Mercy and Grand

~ Release by Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan; Jess Walker, Gavin Bryars, Joe Townsend & Jim Holmes (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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"The music of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan featuring Jess Walker, arranged by Gavin Bryars, Joe Townsend, Jim Holmes"

Recorded live October 25 and 26 2008, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

Annotation last modified on 2016-08-15 17:29 UTC.

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▼CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Gypsy Tango producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) arranger: Joe Townsend live recording of: Gypsy Tango composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	[traditional]		2:22
2	A Little Drop of Poison producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker live cover recording of: Little Drop of Poison writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		3:11
3	Ballad of Sexual Dependency producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Jim Holmes live recording of: The Threepenny Opera: Ballad of Sexual Dependency lyricist and librettist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Marc Blitzstein part of: The Threepenny Opera (Marc Blitzstein translation)	Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht		2:53
4	Poor Edward producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) musical saw: Simon Allen (musical saw) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Jim Holmes live cover recording of: Poor Edward lyricist and composer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		3:24
5	Alice producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker live cover recording of: Alice (Tom Waits song) writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Jalma Music	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		5:36
6	Whistle Down the Wind producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Gavin Bryars live cover recording of: Whistle Down the Wind (Tom Waits song) lyricist and composer: Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		4:22
7	A Little Rain producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Gavin Bryars live cover recording of: A Little Rain lyricist and composer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		3:33
8	Innocent When You Dream producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) harmonium: Gavin Bryars vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Gavin Bryars live cover recording of: Innocent When You Dream lyricist and composer: Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		2:42
9	Johnsburg, Illinois producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker live cover recording of: Johnsburg, Illinois lyricist and composer: Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		2:02
10	La Partida producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) harmonica: Jim Holmes arranger: Joe Townsend live recording of: La Partida composer: Víctor Jara	[traditional]		2:59
11	What Keeps Mankind Alive producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Jim Holmes live cover recording of: What Keeps Mankind Alive? lyricist: Bertolt Brecht composer: Kurt Weill (composer) translator: Ralph Manheim (translator of French and German to English) and John Willett (translator) translated version of: Die Dreigroschenoper: Akt II. Zweites Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade über die Frage: "Wovon lebt der Mensch?"	Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht		5:31
12	Pony producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker live cover recording of: Pony lyricist and composer: Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		5:58
13	Georgia Lee producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Gavin Bryars live cover recording of: Georgia Lee writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		3:55
14	Broken Bicycles producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) waterphone: Simon Allen (musical saw) vocals: Jess Walker live cover recording of: Broken Bicycles lyricist and composer: Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		4:00
15	Train Song producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Gavin Bryars live cover recording of: Train Song (Tom Waits song) lyricist and composer: Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		3:27
16	Pull Down Lads producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Joe Townsend live cover recording of: Pull Down Lads writer: John Tams	John Tams		5:00
17	Barbara Allen producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker live recording of: Barbara Allen lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)	[traditional]		3:31
18	The Briar and the Rose producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Gavin Bryars live cover recording of: The Briar and the Rose lyricist and composer: Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		6:04
19	Lullaby producer: Gavin Bryars mixer and editor: Dennis Patterson (engineer) musical saw: Simon Allen (musical saw) vocals: Jess Walker arranger: Gavin Bryars live cover recording of: Lullaby (Tom Waits Song) lyricist and composer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan		3:17

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3823888 [info]
ASIN:	US: B007G283S6 [info]

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