Tiger in the Rain

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All Music Guide - Steve Matteo
Strangely enough, Tiger in the Rain would have been a smoother transition from Sleeping Gypsy, just as Burchfield Nines would have been a more natural follow-up to The Art of Tea. For the first time, Michael Franks made an album completely without the production team of Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt and Lee Hershberg, employing instead John Simon the Band, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen. The recording boasts a large number of celebrated horn and string players, as well as jazz luminaries Ron Carter, Bucky Pizzarelli, Kenny Barron, Mike Mainieri and Flora Purim. Lush, romantic and more experimental than previous efforts, Tiger in the Rain has a seriousness of purpose that ...
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All Music Guide - Steve Matteo
Strangely enough, Tiger in the Rain would have been a smoother transition from Sleeping Gypsy, just as Burchfield Nines would have been a more natural follow-up to The Art of Tea. For the first time, Michael Franks made an album completely without the production team of Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt and Lee Hershberg, employing instead John Simon the Band, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen. The recording boasts a large number of celebrated horn and string players, as well as jazz luminaries Ron Carter, Bucky Pizzarelli, Kenny Barron, Mike Mainieri and Flora Purim. Lush, romantic and more experimental than previous efforts, Tiger in the Rain has a seriousness of purpose that faithfully echoes that of Sleeping Gypsy, with less of a Brazilian feel and overall a more somber tone of lost love. While none of its songs has the instant appeal of some of his earlier writing, the album as a whole is as refreshing and meditative as a stroll through a rain forest.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Label: Warner Bros / Wea
  • UPC: 075992738828
  • Catalog Number: 3294

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Michael Franks Primary Artist, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Ron Carter Bass, Acoustic Bass
Tom "Bones" Malone Horn
Bucky Pizzarelli Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
David Sanborn Alto, Horn
Lew Soloff Piccolo Trumpet
George Young Flute, Horn, Tenor Saxophone
Seldon Powell Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Abdul Wadud Cello
John Clark Horn
John Simon Percussion
Ben Riley Drums
Dominic Cortese Percussion, Concertina
Kenny Barron Piano
Rubens Bassini Percussion
Crusher Bennett Conga
Randy Brecker Horn
Herb Bushler Bass
Joe Caro Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Harold Coletta Strings, Viola
Lewis Eley Strings
Paul Griffin Organ
Hilda Harris Background Vocals
Harry Lookofsky Violin, Concert Master
Bob Leinbach Organ
Howard Leshaw Flute
Jesse Levy Strings
Charles Libove Strings, Violin
David Liebman Flute
Guy Lumia Strings
Mike Mainieri Background Vocals, Vibes
Joseph Malin Strings
Lou Marini Horn
Rick Marotta Drums
Richard Maximoff Strings
Charles McCracken Strings
Flora Purim Background Vocals
Claudio Roditi Horn
Alan Shulman Strings
Richard Sortomme Strings
Maretha Stewart Background Vocals
Harry Urbont Strings
Buddy Williams Drums
Anthony Posk Strings
Emanuel Vardi Strings
Lew Del Gatto Horn
Technical Credits
David Sanborn Contributor
John Simon Arranger, Producer
Glenn Berger Engineer
Lee Herschberg Remastering
John Cabalka Art Direction
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