Name: Abandoned Garden
Brand: FRANKS,MICHAEL
SKU: 425530
Availability: OutOfStock

Performer Notes

Personnel: Michael Franks (vocals); Chuck Loeb (guitar); John Leventhal (acoustic & electric guitars); Diane Barere, Fred Slotkin, Mark Shuman (cello); Bob Mintzer (C flute, alto flute); Lawrence Feldman (alto flute); Keith O'Quinn (trombone); Russell Ferrante, Gil Goldstein (piano); Marc Johnson (bass); Peter Erskine, Lewis Nash (drums); Don Alias, Bashiri Johnson, Manolo Badrena (percussion); Carla Bley, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias, Art Farmer, Bob James, Jeff Mironov, Brian Mitchell, Joshua Redman, David Sanborn, Andy Snitzer.
Producers: Matt Pierson, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Matt Pierson, Gil Goldstein.
Personnel: Michael Franks (vocals, guitar, banjo); Brian Mitchell (vocals); Jeff Mironov (guitar, acoustic guitar); Chuck Loeb (guitar); John Leventhal (electric guitar); Diane Barere, Mark Orrin Shuman, Frederick Slotkin (cello); Bob Mintzer (flute, alto flute); Lawrence Feldman (alto flute); Manolo Badrena (woodwinds, percussion); Joshua Redman (soprano saxophone); David Sanborn, Andy Snitzer (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (flugelhorn); Keith O'Quinn (trombone); Eliane Elias , Russell Ferrante, Gil Goldstein, Bob James, Carla Bley (piano); Peter Erskine (drums, percussion); Chris Parker , Lewis Nash (drums); Don Alias, Bashiri Johnson (percussion).
Audio Mixer: James Farber.
Recording information: Bearsville Studios; Clinton; Make Believe Ballroom; Power Station; Sound on Sound.
Photographers: Ken Schles; Fredrick Nilsen.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Chuck Loeb; David Sanborn; Eliane Elias ; Jeff Mironov; Joshua Redman; Manolo Badrena; Michael Brecker; Andy Snitzer; Art Farmer; Bob James; Brian Mitchell; Carla Bley.
Arrangers: Jimmy Haslip; Michael Colina; Russell Ferrante.

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (3/96, p.48) - 3 Stars - Good - "...ABANDONED GARDEN is a genuine keeper, a guilty pleasure. Somehow Franks, a song stylist more than a jazz vocalist, once again gets his way, singing his indelible melodies that before you know it are under your skin, into your veins and etched into your soul..."