The Black Rider

~ Release by Tom Waits (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Tom Waits wrote this score for the german theatre piece 'The Black Rider' by Robert Wilson.
Performance of the play was done by the Thalia Theater, Hamburg.

Album includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits, some background to the production by Tom and additional artwork.

Annotation last modified on 2022-04-19 00:25 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1Lucky Day (Overture)
recording engineer and producer:
Tchad Blake
assistant engineer:
Joe Marquez
banjo:
Joe Gore
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
calliope:
Tom Waits
cello:
Matt Brubeck
French horn:
Nick Phelps (wind instrumentalist)
percussion:
Kenny Wollesen
saxophone:
Ralph Carney
trombone:
Kevin Porter
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
Lucky Day (overture)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
2:26
A2The Black Rider
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
banjo, bass, percussion and viola:
Greg Cohen
organ:
Tom Waits
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Greg Cohen and Tom Waits
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
The Black Rider
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
43:20
A3November
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
accordion and bass:
Greg Cohen
banjo and piano:
Tom Waits
musical saw:
Don Neely
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
November (Tom Waits song)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
42:50
A4Just The Right Bullets
recording engineer and producer:
Tchad Blake
assistant engineer:
Joe Marquez
banjo:
Joe Gore
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
bass clarinet:
Ralph Carney
bassoon:
Larry Rhodes
cello:
Matt Brubeck
organ:
Francis Thumm
percussion:
Kenny Wollesen
piano:
Tom Waits
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Greg Cohen and Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
Just the Right Bullets
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3:35
A5Black Box Theme
recording engineer:
Tchad Blake
assistant engineer:
Joe Marquez
producer:
Gerd Bessler
banjo:
Joe Gore
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
bassoon:
Larry Rhodes
cello:
Matt Brubeck
chamberlin:
Tom Waits
French horn:
Nick Phelps (wind instrumentalist)
musical saw:
Don Neely
percussion:
Kenny Wollesen
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
Black Box Theme
composer:
Tom Waits
2:45
A6'T' Ain't No Sin
2:35
A7Flash Pan Hunter (Intro)
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
bass:
Stefan Schäfer (double bass player and composer)
clarinet:
Volker Hemken
contrabassoon:
Henning Stoll
arranger:
Greg Cohen
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
Flash Pan Hunter (intro)
composer:
Tom Waits
1:11
A8That's The Way
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
bass:
Stefan Schäfer (double bass player and composer)
clarinet:
Volker Hemken
organ:
Hans-Jörn Brandenburg
viola:
Henning Stoll
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
That’s the Way
lyricist:
William S. Burroughs
composer:
Tom Waits
1:11
A9The Briar And The Rose
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
bass:
Stefan Schäfer (double bass player and composer)
clarinet:
Volker Hemken
organ:
Hans-Jörn Brandenburg
viola:
Henning Stoll
arranger:
The Devil's Rhubato Band
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
The Briar and the Rose
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3:50
A10Russian Dance
recording engineer and producer:
Tchad Blake
assistant engineer:
Joe Marquez
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
cello:
Matt Brubeck
sampler and sampler [emax strings]:
Tom Waits
viola:
Linda Deluca
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
Russian Dance
composer:
Tom Waits
3:10
B1Gospel Train (Orchestra)
recording engineer and producer:
Tchad Blake
assistant engineer:
Joe Marquez
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
bass clarinet:
Ralph Carney
bassoon:
Larry Rhodes
cello:
Matt Brubeck
French horn:
Nick Phelps (wind instrumentalist)
guitar family:
Joe Gore
percussion:
Kenny Wollesen
trombone:
Kevin Porter
viola:
Linda Deluca
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
Gospel Train (orchestra)
composer:
Tom Waits
2:35
B2I'll Shoot The Moon
recording engineer and producer:
Tchad Blake
assistant engineer:
Joe Marquez
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
cello:
Matt Brubeck
guitar:
Joe Gore
marimba and percussion:
Kenny Wollesen
organ:
Francis Thumm
saxophone:
Ralph Carney
trombone:
Kevin Porter
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
I’ll Shoot the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3:50
B3Flash Pan Hunter
3:05
B4Crossroads
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
bass:
Greg Cohen
chamberlin and guitar:
Tom Waits
viola:
Gerd Bessler
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
Crossroads
lyricist:
William S. Burroughs
composer:
Tom Waits
2:45
B5Gospel Train
recording engineer:
Gerd Bessler
producer:
Tchad Blake
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
bass and percussion:
Greg Cohen
bass clarinet:
Ralph Carney
congas [conga], slit drum [log drum] and whistle [train whistle]:
Tom Waits
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
Gospel Train
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4:40
B6Interlude
0:30
B7Oily Night
recording engineer and producer:
Tchad Blake
assistant engineer:
Joe Marquez
banjo and guitar:
Joe Gore
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
bass clarinet and saxophone:
Ralph Carney
cello:
Matt Brubeck
contrabassoon:
Larry Rhodes
French horn:
Nick Phelps (wind instrumentalist)
percussion:
Kenny Wollesen
trombone:
Kevin Porter
viola:
Linda Deluca
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
Oily Night
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4:25
B8Lucky Day
recording engineer and producer:
Tchad Blake
assistant engineer:
Joe Marquez
baritone horn:
Ralph Carney
bass:
Bill Douglass (bassist and bamboo flutist)
cello:
Matt Brubeck
guitar:
Joe Gore
organ:
Tom Waits
percussion:
Kenny Wollesen
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
Lucky Day (Tom Waits song)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3:45
B9The Last Rose Of Summer
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
bass:
Greg Cohen
chamberlin and organ:
Tom Waits
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
The Last Rose of Summer
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
2:10
B10Carnival
1:30