Joshua Redman

Fans know Tony Levin primarily as the bassist for King Crimson and Peter Gabriel, but his career has always been far more complex than that -- he's played all over the world with musicians from diverse cultures and backgrounds, and given his status as both a bass virtuoso and as one of the very few players of the Chapman Stick (a 12-stringed instrument designed to be played simultaneously as a bass and as a guitar), he's constantly in demand. This album was the first release on his own Papa Bear label, and it documents a number of privately recorded collaborations and experimental jam sessions with various musicians recorded during his travels around the world. The results vary significantly in style and tone, but the quality is consistently high. The album opens with a lovely duo improvisation between Levin (on Stick) and Indian violinist L.Shankar (on his trademark double-necked electric violin) and proceeds through similar collaborations with the Kenyan musician Ayub Ogada, koto player Brian Yamakoshi, duduk player Levon Minassian and others. Perhaps the most lovely piece is "We Stand in Sapphire Silence," an improvisation between Levin, Yamakoshi and drummer Jerry Marotta, on which Levin and Yamakoshi take turns setting the mood. There's an overall sweetness of spirit in evidence here that is, ultimately, almost as rewarding as the music itself. Wonderful. - by Rick Anderson, AMG

Artist: Tony Levin
Album: World Diary
Year: 1995
Label: Papa Bear
Quality: eac-flac, cue, log, artw.
Total playing: 57:06

Tracks:
1. Chasms (Tony Levin/L. Shankar) 5:21
2. The Train (Tony Levin/Ayun Ogada) 4:44
3. We Stand in Sapphire Silence (Tony Levin/Brian Yamakoshi) 5:45
4. Smoke (Tony Levin/Bendik Hofseth) 0:49
5. Etude in the Key of Guildford (Tony Levin/Bill Bruford) 3:13
6. Espresso & the Bed of Nails (Tony Levin/Nexus) 4:46
7. Mingled Roots (Tony Levin/Levon Minassian) 3:49
8. Nyatiti (Tony Levin/Ayun Ogada) 4:19
9. Jewels (Tony Levin/Bill Bruford) 3:48
10. La Tristesse Amoureuse de la Nuit (Tony Levin/Levon Minassian/Manu Katche) 4:58
11. Heat (Tony Levin/Nexus) 6:33
12. I Cry to the Dolphined Sea Tony Levin/Bendik Hofseth) 5:41
13. The Sound of Goodbye (Tony Levin/Brian Yamakoshi) 3:13

Personnel:
Tony Levin (Stick and Bass, Backing Vocals)
L. Shankar (Double Violin and Vocal) - 1
Ayub Ogada (Nyatiti and Vocal) - 2,8
Brian Yamakoshi (Koto) - 3,13
Jerry Marotta (Taos Drums) - 3,12
Bendik Hofseth (Tenor and Soprano Saxophone) - 4,12
Bill Bruford (Electronic Drums) - 5,9
Nexus Percussion Ensemble (Percussion) - 6,11
Levon Minassian (Doudouk) - 7,10
Manu Katche (Drums) - 10

The Wanted- Heart Vacancy Lyrics

I see your heart cry for love, But you won`t let me do it right. You were hurt, but I decided, That you were worth the fight. Every night, you curl up, You won`t let me come inside. But the look in your eyes, As I can play the tide.

In your heart, in your heart, in your heart, I can assure you can fit one more.

In your heart, in your heart, in your heart, I don`t like who was there before.

I see your heart cry for love, Then you act like there`s no room. Room for me, or anyone, "Don`t disturb" is all I see. Close the door, turn the key, On everything that we could be. If loneliness would run out, I`d take the vacancy. In your heart, in your heart, in your heart, In your heart, in your heart, in your heart.

This ain`t the Heartbreak Hotel, Even though I cognize it well. Those no shows, they sure tell, In the way you give yourself. Don`t you fret, should you get, Another cancellation. Give me a chance I`d throw a, Permanent reservation.

In your heart, in your heart, in your heart, I can assure you can fit one more. Open up take a brand new start, I don`t care who`s stayed before.

When I, talk to you, on the phone, Listen close.

[The Wanted- Heart Vacancy Lyrics]

Tony Levin - World Diary

The Wanted- Heart Vacancy Lyrics