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Open (Jon Anderson EP)

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Released
  
25 October 2011

Length
  
20:54

Artist
  
Jon Anderson

Producer
  
Jon Anderson

Recorded
  
2010-2011

Label
  
Gonzo Multimedia

Release date
  
25 October 2011

Genre
  
New-age music

Jon anderson open


Open is a long-form piece of music released in digital form by Yes former lead singer Jon Anderson, released in 2011.

Contents

Jon anderson open part 1


About the EP

Anderson began work on "Open" in the spring of 2010, when he began to lay down its foundation on his 19th Century guitar. From the start, he knew that it would become a long form musical composition. Later on, orchestration was added by Stefan Podell.

Track listing

  1. Open 20:54
    1. Sun is Calling
    2. Please To Remember
    3. Who Better Than Love
    4. Sun it Sings You / Given Chase

Credits

  • Music & lyrics written by Jon Anderson with additional music by Stefan Podell.

    • Personnel

  • Jon Anderson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Stefan Podell – music and orchestration, 6 and 12 string guitars, classical guitar, electric guitar, percussion, bass, additional vocals
  • Zach Page – classical and electric guitar
  • Kevin Shima – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Zach Tenorio-Miller – piano, organ
  • Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz, Jon Fink and Susan Lerner – string arrangement and recording
  • Brian Hobart – percussion
  • Stephan Junca – drum kit, African percussion
  • Charles Scott – drum kit
  • Jane Luttenberger Anderson – "angel vocals"
  • Robert Foster, Ian O'Rourke, Madelyn Frey, Jacob Stringfellow, Aaron Wolfe and Amy Stevens – Choral Via Cal Poly A Cappella Group
  • Billy James – additional backing vocals

    • Recording

  • Engineer – Mike Fraumeni
  • Mastered by Sakis Anastopoulos

    • Production

  • Produced by Jon and Jane Anderson.

    • Artwork

  • Artwork by Jay Nungesser and John Amick

    • Something Else Reviews

    "A conceptually epic piece, filled with wonderment, musical twists and a theme as broad as it is hopeful... Quite frankly, this is what Jon Anderson does. And it's terrifically engaging, after too long spent fitting his muse into the ever-dilating structures of Yes's modern-day prog-pop, to hear Anderson doing it again."

    References

    Open (Jon Anderson EP) Wikipedia
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