, Sokal, Florian Bramböck, Gerald Preinfalk, Herwig Gradischnig, Christian Maurer (sax), Thorsten Benkenstein, Matthieu Michel, Bumi Fian (trumpets), Robert Bachner, Christian Muthspiel, Charly Wagner (trombones), Arkady Shilkloper, Franz Pickl (french-horn), John Sass (tuba), Friedrich Philipp (vib), Robert Riegler (bass), Gregor Hilbe (drums), Ingrid Oberkanins (percussions), arr & cond. by m.rüegg
Harry Sokal, Florian Bramböck, Sascha Otto, Gerald Preinfalk, Herwig Gradischnig, Christian Maurer (sax), Martin Siewert (guitar), Robert Riegler (bass), Mario Gonzi (drums), arr. by m.rüegg
3. But Not For Me - featuring Joe Lovano
Sasha Otto (flute), Harry, Sokal, Florian Bramböck, Herwig Gradischnig, Christian Maurer (sax), Thorsten Benkenstein, Matthieu Michel, Bumi Fian (tr), Robert Bachner, Christian Muthspiel, Charly Wagner (trb), Arkady Shilkloper (f-horn), Robert Riegler (bass), Gregor Hilbe (dr), Ingrid Oberkanins (perc), arr & cond. by m.rüegg
4. The Babbit and the Bromide - featuring T.S.Monk
Florian Bramböck (sax), John Sass (tuba), Frank Schwinn (banjo), Roland Guggenbichler (hammond), Karl Schrumpf (vocal dr), arr by m.rüegg
5. Soon - featuring Monica Zetterlund
Soloist: Art Farmer (tr), Uli Scherer (piano), Heiri Känzig (bass), Gregor Hilbe (dr), Joanna Lewis, Willem De Swardt, Amora de Swardt, Andrea Bucz, Anne Harvey, Michael Snyman, Aleksey Igudesman, Veronica Körmendy, Steven Mohler, Theresa Schutz (violins), Andrew Jezek, James Hoog, Margit Slosser (violas), Philipp Preimesberger, Tristan Schulze (cellos), arr. & cond. by m.rüegg
6. I Got Rhythm - featuring Ray Anderson
Alegre Correa (guit), Paul Urbanek (piano), Uwe Urbanowski (bass), Fernando Paiva (dr), Luis Riberio, Laurinho Bandeira (percussion), arr by m.rüegg
7. My Man’s Gone Now - featuring Anna Lauvergnac
Petra Haitchi, Barbara Gisler-Haas, Angela Kirchner, Edina Vamy-May (alto flutes), Fereshteh Rahbari, Annegret Bauerle (bass flute), Heiri Känzig (bass), Ingrid Oberkanins (percussion), arr. & cond. by m. rüegg
8. Someone to Watch Over Me - feat. Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn (voc, piano), Al Kibbon (bass), Steve Williams (dr), arr. by Shirley Horn
9. Concerto in F - featuring Frank Tortiller (vibes, marimba)
Sascha Otto, Catherine Emtage, Silvie Lacroix (flutes), Vasile Marian (oboe), Harry, Sokal, Florian Bramböck, Gerald Preinfalk, Herwig Gradischnig, Christian Maurer (sax), Thorsten Benkenstein, Matthieu Michel, Bumi Fian, Wolfgang Mang (tr), Robert Bachner, Christian Muthspiel, Charly Wagner (trb), Arkady Shilkloper, Franz Pickl (f-horn), John Sass (tuba), Robert Riegler (bass), Gregor Hilbe (dr), Ingrid Oberkanins (perc), arr & cond. by m.rüegg
Credits: All orchestra parts were recorded February 20-25, 1998 at the Sing-Sang Studio, Vienna, on a Studer 24-Track Analog. String were recorded on February 26 at the Hafner Studio, Vienna. Shirley Horn was recorded on February 9, 1998 at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles. Anna Lauvergnac was recorded on February 26, 1998 at the Cosmix Studio, Vienna. T.S. Monk and Art Farmer were recorded on March 3; Joe Lovano on March 4; Ray Anderson on March 9, 1998 at Quad Studios in New York City. Monica Zetterlund was recorded on March 7, 1998 at the EMI Studio, Stockholm. Dee Dee Bridgwater was recorded on March 10, 1998 at Studio Acousti, Paris.
Mixed at Studio Powerplay, Zürich, March 1998. Recording and mixing engineer: Jürg Peterhans. Recording assistants: Heinrich von Kalnein, Nadja Wallaskovits. Mastered by Andy van Dette at MasterDisk Studio, New York City.
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