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Album · 1993

Heroes

by Mark O’Connor

Released
14 September 1993
Label
Warner Bros. Records
Catalogue no.
9 45257-2
Tracklist
14 tracks
Length
1:06:21
Country
US

“Heroes” is an album by Mark O’Connor, released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. The original release has 14 tracks with a running time of 1:06:21. Jazz standards on the record include “Ain't Misbehavin'” and “This Can't Be Love”. The line-up features Mark O’Connor (liner notes, editor), Roy Huskey, Jr. (double bass), Brent Mason (electric guitar), Glenn Worf (electric bass guitar) and Harry Stinson (membranophone, background vocals).

Who played on Heroes

  • Mark O’Connor liner notes, editor, violin, mix, producer, guitar all tracks
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. double bass on 6 tracks
  • Brent Mason electric guitar on 3 tracks
  • Glenn Worf electric bass guitar on 3 tracks
  • Harry Stinson membranophone, background vocals on 3 tracks
  • John Cowan background vocals on 3 tracks
  • Biff Watson acoustic guitar on 2 tracks
  • Doug Kershaw violin, vocals, lead vocals on 2 tracks
  • Jerry Douglas lap steel guitar, resonator guitar on 2 tracks
  • Joey Miskulin accordion on 2 tracks
  • Marc Fosset guitar on 2 tracks
  • Marc-Michel Le Bévillon bass on 2 tracks
  • Matt Rollings piano on 2 tracks
  • Russ Barenberg guitar on 2 tracks
  • Sam Bush mandolin on 2 tracks
  • Stéphane Grappelli violin on 2 tracks
  • Terry McMillan percussion, harmonica on 2 tracks
  • Baron Browne electric bass guitar on 1 track
  • Bartow Riley guitar on 1 track
  • Benny Thomasson violin on 1 track
  • Bill Monroe mandolin on 1 track
  • Buddy Spicher violin on 1 track
  • Byron Berline violin on 1 track
  • Caroline synthesizer, tanpura on 1 track
  • Charlie Daniels violin on 1 track
  • Clinton Gregory violin, vocals on 1 track
  • Curly Hollingsworth piano on 1 track
  • Dan Crary guitar on 1 track
  • Dana McVicker background vocals on 1 track
  • David Grier guitar on 1 track
  • Dick Gimble double bass on 1 track
  • Edgar Meyer double bass on 1 track
  • Eldon Shamblin electric guitar on 1 track
  • Gary Smith piano on 1 track
  • Jean‐Luc Ponty violin on 1 track
  • Jerry Thomasson tenor guitar on 1 track
  • Jim “Texas Shorty” Chancellor violin on 1 track
  • John Hickman banjo on 1 track
  • Johnny Cash vocals on 1 track
  • Johnny Gimble violin on 1 track
  • Josh Graves resonator guitar on 1 track
  • Kenny Baker violin on 1 track
  • Lionel Cartwright violin, vocals on 1 track
  • Marty Stuart vocals on 1 track
  • Maurice Anderson pedal steel guitar on 1 track
  • Mike Barsimanto performer on 1 track
  • Mike Lawler Hammond organ on 1 track
  • Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri tabla on 1 track
  • Pinchas Zukerman violin on 1 track
  • Pulalur Srinivasan mridangam on 1 track
  • Sam Bacco percussion on 1 track
  • Shankar violin on 1 track
  • Terry Morris violin on 1 track
  • Tom Prisk membranophone on 1 track
  • Travis Tritt vocals on 1 track
  • Vassar Clements violin on 1 track
  • Wally Minko keyboard on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 New Country — Jean‐Luc Ponty 3:55
  2. 2 The Devil Comes Back to Georgia 4:13
  3. 3 Fiddlin' Around — Johnny Gimble 4:53
  4. 4 Gold Rush 4:37
  5. 5 House of the Rising Sun — [traditional] 7:55
  6. 6 Diggy Diggy Lo 2:48
  7. 7 Jole Blon 2:23
  8. 8 Sadness/Darlin' Waltz 2:55
  9. 9 Jerusalem's Ridge 3:27
  10. 10 Sally Johnson 5:14
  11. 11 Ashokan Farewell — Jay Ungar 4:58
  12. 12 This Can't Be Love standard — Richard Rodgers 5:23
  13. 13 Ain't Misbehavin' standard — Harry Brooks, Fats Waller 5:37
  14. 14 Nomad 8:02

Production

  • Ken Hutton mix
  • Bil VornDick engineer
  • Chris Hammond engineer
  • Gregg Brown producer
  • Rob Feaster mix
  • Clark Hook mix
  • Claude Ermelin engineer
  • Bob Sullivan engineer
  • Dave Sinko engineer
  • George Massenburg engineer
  • Jim Ed Norman producer
  • Kurt Storey engineer
  • Peter Kelsey engineer
  • Craig Miller producer
  • Denny Purcell mastering

More albums by Mark O’Connor

The Championship Years 1975-1984 String Quartets No.'s 2 & 3 · OMAC Records Pickin' in the Wind 1976 · Rounder Markology 1979 · Rounder On the Rampage 1980 · Rounder Soppin' the Gravy 1981 · Rounder False Dawn 1983 · Rounder Meanings Of 1986 · Warner Bros. Records Stone From Which The Arch Was Made 1987 · Warner Bros. Records Elysian Forest 1988 · Warner Bros. Records On the Mark 1989 · Warner Bros. Records The New Nashville Cats 1991 · Warner Bros. Records

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Heroes?

The line-up of Heroes includes Mark O’Connor (liner notes, editor), Roy Huskey, Jr. (double bass), Brent Mason (electric guitar), Glenn Worf (electric bass guitar), Harry Stinson (membranophone, background vocals), John Cowan (background vocals), Biff Watson (acoustic guitar) and Doug Kershaw (violin, vocals).

Which label released Heroes?

Heroes was released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records (9 45257-2).

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