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Uri Caine Ensemble
The Goldberg Variations

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Vol 1

Aria
Uri Caine, Silbermann forte piano
1'48"
Variation 1
Uri Caine: Silbermann forte piano, Vittorio Ghielmi, gamba
1'03"
Variation 2
Uri Caine, harpsichord, Arno Jochem, gamba, Paul Plunkett, baroque trumpet, Annegret Siedel, violin
0'51"
The Introitus Variation
Gregor Hübner, violin, Kettwiger Bach Ensemble, David Moss, vocals
3'40"
The Dig It Variation
Dean Bowman, vocals, Uri Caine, piano
2'20"
Logic's Invention
Recorded and produced by D J Logic
0'38"
The Stuttering Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Don Byron, clarinet, Ralph Peterson, drums, Josh Roseman, trombone, Bob Stewart, tuba
2'29"
Variation 3, Canon at the Unison
Uri Caine, harpsichord, Arno Jochem, gamba, Paul Plunkett, baroque trumpet, Annegret Siedel, violin
1'12"
The Hot Six Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Don Byron, clarinet, Uri Caine, piano, Ralph Peterson, drums, Josh Roseman, trombone, Bob Stewart, tuba
2'43"
Variation 5 [+ 8]
Uri Caine, keyboards, recorded and produced by Boomish (Zach Danziger, Tim Lefebvre)
1'26"
rachmanINoff
Uri Caine, piano, Köln String Quartet
1'52"
The Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Cordula Breuer, soprano recorder, Don Byron, clarinet, Uri Caine, piano, Michael Freimuth, lute, Drew Gress, bass, Arno Jochem, gamba, David Moss, vocals, Annegret Siedel, violin
3'57"
Vivaldi
Cordula Breuer, soprano recorder, Uri Caine, harpsichord, Arno Jochem, gamba, Paul Plunkett, baroque trumpet, Annegret Siedel, violin
0'50"
Variation for Saxophone & Piano
Uri Caine, piano, Greg Osby, alto saxophone
2'47"
V A R IATION 4
Quartetto Italiano di Viole da Gamba
1'07"
The Waltz Variation
Uri Caine, piano
1'01"
The Carol Variation
Uri Caine, keyboards, Kettwiger Bach Ensemble, David Moss, vocals
2'35"
Variation 6, Canon at the 2nd
Cordula Breuer, baroque transverse flute, Uri Caine, harpsichord, Arno Jochem, gamba, Annegret Siedel, violin
0'42"
The Stomp Variation
Uri Caine, piano
2'26"
The Nobody Knows Variation
Uri Caine, Hammond organ, piano, Barbara Walker, lyrics and vocals, Reggie Washington, electric bass, Ralph Peterson, drums
3'50"
Canon at the 3rd in 3/4
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Uri Caine, piano, James Genus, bass, Greg Osby, alto saxophone, Ralph Peterson, drums
2'38"
Variation 7, Gigue
Michael Freimuth, lute, Annegret Siedel, violin
1'20"
Variation 9, Canon at the 3rd
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Don Byron, clarinet, Uri Caine, piano, Reid Anderson, bass
1'41"
Variation 10, Fughetta
Kettwiger Bach Ensemble, David Moss, vocals
1'35"
Variation 11
Introduction recorded and produced by DJ Logic
Variation recorded and produced by Boomish
Uri Caine, keyboards
1'57"
Variation for Violin & Piano
Todd Reynolds, violin, Uri Caine, piano
2'11"
Variation 12, Canon at the 4th
Cordula Breuer, alto recorder, Michael Freimuth, lute, Arno Jochem, gamba, Annegret Siedel, violin
1'19"
Variation 13
Uri Caine, piano
2'24"
The Hallelujah Variation
Dean Bowman, vocals
1'46"
The Verdi Piano Duet Variation
Uri Caine, pianos
1'28"
Luther's Nightmare Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Reid Anderson, bass, Don Byron, clarinet, Uri Caine, piano, Ralph Peterson, drums, Josh Roseman, trombone, Annegret Siedel, violin
2'17"
Canon at the 6th in 6/4
Uri Caine, piano, Kettwiger Bach Ensemble
1'43"
The Jaybird Lounge Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Uri Caine, piano, James Genus, bass, Greg Osby, alto saxophone, Ralph Peterson, drums
2'33"
Variation 14
Uri Caine, keyboards, recorded and produced by Boomish
0'43"
Variation 15 - Canon at the 5th
Cordula Breuer, alto recorder, Arno Jochem, gamba, Annegret Siedel, violin
2'05"
The Contrapunto Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Marco Bermudez, words and vocals, Uri Caine, piano, Milton Cardona, percussion, James Genus, bass, Greg Osby, alto saxophone, Ralph Peterson, drums
4'25"
Variation for Piano Solo No 1
Uri Caine, piano
0'56"
Canon at the 5th in 5/4
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Uri Caine, piano, Greg Osby, alto saxophone, Todd Reynolds, violin, Ralph Peterson, drums, Reggie Washington, electric bass
2'34"
The Chorale Variation
Kettwiger Bach Ensemble
1'12"

Vol 2

Variation 16 [Overture]
Cordula Breuer, alto recorder, Uri Caine, harpsichord, Arno Jochem, gamba, David Moss, vocals, percussion, Paul Plunkett, baroque trumpet, Annegret Siedel, violin
1'47"
Don's Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Don Byron, clarinet, Ralph Peterson, drums, Josh Roseman, trombone, Bob Stewart, tuba
2'32"
Variation for Vinicius
Reid Anderson, bass, Paulo Braga, drums, Vinicius Cantuária, vocals, Uri Caine, piano
4'57"
Olive's Remix
Uri Caine, keyboards, recorded and produced by DJ Olive
0'40"
The 'I Poem' Variation [Fughetta for 4 voices]
Sadiq Bey, poet, Uri Caine, piano
2'43"
Variation 17
Uri Caine, keyboards, recorded and produced by DJ Olive
0'59"
Variation 18, Canon at the 6th
Uri Caine, Silbermann forte piano, Quartetto Italiano di Viole da Gamba
1'48"
Mozart
Köln String Quartet
1'28"
Canon at the 7th in 7/4
Uri Caine, keyboards, recorded and produced by Boomish
1'40"
The Minimal Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Cordula Breuer, soprano recorder, Don Byron, clarinet, Uri Caine, harpsichord, Drew Gress, bass, Arno Jochem, gamba, David Moss, vocals, Annegret Siedel, violin
3'28"
The Tango Variation
Uri Caine, piano, Joerg Reiter, accordion, Köln String Quartet
1'50"
The Boxy Variation
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Uri Caine, piano, James Genus, bass, Greg Osby, alto saxophone, Ralph Peterson, drums
5'05"
Variation 19
Uri Caine, piano, Tracie Morris, poet
2'11"
Variation 21, Canon at the 7th
Cordula Breuer, alto recorder, Michael Freimuth, lute, Annegret Siedel, violin
1'22"
The Wedding March Variation [for Ralph & Liz]
Liz Alessi, bassoon, Ralph Alessi, trumpet
1'52"
Variation 22
Kettwiger Bach Ensemble, David Moss, vocals
1'41"
Variation for Gamba Quartet
Quartetto Italiano di Viole da Gamba
1'59"
Canon at the 4th in 4/4
Ralph Alessi, trumpet, Uri Caine, piano, Milton Cardona, percussion, James Genus, bass, Greg Osby, alto saxophone, Ralph Peterson, drums
3'12"
Variation for Piano Solo No 2
Uri Caine, piano
3'26"
Variation on B-A-C-H
Uri Caine, piano, Köln String Quartet
2'30"
Variation for Cello Solo
Ernst Reijseger, cello
2'34"
Händel
Uri Caine, harpsichord, Arno Jochem, gamba, Paul Plunkett, baroque trumpet
0'34"
Variation 23
Uri Caine, keyboards, recorded and produced by Boomish
1'00"
Variation 25
Uri Caine, piano
5'22"
Variation 26
Uri Caine, keyboards, recorded and produced by DJ Olive
1'01"
Variation 29
Uri Caine, piano
1'37"
Variation 30 Quodlibet
Uri Caine, Silbermann forte piano, Quartetto Italiano di Viole da Gamba
0'50"
Variation 30 Quodlibet/The Drinking Party
Kettwiger Bach Ensemble
1'42"
Logic's Organ Prelude
Recorded and produced by DJ Logic
0'48"
Uri's Organ Prelude
Uri Caine, Hammond organ
5'15"
The Blessings Variation
Uri Caine, Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, Ralph Peterson, drums, Barbara Walker, lyrics and vocals, Reggie Washington, electric bass
4'41"
Aria
Uri Caine, piano
1'54"
The Eternal Variation
Performed and recorded by Danny Blume and Chris Kelly, produced by Danny Blume
2'43"

 

Artist details

As above

 

Recording details

Recording dates: Otober 1999 - January 2000
Venue: Various
Producer: Stefan Winter
Album head engineer and co-producer: Adrian von Ripka
Engineers: Anthony Ruotolo, Mark Hohn, Carlos Albrecht, Zach Danziger, Tim Lefebvre, Danny Blume, Chris Kelly, DJ Olive, Jeremy Harris, DJ Logic, Christian Heck
Digital mixing: Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Digital Editing and Mastering: Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Copyright: 2000, Winter&Winter, München, Germany
Pressing: 2000 Winter&Winter, München, Germany

Winter&Winter 910 054-2 DDD Stereo NEW RELEASE
TT - 76'26"/77'29" - TT 153'55"

 

Editorial & Design details

Photography: Robert Lewis
artandesign: sbyram
Music adapted, arranged and composed by Uri Caine after Johann Sebastian Bach (Uri Caine Music, BMI/outside USA and Canada, Jazz and Music Today Verlag, GEMA). Lyrics by Barbara Walker, 'The Nobody Knows Variation', 'The Blessing Variation' (WalkWoman Productions, ASCAP), Tracie Morris, 'Variation 19' (Tradru Music, ASCAP), Marco Bermudez, 'The Contrapunto Variation' (Babyzilla Music, BMI) and Sadiq Bey, 'The "I Poem" Variation' (Schwartzegeist Music, ASCAP)
Special thanks to: Johnny Almendra, Eva Bauer-Oppelland, Paul Cameron, Günther Domenig, Manuel Ferrand, Cornel Franz, Luis Gago, Ronald Gallagher, Fernanda Giulini, Jeremy Harris, Markus Heuger, Andy Hurwitz, Patricia Just, Dirk Kloiber, Ulrich Kurth, Stefano Merighi, Phillipe Méziat, Giulia Parisi, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Adrian von Ripka, Anthony Ruotolo, Corinna Schröder, Riccardo Schwamenthal, Mariko Takahashi, Stefan Winter, Lorenzo Ghielmi
Copying and part preparation: Jeff Baumeister
Silbermann forte piano built by Andrea Restelli, Milano, Italy, 1996 after a model of Gottfried Silbermann
Don Byron and Greg Osby appear courtesy of Blue Note Records
A co-production with WDR Köln

 

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