Ballerina (2007)
The arrangement of Bicycle Race was part of a project for the Chicago public radio affiliate. (hear the interview that goes with it:). La Muerte Boricua is 3 songs about being a junior-high school gringo in Puerto Rico. Ballerina: When your ideals and ambitions do not modulate to accommodate the world as it presents itself, they become brittle and toxic.
Musicians:
Neal Alger - guitar
Lexie Bloor - vocals
Raphael Crawford - trombone
Andy Distel - vocals
John Elmquist - bass & vocals
Jim Gailloreto - tenor saxophone
Tom Hipskind - drums
Steven Houser - cello
Leandro Lopez-Varady
Aaron McEvers - alto saxophone
B.J. Levy - trumpet
Kalyan Pathak - percussion (composer of parts on
tracks 3-7)
Andrea Tolzmann - violin
Paul "Lord of the Yum Yum" Velat - vocals
Ben Wedge - viola
Tom Yang - violin