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Requiem For What's​-​His​-​Name

by Marc Ribot & Rootless Cosmopolitans

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New 04:19
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Reveille 01:10
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March 02:05
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Pony 02:17
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Caravan 03:48
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Blues 03:12
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1 Adolph 12 06:58

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Originally released in 1992 and his second release as a bandleader, Marc is joined by cohorts Anthony Coleman on keys, saxophonist Roy Nathanson, bassist Brad Jones, drummer Sim Cain, and multi-reed player, the late Ralph Carney as Rootless Cosmopolitans. Take a journey back and revisit original anthems and classic renditions such as "Yo! I Killed Your God" and Ellington's "Caravan" respectively.

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released July 31, 1992

With:
Marc Ribot: Guitars, Eb Horn, Piano, Drum Sequencing, Vocals
Simeon Cain: Drums, Percussion
Ralph Carney: Alto Sax, Sona, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Assorted Dock Calls
Anthony Coleman: Pump Organ, Sampler, Piano
Brad Jones: Bass
Roy Nathanson: Soprano Sax, Chermia
Wilbo Wright: Detuned Guitar, Bass
Zeena Parkins: Electric Harp
Syd Straw: Vocals
Rock Savage: Drums on "Commit A Crime" and "Blues"
J.D. Parren: Clarinet

Produced by Kirk Yano & Marc Ribot
Engineer: Kirk Yano
Recorded at: Eastside Sound, NYC (Assisted by R.J. Cicero, A.W. Dick, Johnny Mack)
Recorded at: Planet Sound, NYC (Assisted by Deek Venachek, Charlie Gambetta
*"Commit A Crime" was Recorded Live at Desi Stadtteilzentrum, Nuremberg, Germany
Mixed at: Soundtrack Studios, NYC (Assisted by Bruce Moore)
**"Disposable Head" was Mixed at Spread Eagle Sound
Re-Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk
Cover Concept: Syd Straw
Design: Mo Strom
Cover Photo: Casmir Alvin

All songs written by Marc Ribot (Knockwurst Music/ASCAP) except:
"Motherless Child" by Anonymous
"La Monte's Nightmare" by Anthony Coleman
"Commit A Crime" by Chester Burnett (ARC Music / BMI)
"Caravan" by Juan Tizol / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills (Mills Music Inc / ASCAP)
"1 Adolph 12" by Marc Ribot & Brad Jones

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Marc Ribot New York, New York

Ribot was born in Newark,NJ in 1954. As a teen, he played guitar in garage bands while studying with his mentor, Haitian classical guitarist and composer Frantz Casseus. He moved to New York City in 1978. He was a member of the soul/punk Realtones, and John Lurie’s Lounge Lizards. Ribot has worked extensively with Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, composer John Zorn and producer T Bone Burnett. ... more

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