Album · 1996
Tracklist
1 Lotus Blossom 2:54
2 Day Dream 5:19
3 U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) 7:12
4 Pretty Girl (The Star-Crossed Lovers) 5:27
5 Rain Check 4:59
6 Something To Live For 7:54
7 Lament For An Orchid (Absinthe) 5:41
8 Elf (Isfahan) 5:08
9 Ballad For Very Tired And Very Sad Lotus-Eaters 5:09
10 Tonk 3:14
11 Passion Flower 5:56
12 Lush Life 3:29
Line-up/Musicians
Vocals – Andy Bey(track 6)
Piano – Nurit Tilles (track 10)
Viola – Lois Martin(track 12)
Bass – Drew Gress (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12), Jacqui Danilow (tracks: 2, 7, 12), John Beal (tracks: 2, 7, 12)
Cello – Erik Friedlander (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Jesse Levy (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Richard Locker (tracks: 2, 7, 12)
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn
Concertmaster – Laura Seaton (tracks: 2, 7, 12)
Conductor [String Orchestra] – Eric Stern (3) (tracks: 2, 7, 12)
Drums – Tom Rainey (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Piano – Fred Hersch (tracks: All)
Viola – Alejandra Mohave (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Juliet Haffner (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Lois Martin (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Ruth Seigler (tracks: 2, 7, 12)
Violin – Belinda Barrett-Whitney (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Eriko Sato (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Gene Orloff (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Hanne-Berit Hahnemann (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Joyce Hammann (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Laura Seaton (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Mark Feldman (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Marti Sweet (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Paul Peabody (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Paul Woodiel (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Sandra Park (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Yury Vodovoz* (tracks: 2, 7, 12)
About this release
Nonesuch – 7599-79395-2 (Europe)
Recorded June and August 1995 at The Hit Factory, New York City
Thanks to snobb for the addition
