Previte’s
third record for Gramavision was a two guitar, keyboard, vocal, sampling,
and trombone brew called “Empty Suits.” This CD started
his relationship with the great engineer Joe Ferla, and marks a period
when Previte’s interest in musicians like Salif Keita and King
Sunny Adé (with tunes like, “The King So Far”) was
at its zenith. Jazziz—“Empty Suits takes you someplace
new, with jazz as the compass and the whole of music as a map. In short,
another fine and beautiful mess from Previte.”
The tune “Break the Cups” alone is worth the price, with an outrageous vocal by Roberta Baum, who had worked with Ornette Coleman for awhile.
The tune “Break the Cups” alone is worth the price, with an outrageous vocal by Roberta Baum, who had worked with Ornette Coleman for awhile.
"Empty Suits"
Click on the
to download an mp3 sample.- Across State Lines (5:43)
- Flying Buttress (5:50)
- Gaboo (5:50)
- Break the Cups (5:58) (4.1MB
mp3 download)
- Great Wall (9:08)
- Pichl (6:41)
- Across State Lines (Reprise) (2:52)
- A Door Flies Open (6:01)
Steve Gaboury :: hammond b-3 organ, piano, keyboard
Jerome Harris :: electric bass, electric guitar, lap steel, vocals
Allan Jaffe :: electric guitar
Roberta Baum :: voice
Carol Emanuel :: harp
Marty Ehrlich :: alto saxophone
Elliott Sharp :: guitar
David Shea :: turntables
Skip Krevens :: pedal steel guitar
Bobby Previte :: acoustic and electronic drums, acoustic and electronic percussion, marimba, keyboard electronics, occasional guitar, vocals
Recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York City, May 1990
Recorded and mixed by Joe Ferla
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk
Produced by Bobby Previte
Cover art: Ivan Chermayeff
Cover photo: Sally Anderson-Bruce
All compositions by Bobby Previte
1990 - Gramavision, R2 79447 (CD)1995 - Gramavision, GCD 79447 (CD)
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