Our thanks for the
hospitality at these 11 great venues, to the
photographers who contributed to our tour
gallery page, and special thanks to all the
folks who came out for our maiden voyage.
To be continued ...
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Wolfgang Giese's
review for RockTimes
10/14/14
"...
This is pure jazz,
inspired by the
music that the
brothers
heard in the fifties
and came to love."
The Daily Vault
review 10/7/14
" ...
there is a
remarkable purity
and innocence to
this music. THE
LEVIN BROTHERS
manages to be both
serious and playful
without ever losing
the passion and edge
that comes from
pairing two masters
of their instruments
playing a style of
music they both
love. A terrific
album not just for
fans of classic
jazz, but for fans
of music, period."
Jazz Times review
10/5/14
"...
a player from the
Jazz league has
teamed up with one
from the Progressive
league and they both
show just how they
can swing. 'Cool'
doesn’t come close
to fully describing
this album."
"We grew up in Brookline,
Massachusetts, a
suburb of Boston, where we were
trained in Classical music from
a young age. But we also loved
the 1950's recordings by jazz
bassist Oscar Pettiford and jazz
French horn player Julius
Watkins; and those have remained
influential, even as we went on
to other playing. The catchy
melodies, deep grooves, and
tight solos made that music
memorable, and it's been
percolating for years for us to
do an album of our own in that
style.
"The two of us have crossed musical paths many times
over the last decades, having
toured together with Paul Simon, and
played in each others groups and
albums; but we've never done a
Levin Brothers album 'til now,
and it's pretty special for us.
"After writing material for it over the last few years,
we invited outstanding players
familiar with the musical
territory to join in - guitarist
David Spinozza, sax player
Erik
Lawrence and drummer Jeff
Siegel.Steve Gadd appears as a
special guest on the album,
playing drums on two songs,
"Bassics"and
"Fishy Takes A Walk." (* Tony and Steve's
history dates back to their days
in school together, followed by
a lot of albums and tours.)
"The sessions took place at Scott Petito's NRS Studio,
in the Woodstock area where we
live. The material is all our
own, all new compositions except
the
lovely King Crimson song,
"Matte Kudasai." Because we kept the
songs short, there was room for
a lot of material on this
release; the CD has 14 tracks
plus 2 exclusive bonus tracks.
"Another long time wish that's come true with this
release - a vinyl LP version of
the music. We're told that
'Vinyl is coming back' and we're
ready for that. In pre-orders, we're
offering a special limited
edition LP (1,000) with
unique colored vinyl, each
signed and numbered by us. The
LP has 12 tracks, with a card enclosed to digitally download
the CD's 14
tracks. We'll also be
autographing the first 1,000
CD's ordered.
August 1, 2014
Woodstock, NY
August 12, 2014: “LEVIN BROTHERS”
on CD and Limited
Edition vinyl LP can be
pre-ordered online from Lazy Bones
Recordings via CCNow.
September 9, 2014: “LEVIN BROTHERS” officially released by Lazy Bones Recordings on Compact
Disc.
The CD,
in addition to the
14 basic tracks, will
include 2 bonus tracks that are not
available anywhere else. The
first 1,000 CDs will be
individually signed by Tony & Pete.
September 16, 2014: “LEVIN BROTHERS” officially released by Lazy Bones Recordings on
vinyl LP. The 12" LP
is a Special Limited
Edition,
pressed in gold vinyl with
smoky swirls. (image
below) A digital download
card is included for
the 14 tracks from
the CD release. 1,000
Special Edition LPs will
be individually
signed and numbered
by Tony & Pete.
Online sales by Lazy Bones
Records
CD
With 2 CD-exclusive
bonus tracks
$15 + shipping
Limited
Edition (1000)
12"
gold vinyl LP
signed &
numbered
w. digital download card
$29.95 + shipping
BUNDLE: CD,
signed & numbered
Limited Edition LP,
and download card
$39.95 + shipping
"This
album's about a few things. It's
a long overdue 'first record' by
two brothers who've been making
records individually for ...
well, a lot of years! And it's a
return home, for me and Pete, to
the music we first shared as
kids - the 'cool jazz' of the
50's. So it's been a labor of
love to write pieces in that
style, woodshed my cello
playing, so as to use it as a
lead instrument, and put
together a record with melody
based songs, short solos, and,
hopefully, the chemistry of
musicians who play like ... like
brothers!
"You'll see us in suits in the session photos - that
was an effort to help be
immersed in the genre of the
music. Back in the 50's, I guess
everyone put on a suit and tie
to go to work, even jazz
players. It took awhile to get
used to, but was actually kind
of fun. Old school!
"We think this album will appeal to anyone who likes
instrumental music, and it's a
special treat to be able to
offer it in vinyl (with digital
download card, of course) as
well as CD."
"Jazz musicians share a common
trait; we're
standing on the shoulders of a
long succession of players,
going all the way back to Louis Armstrong.
Their spirit is alive in the fabric of
everything that we play. It's
only natural that, periodically,
we want to revisit our roots.
"Last year, Tony called me to say he was getting into
jazz cello and did I
have time to get together and play. His idea was to
revisit music we
listened to as kids, soulful
jazz with melodies we could
still scat after 50
years. We wrote some tunes,
jammed, wrote some more, and talked
about doing local trio gigs. It
was a natural progression to ...
hey wait, let's record this!
"Style-wise, Tony and I have had divergent careers, although our
musical paths have crossed many
times, backing other artists and
playing in each other's bands.
But this is our first time developing a project
together. With our common roots,
similar music training and
decades of recording experience, getting our minds in
sync with the concept and the
plan was easy. In the Woodstock,
NY community where we live, we're surrounded
by great recording studios and great
musicians. Now, with the
enthusiastic support of an indie label,
we're rockin'! (Well,
swinging actually.)"
The Levin Brothers
debut album was
recorded at NRS
Studio in Catskill,
New York, just
outside of
Woodstock, NY. The
studio is owned by former Fugs
bassist and
guitarist, Scott
Petito, himself a
highly skilled
musician and
award-winning
recording engineer.
Scott recorded and
mixed the album
during the winter
and spring of
2014. In June, Tony and Pete
brought the project
to Silvertone
Mastering
in Saratoga Springs,
NY where the
award-winning mastering engineer Larry
DeVivo applied the
finishing touches.
LEVIN BROTHERS
Produced by
LEVIN BROTHERS and SCOTT SCHORR
Recorded January & February,
2014
Recorded and mixed by SCOTT
PETITO at NRS STUDIO, Catskill,
NY
Mastered by LARRY DEVIVO at
SILVERTONE, Saratoga Springs, NY
Vinyl master by CAMERON HENRY at
WELCOME TO 1979 STUDIOS
Steve Gadd recorded by CLARKE
RIGSBY at TEMPEST RECORDING
PETE LEVIN: piano & organ
TONY LEVIN: cello & bass
ERIK LAWRENCE: tenor saxophone
DAVID SPINOZZA: guitar
JEFF "SIEGE" SIEGEL: drums
STEVE GADD: drums on "Bassics"
& "Fishy Takes A Walk"
Graphic design by EDWARD AISH at
PRO-VISION
Cover photo
by DION OGUST
Video photography by JACK
CASADONE
Liner notes by ANIL PRASAD
All songs written by Pete & Tony
Levin, except "MATTE KUDASAI", by
Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford,
Robert Fripp & Tony Levin
All songs published by CAT FROM
GUATEMALA MUSIC (ASCAP), except
"MATTE KUDASAI" published by
EDITIONS EG (ASCAP) and
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CAREERS (BMI)
Tony plays NS
DESIGN Bass and Cello
Pete plays NORD keyboard
instruments
CD
With 2 CD-exclusive
bonus tracks
$15 + shipping
Limited
Edition (1000)
12"
gold vinyl LP
signed &
numbered
w. digital download card
$29.95 + shipping
BUNDLE: CD,
signed & numbered
Limited Edition LP,
and download card
$39.95 + shipping
For live
performance inquiries
contact
Leonardo Pavkovik
at MoonJune Music
Lazy Bones
Recordings is an indie label and
publishing company founded by
music producer, Scott Schorr.
Its focus has always been on the
music, not the hype or latest
trend.
Lazy Bones works with the finest
indie bands and
singer/songwriters and fosters a
creative environment to produce
first rate recordings. With few
exceptions, Lazy Bones works
with its artists from the
inception of the recording
through completion of the
Master. Their goal: to work with
the potential "catalog" artists
- one that creates numerous,
meaningful recordings that will
stand the test of time. Once
done, Lazy Bones licenses the
artists' songs to the film,
television and advertising
world.
For further info, media
or licensing inquiries,
contact Scott Schorr
(310) 281-6232
BASS PLAYER by Paul Levin
(Tony & Pete's dad) 1957
CD
With 2 CD-exclusive
bonus tracks
$15 + shipping
Limited
Edition (1000)
12"
gold vinyl LP
signed &
numbered
w. digital download card
$29.95 + shipping
BUNDLE DISCOUNT: CD,
signed & numbered
Limited Edition LP,
and download card
$39.95 + shipping
* The
card included with the LP is for
a single digital download of 14
tracks from the CD; there are 2
other 'bonus' tracks available
only on the physical CD.
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Since graduating from the
Eastman School of music, Tony
has become the bass and Chapman
Stick voice for Peter Gabriel
and King Crimson. In addition,
he has played on notable
recordings for John Lennon, Pink
Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper,
Dire Straits, Carly Simon, Judy
Collins, and many others. Tony has major jazz credentials,
having worked with Buddy Rich,
Steps Ahead, L'Image, Gary
Burton, Chuck Mangione, and
Herbie Mann. He currently
records and tours with Peter
Gabriel, King Crimson, Stick
Men, and The Crimson ProjeKCt.
As a French
Horn major, Pete earned
a master’s degree from the
Juilliard School. In
the early ‘70s he
switched to
keyboards, becoming
a synthesizer
specialist in the
New York City
recording studio
scene. Over the
years, he has graced hundreds of jazz
and pop
recordings and
performances by the
likes of Miles
Davis, Gil Evans,
Jimmy Giuffre, Dave
Brubeck, David
Sanborn, Joe Louis Walker, Don
Elliott, Freddie
Hubbard, Annie
Lennox, Charles
Mingus, Jaco
Pastorius and Wayne
Shorter. He
currently records
with his
organ trio with
Dave Stryker and
Lenny White.
Drummer/Composer
Jeff Siegel
is a veteran of the
New York Jazz Scene
and has worked with
a virtual who's-who
of jazz artists. A member
of Sir Roland
Hanna's Trio from
1994-99, Jeff has
performed and recorded with
jazz legends including Ron Carter,
Kenny Burrell, Jack DeJohnette, Benny
Golson, Frank
Foster, Helen
Merrill and Mose
Allison.
Special guest
An in-demand New York
studio guitarist for
decades,
David has the unique
credit of having worked
with three of the former
Beatles - Paul, John
and Ringo.
(Not at the same
time.) He produced James Taylor's album Walking Man,
has recorded with
Billy Joel, Dr. John
and Paul Simon and
was a member of the
Saturday Night Live
Band from 1980-82.
In 2009, David
reunited with
his band "L'Image" with Mike
Mainieri, Warren
Bernhardt, Tony
Levin and Steve Gadd.
The son of jazz
saxophonist and rock
guru Arnie Lawrence,
Erik is a longtime member of Levon
Helm's Midnight
Ramble Band. His
innovative band "Hipmotism" features Sex Mob’s
slide trumpet player Steven Bernstein.
Equally proficient
on flute and saxophone,
Erik's career as a sideman has
included work with Buddy Miles,
Chico Hamilton, Joan Osborne, The Spin
Doctors and master
Tibetan flutist Nawang Khechog.
Special guest
One of the most
in-demand drummers
in the world, Steve
has worked with an
incredible array of
artists, including
Joe Cocker, Stevie
Wonder, Paul Simon,
Eric Clapton, James
Taylor, David
Sanborn, Peter
Gabriel, Chick Corea,
Aretha Franklin and
"Stuff", a band he
co-led with pianist
Richard Tee. Friends
and colleagues since
college, Steve and
Tony were Chuck
Mangione's first
rhythm section.
Bassist for the
legendary 60’s punk
band, The Fugs,
Scott is a
multi-talented
musician with
extensive
performance credits.
A Grammy-nominated
recording engineer
and producer, Scott
owns and operates NRS Recording in
Catskill, NY.
An award-winning
engineer based in the
San Francisco Bay area, Larry
relocated to
Saratoga Springs, NY
and launched Silvertone
Mastering, a
dedicated mastering
facility that fills
a big void in the
Upstate New York
region. For Larry, Silvertone was the
next logical step in
his personal quest
for sonic audio
perfection.