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Album · 1990

Rootless Cosmopolitans

by Marc Ribot

Released
1990
Label
Island Records
Catalogue no.
422-842 577-2
Tracklist
12 tracks
Length
47:04
Country
US

“Rootless Cosmopolitans” is an album by Marc Ribot, released in 1990 on Island Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 47:04. Jazz standards on the record include “I Should Care” and “Mood Indigo”. The line-up features Marc Ribot (guitar, harmonica), Richie Schwarz (membranophone, percussion), Anthony Coleman (keyboard, piano), Don Byron (bass clarinet, clarinet) and Brad Jones (bass).

Who played on Rootless Cosmopolitans

  • Marc Ribot guitar, harmonica, vocals all tracks
  • Richie Schwarz membranophone, percussion on 9 tracks
  • Anthony Coleman keyboard, piano, organ, sampler on 7 tracks
  • Don Byron bass clarinet, clarinet on 7 tracks
  • Brad Jones bass on 6 tracks
  • Roy Nathanson saxophone on 4 tracks
  • Melvin Gibbs bass, guitar on 3 tracks
  • Arto Lindsay guitar on 2 tracks
  • Curtis Fowlkes trombone on 2 tracks
  • Michael Blair membranophone, vocals, background vocals on 2 tracks
  • David Sardi guitar on 1 track
  • Ralph Carney performer on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 I Should Care standard 1:21
  2. 2 Shortly After Takeoff 4:13
  3. 3 The Wind Cries Mary 5:04
  4. 4 Friendly Ghosts 5:23
  5. 5 The Cocktail Party 5:04
  6. 6 New Sad 3:03
  7. 7 A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste 1:18
  8. 8 Beak Lunch Manifesto 6:33
  9. 9 While My Guitar Gently Weeps — George Harrison 2:03
  10. 10 Nature Abhors a Vacuum Cleaner 4:35
  11. 11 Mood Indigo standard 4:41
  12. 12 Have a Nice Day 3:46

More albums by Marc Ribot

Requiem for What's-His-Name 1992 · Les Disques du Crépuscule Marc Ribot Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus 1993 Shrek 1994 · Avant Don't Blame Me 1995 Shoe String Symphonettes 1997 · Tzadik Music From the Performance "Inasmuch as Life Is Borrowed..." 2001 · Ultima Vez Saints 2001 · Atlantic Soundtracks II 2003 · Tzadik Scelsi Morning 2003 · Tzadik Spiritual Unity 2005 · Pi Recordings Asmodeus: Book of Angels, Volume 7 2007 · Tzadik Exercises in Futility 2008 · Tzadik

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Rootless Cosmopolitans?

The line-up of Rootless Cosmopolitans includes Marc Ribot (guitar, harmonica), Richie Schwarz (membranophone, percussion), Anthony Coleman (keyboard, piano), Don Byron (bass clarinet, clarinet), Brad Jones (bass), Roy Nathanson (saxophone), Melvin Gibbs (bass, guitar) and Arto Lindsay (guitar).

Which label released Rootless Cosmopolitans?

Rootless Cosmopolitans was released in 1990 on Island Records (422-842 577-2).

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