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)

Annotation

"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.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gypsy Tango
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
arranger:
Joe Townsend
live recording of:
Gypsy Tango
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:22
2A Little Drop of Poison
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
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 Brennan3:11
3Ballad of Sexual Dependency
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
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 (American composer)
part of:
The Threepenny Opera (Marc Blitzstein translation)
Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht2:53
4Poor Edward
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
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 Brennan3:24
5Alice
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
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 Brennan5:36
6Whistle Down the Wind
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
vocals:
Jess Walker
arranger:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
live cover recording of:
Whistle Down the Wind (Tom Waits song)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan4:22
7A Little Rain
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
vocals:
Jess Walker
arranger:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
live cover recording of:
A Little Rain
lyricist and composer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan3:33
8Innocent When You Dream
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
harmonium:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
vocals:
Jess Walker
arranger:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
live cover recording of:
Innocent When You Dream
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan2:42
9Johnsburg, Illinois
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
vocals:
Jess Walker
live cover recording of:
Johnsburg, Illinois
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan2:02
10La Partida
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
harmonica:
Jim Holmes
arranger:
Joe Townsend
live recording of:
La Partida
composer:
Víctor Jara
[traditional]2:59
11What Keeps Mankind Alive
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
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 Brecht5:31
12Pony
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
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 Brennan5:58
13Georgia Lee
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
vocals:
Jess Walker
arranger:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
live cover recording of:
Georgia Lee
writer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan3:55
14Broken Bicycles
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
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 Brennan4:00
15Train Song
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
vocals:
Jess Walker
arranger:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
live cover recording of:
Train Song (Tom Waits song)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan3:27
16Pull Down Lads
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
vocals:
Jess Walker
arranger:
Joe Townsend
live cover recording of:
Pull Down Lads
writer:
John Tams
John Tams5:00
17Barbara Allen
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
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
18The Briar and the Rose
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
vocals:
Jess Walker
arranger:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
live cover recording of:
The Briar and the Rose
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan6:04
19Lullaby
producer:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
mixer and editor:
Dennis Patterson (engineer)
musical saw:
Simon Allen (musical saw)
vocals:
Jess Walker
arranger:
Gavin Bryars (English composer)
live cover recording of:
Lullaby (Tom Waits Song)
lyricist and composer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan3:17