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Various Artists: Largo
[Cover photo of Levon]
[Cover photo of Garth]
[Back cover]
[Back of CD booklet]
[Booklet art]
"...although this song cycle of contemporary frontier ballads, Appalachian reels and
work songs is loosely inspired by Dvorak's New World Symphony, it's musical
signpost point to The Band's early work. A highly imaginative, and frequently
moving, album."
-- Entertainment Weekly 5/29/98, p.77
Largo is a 1998 various-artists concept album
inspired by classical composer Dvorak's 9th symphony. The project was initiated, assembled, and produced by
Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian, respectively producer and singer/multi-instrumentalists with the
heavily The Band-influenced group
The Hooters.
Largo
started as the recording sessions for a new Hooters album, but evolved into a collaboration between
The Hooters and great guest artists like Taj Mahal, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Joan Osborne, The Chieftains,
Carole King, Cyndi Lauper, David Forman, and Willie Nile.
The Band's Levon Helm and Garth Hudson both appear on the album, on separate tracks. Levon does
a duet with David Forman on "Gimme a Stone", while Garth plays an atmospherically dreamy piece titled
"Garth's Largo," together with his wife Maud. Garth's keyboard work here is
reminiscent of his
interpretation of "Feed the Birds" from the Disney album Stay Awake.
Tracks
- Chieftains' Largo
Chieftains
- Freedom Ride
Taj Mahal (lead vocal, harmonica, barks)
- Cyrus in the Moonlight
Rob Hyman (lead vocal, piano, synthesizer)
- Gimme a Stone
David Forman & Levon Helm (lead vocals)
- Hand in Mine
Rob Hyman (lead vocal, electric piano, organ, accordian),
Joan Osborne (lead vocal)
- Vishnu Largo
Rob Hyman (Hammond Chord Organ)
- Disorient Express
David Forman (lead & harmony vocal, acoustic guitar),
Rob Hyman (lead & harmony vocal, organ,
electric piano)
- White Man's Melody
Cyndi Lauper (lead vocal)
- Needed Time
Taj Mahal (lead vocal, dobro)
- Banjoman
Taj Mahal & David Forman (lead vocals)
- Largo's Dream
David Forman (lead vocal)
- Garth Largo
Garth Hudson(bass, soprano, tarogato, tenor & alto sax,
allen organ,
synthesizers,accordion) ,
Maud Hudson (vocal),
Steve Rust (upright bass)
- Medallion
Willie Nile & David Forman (lead vocals)
- An Uncommon Love
Joan Osborne (lead vocal),
Carole King (harmony vocal),
Chieftains
- Chieftains Largo (Reprise)
Chieftains
- Before the Mountains
Little Isidore (lead & background vocals)
Sidemen
- Rick Chertoff
- Taj Mahal
- Levon Helm
- Garth Hudson
- Joan Osborne
- The Chieftains
- Carole King
- Cyndi Lauper
- Rob Hyman
- Eric Bazilian
- David Forman
- Willie Nile.
Various Artists - Largo - 1998 - Polygram 536877
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