Tony Levin
Double Espresso
Narada
72435-42523-2-7
(2002)
Rock/Pop
CD, 2
Discs, 19
Tracks, 111:50
Length
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Disc 1
| 56:07 |
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01 |
Pieces Of The Sun |
Tony Levin; Jerry Marotta |
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07:15 |
02 |
Geronimo |
Larry Fast; Jesse Gress; Tony Levin; Jerry Marotta |
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03:27 |
03 |
Silhouette |
Tony Levin |
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04:35 |
04 |
Dog One |
Peter Gabriel |
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05:36 |
05 |
Tequila |
Chuck Rio |
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05:15 |
06 |
Black Dog |
John Paul Jones; Jimmy Page; Robert Plant |
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05:35 |
07 |
Ooze |
Tony Levin |
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04:33 |
08 |
Apollo |
Tony Levin |
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08:44 |
09 |
L'Abito Della Sposa |
Ivano Fossati; Tony Levin |
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04:06 |
10 |
Sleepless |
Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin |
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07:01 |
Disc 2
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55:43 |
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01 |
Pillar of Fire |
Tony Levin |
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06:59 |
02 |
Ever the Sun Will Rise |
Tony Levin |
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07:48 |
03 |
Phobos |
Larry Fast |
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07:01 |
04 |
The Fifth Man |
Tony Levin |
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05:56 |
05 |
Back in NYC |
Tony Banks; Phil Collins; Peter Gabriel; Steve Hackett; Mike Rutherford |
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06:13 |
06 |
Utopia |
Tony Levin |
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07:39 |
07 |
Elephant Talk |
Adrian Belew; Bill Bruford; Robert Fripp; Tony Levin |
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05:51 |
08 |
Peter Gunn |
Henry Mancini |
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03:48 |
09 |
Belle |
Tony Levin |
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04:28 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Live |
Yes |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Bass |
Tony Levin |
Synthesizer |
Larry Fast |
Guitar |
Jesse Gress |
Drums |
Jerry Marotta |
Engineer |
Robert Frazza |
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Index |
#
1973 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Prog Rock, Fusion |
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Although bassist Tony Levin has played on countless albums since the early '70s, he did not get around to issuing his first album until the late '90s. Perhaps to make up for lost time, Levin has cranked out solo releases on a consistent basis since his 1996 solo debut, World Diary. 2002 saw the release of his fourth solo outing in six years, the double-live disc Double Espresso. Credited to "the Tony Levin Band," the album sees Levin joined by synth player Larry Fast, and a pair of guitarists/vocalists, Jesse Gress and Jerry Marotta. Included are renditions of Levin solo tunes, tracks that Levin has played on by other artists, and also non-related covers performed just for the heck of it. Standouts include a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" (in which Levin replaces Robert Plant's sex-crazed vocals with his bass, of course), as well as readings of King Crimson's bass showcase "Elephant Talk," Genesis' "Back in NYC," and a few moody Levin solo tracks, including "Silhouette" and "Utopia." If you couldn't have already guessed from any of the exceptional live DVDs by King Crimson or Peter Gabriel that he's appeared on, Double Espresso proves once and for all that Levin has no problem replicating his bass mastery on-stage as a band leader. -- Greg Prato (allmusic.com)