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Lilly
from the album Hang On Little Tomato
Music and lyrics by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP)
China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor, 2nd trumpet;
Dan Faehnle, guitars; Derek Rieth, bongos & percussion; Brian Davis, congas;
Doug Smith, timbales & percussion; Phil Baker, upright bass; Thomas M.
Lauderdale, piano
Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon. Mixed
by Joe Chiccarelli
How Long Will It Last (featuring Michael Feinstein)
from Michael Feinstein’s album The Sinatra Project
First heard in the 1931 and 1947 film versions of Possessed starring Joan
Crawford.
Music by Joseph Meyer. Lyrics by Max Lief
Published by EMI Robbins Catalog Inc
Michael Feinstein appears courtesy of Concord Records
China Forbes and Michael Feinstein, vocals; Nicholas Crosa, solo violin; Phil
Baker, upright bass; Maureen Love, harp; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor,
trombone; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Derek Rieth, bongo; Brian Davis,
maracas; Martin Zarzar, drums & percussion
and members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra: Keiko Araki, Julie
Coleman, Nicholas Crosa, Joy Fabos & Paloma Griffin, violin; Joël Belgique &
Charles Noble, viola; Adam Esbensen, cello
Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon
Tuca Tuca
from the album Splendor In The Grass
Music and lyrics by Gianni Boncompagni and Franco Pisano
Published by RCA Edizioni Musicali
China Forbes, vocals; Timothy Nishimoto, backup vocals; Phil Baker, sitar
& upright bass; Robert Taylor, trombone; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Thomas M.
Lauderdale, piano; Derek Rieth, tambourine & timpani drum; Martin Zarzar,
drums
The sitar originally played by Peter Sellers in the movie The Party courtesy of
Rochelle Smithline
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Que Sera Sera
from the album Sympathique
Music and lyrics by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
Published by Sony and ATV Harmony
China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; John Wager, bass; Maureen Love,
harp; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Brian Davis, percussion; Doug Smith,
vibe & cymbals; Richard Rothfus, percussion
and members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra: Edith Bradway, Ami
Davolt, Luise Grube & Aaron Meyer, violin; Shauna Keyes & Theresa Stahl,
viola; David Eby & Skip von Kuske, cello
Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in
Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in
Portland, Oregon
Moon River (featuring Gus Van Sant)
previously unreleased
Music by Henry Mancini. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony
Originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Gus Van Sant, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
From the private archives of Thomas Lauderdale
Amado Mio
from the album Sympathique
Music and lyrics by Doris Fisher & Allan Roberts
Published by MCA Music/Doris Fisher Music and Allan Roberts Music
China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Dan Faehnle, guitar; John Wager,
bass; Maureen Love, harp; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Doug Smith, guiro
& clave; Brian Davis, congas; Richard Rothfus, drums
Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in
Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in
Portland, Oregon
The Man With The Big Sombrero
previously unreleased
Music by Phil Boutelje. Lyrics by Foster Carling
Published by Boutelle Music, Kukrudu Publishing, and William Carling
China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Aspettami (First Recording)
previously unreleased
Music and lyrics by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP)
China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Auld Lang Syne
from the album Joy To The World
English lyrics by Robert Burns (1788) set to a traditional Scottish melody.
French lyrics by Pere Jacques Sevin (1920)
Adaptation and additional lyrics in Arabic by Dr. Dirgham Sbait (2010).
Arrangement by Thomas M. Lauderdale. Music and lyrics in the public
domain, arrangement published by Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)
China Forbes, vocals; Luis Claudio Candido, cavaquino; Gavin Bondy,
trumpets; Robert Taylor, trombones, Timothy Nishimoto, shaker; Martin
Zarzar, cymbals
and members of the Lions of Batucada under the direction of Brian Davis:
Pauline Serrano, chocalho; Drew Danin, Jay Mower, Ara Nelson, Jayson
Thoming-Gale and Yumi Torimaru, tamborims; Esteban Diaz, Randall Givens,
Kathleen Hunt and John Jenness, caixa; Jeremy Gordon, Tim Cooper and
Brian Davis, surdo; Brian Davis, repenique & cuica
and The Pacific Youth Choir under the direction of Mia Hall Savage: Lauren
Berg, Kassandra Haddock, Elena Hess, Taylor Johnson, Audrey Overby,
Chelsea Plaskitt, Lauren Searls, Devin Van Hine, Jessica Wasko, Eric Asakawa,
Brandyn Callahan, Noah Cotter, Daniel Dempsey, Stephen Ecklemann, Jeramie
Gajan, Forrest Gamba, David Gerhards, Adam Johnson, Matthew Krane,
Calvin Multanen, Luke Multanen and Duncan Tuomi
Special thanks to Dr. Dirgham Sbait for his tireless and fearless assistance
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Una Notte A Napoli (DJ Johnny Dynell Remix)
previously unreleased
Music by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale. Lyrics by Alba Clemente,
Johnny Dynell, China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP)
Remixed by DJ Johnny Dynell
Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Los Angeles, California, August 2011
Photographs by Thomas Lauderdale
Posters and postcards by Mike King, Crash Design
Cover Photograph by João Canziani
Design by Alex Hutchinson, Free Barrabas