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The Green Sparrow

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Released
  
August 5, 2008 (US)

Artist
  
Mike Gordon

Label
  
Rounder Records

Producers
  
Mike Gordon, John Siket

The Green Sparrow (2008)
  
Moss (2010)

Release date
  
5 August 2008

Genre
  
Rock music

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Similar
  
Mike Gordon albums, Rock music albums

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The Green Sparrow is the second solo album from Phish bassist Mike Gordon, released August 5, 2008. It is his first solo album in five years (since 2003's Inside In). Gordon has also released a pair of studio albums with acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke, a live album with the experimental Benevento-Russo Duo, and a live DVD with Grateful Dead offshoot Rhythm Devils.

Contents

Gordon dedicated all of 2007 to writing The Green Sparrow while taking a yearlong hiatus from touring. It was recorded at the end of 2007 and into 2008 in his home recording studio in Vermont and features guest appearances from Bill Kreutzmann, Trey Anastasio, Chuck Leavell, Page McConnell, Ivan Neville and others. A 2008 Summer Tour to support the album began in July 2008 and stretched into September with Gordon backed by Max Creek guitarist Scott Murawski, keyboardist Tom Cleary, drummer Todd Isler, and percussionist Craig Myers. Only Murawski remains from Gordon's original 2003 touring band.

Track listing

  1. "Another Door" - 3:40
  2. "Voices" - 5:20
  3. "Dig Further Down" - 4:01
  4. "Pretend" - 4:09
  5. "Traveled Too Far" - 4:33
  6. "Andelmans' Yard" - 6:13
  7. "Morphing Again" - 3:38
  8. "Radar Blip" - 5:05
  9. "Jaded" - 3:08
  10. "Sound" - 4:38

All songs written by Mike Gordon

Bonus tracks

  1. Doing It Anyway (at iTunes)
  2. Be Careful What You Wish For (at Rhapsody)

Personnel

(appearing on various tracks)

  • Mike Gordon - Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Hi Hat, Tambourine, Drum Programming, Piano, Clucky
  • Trey Anastasio - Guitar
  • Doug Belote - Drums, Cowbell, Shaker, V-Drums
  • Russ Lawton - Drums
  • Ivan Neville - Organ
  • Page McConnell - Organ
  • Nadine LaFond - Vocals
  • Jared Slomoff – Vocals, Cowbell
  • Joe Russo – Drums
  • Chuck Leavell – Organ
  • Steve Ferraris – Bongos, Danmo, Cowbell
  • Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
  • Scott Murawski – Acoustic Guitar
  • Ken Lovelett – Tambourine
  • Aaron Johnson - Trombone
  • Jordan McLean - Trumpet
  • Cochemea Gastelum - Saxophone
  • Julee Avallone – Flute
  • Marie Claire – Vocals
  • Credits

  • Produced by Mike Gordon, John Siket, Jared Slomoff
  • Recorded and Mixed by John Siket
  • Mastered by Fred Kevorkian
  • Cover Illustration/Hand-Lettering by Mike Gordon
  • Design/Layout by Julia Mordaunt
  • Management by Jason Colton for Red Light Management
  • Songs

    1Another Door3:40
    2Voices5:20
    3Dig Further Down4:01

    References

    The Green Sparrow Wikipedia