Alex Pertout OTRA VEZ
Alex Pertout's album Otra Vez on Nailuj Music (The Planet / MGM) highlights exceptional performances captured in Cuba, the USA, Argentina, and Australia. It presents twelve tracks, featuring an impressive lineup of guest artists, including guitarists Mike Stern, Alan Plachta and Leonard Grigoryan, pianists Joe Chindamo, Edsel Gomez, Luke Howard, Colin Hopkins, David Alfaro and Tony Gould, flautist Dave Valentin, tresero Pancho Amat, trumpeter Miroslav Bukovsky, didgeridoo and vocalist Tom E Lewis, vocalist Nilusha Dassenaike, violinist William Roblejo, sarodist Saby Bhattacharya, bassists Frank Di Sario, Evripides Evripidou and Craig Newman and drummer David Jones.
[1] Afterglow (music by Alex Pertout / lyrics by Nilusha Dassenaike)
[2] Clear Water (Alex Pertout)
[3] Falling (Alex Pertout / Nilusha Dassenaike)
[4] From The Heart (Alex Pertout)
[5][ Wanderlust (Alex Pertout / Nilusha Dassenaike)
[6] Manaus (Alex Pertout)
[7] Nothing To Hide (Alex Pertout / Nilusha Dassenaike)
[8] You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor)
[9] Otra Vez (Alex Pertout)
[10] Waters Of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
[11] Nemamusasa / I Gave My Love A Cherry (Traditional Zimbabwean / English Folk)
[12] Autumn Green (music by Alex Pertout / lyrics by Nilusha Dassenaike)
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ALEX PERTOUT: congas, berimbau, bongos, cajon, timbales, shekere, percussion, nyunga nyunga mbira, zampoñas, vibes, glockenspiel, marimba, synthesisers
MIKE STERN: lead, rhythm guitars
TOM E LEWIS: didgeridoo, vocals
DAVE VALENTIN: flute
ALAN PLACHTA: electric, acoustic guitars
NILUSHA DASSENAIKE: lead, background vocals, handclaps
EDSEL GOMEZ: piano
LUKE HOWARD: piano
WILLIAM ROBLEJO: violin
JOE CHINDAMO: piano
SABY BHATTACHARYA: sarod
TONY GOULD: piano
PAUL GRABOWSKY: piano, fender rhodes
PANCHO AMAT: tres
MIROSLAV BUKOVSKY: flugelhorn, muted trumpet
LEONARD GRYGORIAN: guitar
DAVID ALFARO: piano
COLIN HOPKINS: electric piano
EVRIPIDES EVRIPIDOU: bass
CRAIG NEWMAN: bass
FRANK DI SARIO: acoustic bass
DAVID JONES: drums
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Recorded and edited by Alex Pertout at Che-Chi Studios
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Additional recordings by Alfonso Peña (Havana), Chris Gilroy (New York), Alan Plachta (Buenos Aires), Craig Newman, Evripides Evripidou and Lachlan Wooden (Melbourne)
Street sounds recorded in Havana, Cuba by Alex Pertout
Mixed by Doug Brady and Alex Pertout at Armstrong Studio 2 and Furstock Studios, Melbourne
Mastered by Leon Zervos at Studios 301, Sydney
Design by Luke Fraser/AHR+
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PRODUCED BY ALEX PERTOUT
