My Flame Burns Blue

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合計収録時間 : 01:56:17
Includes as a bonus, a limited edition CD featuring an edited suite of recordings for IL SOGNO. Adapters: Steve Nieve; Williem Friede; Sy Johnson; Vince Mendoza; Elvis Costello; Richard Harvey ; Bill Frisell. Personnel: Elvis Costello (vocals); Peter Tiehuis (guitar); Joke Schonewille (harp); Herman Van Haaren, Arlia de Ruiter, Ruben Margarita, Erik Kromhout, Marianne Van Den Heuvel, Erica Korthals Altes, Dennis Koenders, Sarah Koch, David Peijnenborgh, Elisabeth Cats, Seya Teeuwen, Simone Vierstra, Linda Dumessie, Wim Kok (violin); Mieke Honingh, Aimee Versloot, Norman Jansen, Iris Schut, Julia Jowett (viola); Annie Tangberg, Wim Grin, Olaf Groesz, Bastiaan Van Der Werf (cello); Mariel Van Den Bos, Janine Abbas (flute); Steve Nieve (melodica, piano); Paul van der Feen (clarinet, saxophone, soprano saxophone); Marc Scholten (clarinet, saxophone, alto saxophone); Leo Janssen, Jos Beeren (clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone); Max Boeree (clarinet, saxophone); Willem Luijt (oboe); Jan Hollander, Henk Heijink, Jan Oosthof, Ruud Breuls (trumpet); Hans Van Der Zanden, Roel Koster (French horn); David Rothschild, Jan Elsink, Bart Van Lier (trombone); Arend Liefkes (double bass); Martijn Vink (drums); Eddy Koopman, Murk Jiskoot (percussion); Chris Laurence (double bass); Peter Erskine (percussion); John Harle, London Symphony Orchestra. Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt. Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, Studio One, London, England (04/2002-07/2004); North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hegue (04/2002-07/2004). Editor: Mark Buecker. Illustrator: Ed Fotheringham. Arranger: Michael Philip Mossman. If NORTH is Elvis Costello's "version" of FRANK SINATRA SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY, then MY FLAME BURNS BLUE is Costello's SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS! Accompanied by longstanding keyboardist Steve Nieve and a full orchestra, Costello recasts many songs from his sizable catalog as big-band/swing-jazz tunes. "Clubland" becomes a swirling, dreamlike cha-cha, while "Watching The Detectives" goes from ominous roots reggae to a sophisticated musical panorama that's almost cinematic in its breadth (think WEST SIDE STORY). The heartrending "Almost Blue" finally gets the grandiose old-school treatment it deserves, replete with billowing strings and tender, haunting trumpet and harmonica solos. This set closes with Costello's memorable Burt Bacharach collaboration, "God Give Me Strength."
録音 : ステレオ (Live)