Alex Pertout FROM THE HEART
Alex Pertout's album From The Heart on Nailuj Music (The Planet / MGM) features ten original compositions and masterful performances from a host of artists including guitarists Mike Stern, Tommy Emmanuel and Matt Kirsch, pianists Tom Coster, Mark Levine, Paul Grabowsky, Joe Chindamo and Colin Hopkins, vocalists Kavisha Mazzella, Christine Sullivan, Steve Wade and Leonardo Salvo, flautist John Barret, saxophonist Lachlan Davidson, trumpeter Bobby Venier, harpist Mary Doumany, percussionists Raul Rekow and Hossam Ramzy, bassists Ben Robertson, Craig Newman and Jeremy Alsop, drummers David Jones, John Annas and Darryn Farrugia, his mother, soprano Cecilia Pertout Navarro as well as his brother Andrian Pertout on synthesizer.
[1] Salvador (with Tommy Emmanuel)
[2] From The Heart (with Mike Stern)
[3] Friendship (with Paul Grabowsky)
[4] Notable Encounter (with Tom Coster)
[5] Julian's Lullaby (with Kavisha Mazzella, Steve Wade)
[6] Moment In Time (with Mark Levine)
[7] Kafelah (with Hossam Ramzy)
[8] Song For My Father (with Cecilia Pertout)
[9] One Love (with Steve Wade, Matt Kirsch)
[10] El Baile (with Raul Rekow, Mark Levine)
{11} Song For My Father (Reprise)
ALEX PERTOUT: congas, bongos, timbales, berimbau, percussion, vibes, marimba, glockenspiel, fender rhodes, vocoder, synthesizers
TOMMY EMMANUEL: guitar
MIKE STERN: guitar
TOM COSTER: electric piano, accordion
MARK LEVINE: piano
PAUL GRABOWSKY: fender rhodes
COLIN HOPKINS: fender rhodes, piano
MATT KIRSCH: acoustic, electric guitars
JOE CHINDAMO: fender Rhodes, accordion
KAVISHA MAZZELLA: voice
STEVE WADE: voice
CHRISTINE SULLIVAN: voice
CECILIA PERTOUT: soprano
LEONARDO SALVO: voice
HOSSAM RAMZY: tabla
RAUL REKOW: congas
BOB VENIER: flugelhorn
JOHN BARRETT: alto, concert, bass flutes
LACHLAN DAVIDSON: saxophone
JOE COSTANZO: accordion
MARY DOUMANY: harp
ALEJANDRO VARGAS: zampoñas
ANDRIAN PERTOUT: lead synthesiser
JULIAN PERTOUT: windchimes, rattles, voice
JEREMY ALSOP: bass
BEN ROBERTSON: bass
CRAIG NEWMAN: bass
JOHN ANNAS: hi-hat
DARRYN FARRUGIA: drums
DAVID JONES: drums
Composed and Arranged by Alex Pertout
Recorded at La Pieza De La Musica, Eltham
Additional recordings at Allan Eaton Studios, St Kilda
Recorded and edited by Alex Pertout
Additional recordings by Ross Cockle and John Proe
Computer support by Philip O’Brien
Synthesizer and sampler sound design by Peter Grech
Mixed by Ross Cockle at La Pieza De La Musica, Eltham
Mastered by Don Bartley at Studios 301, Sydney
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Art Design by Luke Fraser/AHR+
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PRODUCED BY ALEX PERTOUT
