The Black Rider

Who played on The Black Rider

• Tom Waits arranger, calliope, vocals, organ, banjo, piano on 14 tracks
• Bill Douglass bass on 9 tracks
• Gerd Bessler producer, recording, viola on 9 tracks
• Matt Brubeck cello on 8 tracks
• Greg Cohen arranger, banjo, bass, percussion, viola, accordion on 7 tracks
• Joe Gore banjo, guitar family, guitar on 7 tracks
• Kenny Wollesen percussion, marimba on 7 tracks
• Ralph Carney saxophone, bass clarinet, baritone horn on 7 tracks
• Kevin Porter trombone on 4 tracks
• Larry Rhodes bassoon, contrabassoon on 4 tracks
• Nick Phelps French horn on 4 tracks
• Henning Stoll contrabassoon, viola on 3 tracks
• Linda Deluca viola on 3 tracks
• Stefan Schäfer bass on 3 tracks
• Volker Hemken clarinet on 3 tracks
• Don Neely musical saw on 2 tracks
• Francis Thumm organ on 2 tracks
• Hans-Jörn Brandenburg organ on 2 tracks

Tracklist

1. A1 Lucky Day (Overture) — Tom Waits 2:26
2. A2 The Black Rider — Tom Waits 3:20
3. A3 November — Tom Waits 2:50
4. A4 Just The Right Bullets — Tom Waits 3:35
5. A5 Black Box Theme — Tom Waits 2:45
6. A6 'T' Ain't No Sin — Walter Donaldson, Edgar Leslie 2:35
7. A7 Flash Pan Hunter (Intro) — Tom Waits 1:11
8. A8 That's The Way — Tom Waits 1:11
9. A9 The Briar And The Rose — Tom Waits 3:50
10. A10 Russian Dance — Tom Waits 3:10
11. B1 Gospel Train (Orchestra) — Tom Waits 2:35
12. B2 I'll Shoot The Moon — Tom Waits 3:50
13. B3 Flash Pan Hunter 3:05
14. B4 Crossroads — Tom Waits 2:45
15. B5 Gospel Train — Tom Waits 4:40
16. B6 Interlude 0:30
17. B7 Oily Night — Tom Waits 4:25
18. B8 Lucky Day — Tom Waits 3:45
19. B9 The Last Rose Of Summer — Tom Waits 2:10
20. B10 Carnival 1:30

Production

• Tchad Blake producer, recording
• Joe Marquez engineer
• The Devil's Rhubato Band arranger

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