features the talents of the original Jethro Tull rhythm section of Mick Abrahams, Clive Bunker and Glenn Cornick; along with Roy Harper, John Wetton, Robert Berry, Echolyn, Derek Trucks and Charlie Musselwhite, Glenn Hughes, Robby Steinhardt, Wolfstone, Keith Emerson, Tempest, Dave Pegg, Matt Pegg, Magellan, Derek Sherinian, Phil Manzanera, Ian McDonald.
Jethro Tull has been releasing high quality music for almost thirty years. In fact, Tull has been influential for so long that it is easy to forget what made them such a compelling act during the early stages of their career. The band had a profound effect on rock during the late 1960's and '70's due to their use of the flute as a lead instrument and the wild persona Ian Anderson portrayed on stage. During those years Tull was known as a hard rock band ("Aqualung" and "Locomotive Breath")
In the early 1970's they were thought of as a progressive rock band ( "Thick As A Brick" and "A Passion Play"). At the end of that decade "Songs From The Wood" and "Heavy Horses" were more folk-oriented. The 1980's saw Tull become more keyboard-oriented and hi-tech in its approach. More recently, "Crest Of A Knave" surprised everybody (especially Metallica) by winning a Grammy for best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Act. And in 1994 Ian Anderson showed incredible musical maturity with his classically-inspired, new age-influenced "Divinities". Tull also contributed a great deal to making the modern concert business what it is today.
They were the first group to carry it's own PA system from city to city and make those costs part of the production expenses. They were the first group to carry multi-level staging on the road with them making them memorable for putting on an extravagant live show. Ian Anderson has a style and a vision which he has been able to parlay into a huge army of dedicated fans that has remained loyal for decades. But with all the image, marketing and promotional aspects of the Tull story, one factor should not be dismissed: the songs were great. "To Cry You A Song ...A Collection Of Tull Tales" is made up of some of Jethro Tull's best and most loved songs. The performers that have been gathered together for this album have all been a part of the Tull story as participants or avid fans.
credits
released July 2, 1996
A Tull Tale
Magellan featuring Stan Johnson
Stan Johnson - Flute; Trent Gardner - Keyboards; Roger
Patterson - Percussion;
Original Material and Arrangement by Trent Gardner (Quill
in Hand, BMI)
Recorded at Studio Sasquatch, CA April 1, 1996
Produced by Magellan. Mixed at Mardell Productions.
Aqualung
Performed and Produced by Magellan
Trent Gardner - Vocals and Keyboards; Wayne Gardner -
Guitars and Bass;
Roger Patterson - Drums
Recorded at Studio Sasquatch, CA. Arranged and Engineered
by Trent Gardner.
Mixed in Sacramento at Paradise Studios by Craig Long and
Kirt Shearer in November, 1995.
Up The ’Pool
Roy Harper - Vocals and Guitar; Colm O’Sullivan - Keyboard
and effects
Re-arranged by Roy Harper 1996 with apologies for minor
changes. Recorded by Paddy McNicholl at Leap.
Nothing Is Easy
John Wetton - Vocals; Mick Abrahams - Guitar; Clive Bunker
- Drums;
Glenn Cornick - Bass; Ian McDonald - Flute; Phil Manzanera
- Guitar; Robert Berry - Keyboards
John Wetton Vocal Engineered by Ash Howes and Recorded at
Gallery Studios, Surrey England.
Ian McDonald Flute Engineered by Will Schillinger and
Chris Rushin and Recorded at Pilot Recording Studios, NYC.
Additional Recording Engineered by Joe Franco at
Beatstreet Productions, NYC.,
March 1996. Glenn Cornick’s bass parts were recorded by
Larry Samson and engineered by Brian Webster.
Mother Goose
Performed by Lief Sorbye
Lief Sorbye - Vocals, Mandolin, Flutes and Octave Mandola
Mike Varney - Lead Guitar; Robert Berry - Keyboards,
Guitar, Bass and Drums
Arranged by Lief Sorbye and Mike Varney
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Robert Berry at Soundtek
Studios, Campbell, CA
Minstrel In The Gallery
Robert Berry - Instrumentation and Vocals; Lief Sorbye -
Bodhran
Recorded and mixed at Soundtek Studios, Campbell, CA
One Brown Mouse
Performed by Echolyn
Arrangement by Still; Brett Kull - Acoustic and Electric
Guitars; Whistling and Backing Vocals; Ray Weston - Bass;
Jaymar Piano; Lead and Backing Vocals; Paul Ramsey - Drums
Recorded at The Studio, West Point, PA immediately after
learning it.
Cat’s Squirrel
Charlie Musselwhite - Harmonica; Derek Trucks - Slide
Guitar; Mick Abrahams - Guitar;
Clive Bunker - Drums; Mike Summerland - Bass; Robert Berry
- Keyboards
Charlie Musselwhite appears courtesy of Alligator Records.
Derek Trucks appears courtesy of Odum-Meaders Mgmt.
To Cry You A Song
Glenn Hughes - Lead Vocals; Mick Abrahams - Guitar; Clive
Bunker - Drums;
Glenn Cornick - Bass; Keyboards by Derek Sherinian and
Robert Berry
New Day Yesterday
Robby Steinhardt - Vocals and Violin; Ian McDonald -
Flute; Mick Abrahams - Guitar;
Phil Manzanera and Robert Berry - Guitar; Clive Bunker -
Drums; Glenn Cornick - Bass;
Mike Wible - Keyboards
Robby Steinhardt appears courtesy of Big Dog Productions.
Special thanks to Rick Moon, Howard Helm and to the Big
Dogs, Nick and Michele Fa-Kouri.
Teacher
Wolfstone members: Ivan Drever - Acoustic Guitar, Stuart
Eaglesham - Vocals,
and Duncan Chisholm - Fiddle;
Derek Sherinian - Keyboards; Mick Abrahams - Guitar;
Clive Bunker - Drums; Glenn Cornick - Bass
Recorded at CAP Recording Studio, Crask of Aigas, Beauly
and engineered by K.M.
Wolfstone appear courtesy of Green Linnet Records, Inc.
Living In The Past
Keith Emerson - Keyboards; Mick Abrahams - Guitar;
Clive Bunker - Drums; Glenn Cornick - Bass
Locomotive Breath
Performed by Tempest with Special Guest Robert Berry on
Keyboards;
Lief Sorbye - Vocals and Flute; Rob Wullenjohn - Guitar;
Adolfo Lazo - Drums;
Jay Nania - Bass; Michael Mullen - Violin; Arranged by
Tempest
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Robert Berry at Soundtek
Studios, Campbell, CA
Life’s A Long Song
Performed by Dave and Matt Pegg
Matt Pegg - German Flatback Double Bass; Dave Pegg -
Vocals, Martin 1960 0018 Guitar; Tom Mates Acoustic
Guitar,
Gibson A1-1916 Mandolin; Rob Armstrong - Picassophone,
Yamaha RX 5 Drum Machine (sans instructions), Wooden Drum
from Oxford
Produced by Dave Pegg. Engineered by Matthew Davis and
Dave Pegg.
Recorded at Woodworms Studio to 16 track ADAT during 10
hours in November 1995.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
PETER MORTICELLI & MIKE VARNEY
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION,
ARRANGEMENT & INSTRUMENTATION
ROBERT BERRY
AT SOUNDTEK STUDIOS, CAMPBELL, CA
Production Assistance
Robin Black at Black Barn Studios, Surrey, England
Premastering by Rob Lavaque
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