27 abril 2018

The Paul Simon Anthology (WB) 1993
Paul Simon
Portada: fotografía de Deborah Feingold


Veinticinco años después de su salida The Paul Simon Antology sirve para adentrarse en la obra del cantautor de New Jersey. Sin restar importancia al dúo con Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon ofrece desde 1972 una obra discográfica en la que hay de todo un poco; pero, al final, sobresale su faceta de excelente y aclamado compositor, como se pone de manifiesto en determinadas canciones del repertorio de los dos discos de la antología, piezas que mantienen viva una frescura advertida hace cinco décadas, 

Los nostálgicos piuede escuchar de nuevo, en el primer disco, seis de las canciones de mayor éxito de Simon and Garfunkel, desde The Sound Of The Silence a The Boxer, pasando por la cinematográfica Mister Robinson. Luego aparecen otras que dicen mucho de la faceta ecléctica de Simon, quien desde muy joven supo captar otros sonidos musicales que quedaron plasmados en composiciones como Me And Julio Down By The School Yard, Gone Last o las posteriores incursiones en las músicas de distintas zonas de África y de Brasil, que de forma generosa se reproducen en el segundo disco de uno de los mejores cantautores de todos los tiempos que todavía se mantiene en activo. 
A la faceta de compositor y músico, hay que añadir la de investigador en otras lugares de músicas alternativas a pop, blues o rock, que tuvieron en Simon un acertado difusor de sonidos étnicos hoy perfectamente integrados en la música popular de varios continentes. 

La antología incluye además alguna pieza inédita y parte de la actuación que realizó en Central Park en 1991, donde se incluye una versión diferentes de The Sound Of Silence, con lo cual el aficionado dispone de un recomendable catálogo de estilos practicados por Paul Simon a lo largo de su notable carrera musical, tanto en grabaciones como en directos. Al material sonoro se añade un un cuidado libreto, imprescindible para facilitar un mejor conocimiento de loa obra de Simon.

Disco 1:

1-1 –Simon & Garfunkel The Sound Of Silence
Bass – Bob Bushnell
Drums – Bobby Gregg
Guitar – Al Gorgoni
Producer – Bob Johnston
3:03

1-2 –Simon & Garfunkel Cecilia 2:52

1-3 –Simon & Garfunkel El Condor Pasa
Arranged By – Daniel A. Robles, Jorge Milchberg
Featuring [Instrumental Track] – Los Incas
Lyrics By [English] – Paul Simon
3:06

1-4 –Simon & Garfunkel The Boxer
Drums – Hal Blaine
Guitar – Fred Carter, Jr.
Harmonica – Charlie McCoy
Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro – Peter Drake*
Percussion – Buddy Harmon*, Hal Blaine
5:08

1-5 –Simon & Garfunkel Mrs. Robinson
Bass – Larry Knechtel
Drums, Congas – Hal Blaine
3:54

1-6 –Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water
Arranged By [Strings] – Ernie Freeman
Bass – Joe Osborn
Drums – Hal Blaine
Guitar – Fred Carter, Jr.
Keyboards – Larry Knechtel
4:56

1-7 –Paul Simon Me And Julio Down By The School Yard
Bass – Russel George*
Engineer – Phil Ramone
Guitar – David Spinozza
Percussion – Airto Moreira
Remix – Roy Halee
2:44

1-8 –Paul Simon Peace Like A River
Bass – Joe Osborn
Drums – Victor Montanez
3:16

1-9 –Paul Simon Mother And Child Reunion
Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Deirdre Tuck, Renelle Stafford, Von Eva Sims
Bass – Jackie Jackson (3)
Drums – Winston Grennan
Lead Guitar – Hucks Brown*
Organ – Neville Hinds
Percussion – Denzil Laing
Piano – Larry Knechtel
Rhythm Guitar – Wallace Wilson (2)
3:05

1-10 –Paul Simon American Tune
Arranged By [Strings] – Del Newman
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Grady Tate
Keyboards – Bob James
3:45

1-11 –Paul Simon Loves Me Like A Rock
Backing Vocals – The Dixie Hummingbirds
Bass – David Hood
Drums – Roger Hawkins
3:19

1-12 –Paul Simon Kodachrome
Bass – David Hood
Drums – Roger Hawkins
Electric Guitar – Jimmy Johnson (4)
Guitar – Pete Carr
Keyboards – Barry Beckett
3:29

1-13 –Paul Simon Gone At Last
Backing Vocals – The Jesse Dixon Singers*
Bass – Gordon Edwards
Drums – Grady Tate
Piano – Richard Tee
Vocals – Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow
3:28

1-14 –Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years
Keyboards – Richard Tee, Tony Cedras
Recording Supervisor – Roy Halee
Saxophone – Michael Brecker
3:49

1-15 –Paul Simon Something So Right
Acoustic Bass – Richard Davis (2)
Arranged By – Quincy Jones
Drums – Grady Tate
Electric Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Guitar – David Spinozza
Keyboards – Bob James
Piano – Bobby Scott
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Don Elliott
4:28

1-16 –Paul Simon 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Acoustic Guitar – Paul Simon
Backing Vocals – Patti Austin, Phoebe Snow, Valerie Simpson
Bass – Tony Levin
Electric Guitar – Hugh McCracken, John Tropea
Organ – Ken Asher*
3:06

1-17 –Paul Simon Slip Slidin' Away
Backing Vocals – The Oak Ridge Boys
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Piano – Richard Tee
4:43

1-18 –Paul Simon Late In The Evening
Acoustic Guitar – Hugh McCracken
Arranged By [Horns] – Dave Grusin
Bass – Tony Levin
Electric Guitar – Eric Gale
Vocals, Backing Vocals – Paul Simon
3:54

1-19 –Paul Simon Hearts And Bones
Acoustic Guitar – Paul Simon
Bass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony Jackson
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Richard Tee
Guitar [Hi-String] – Dean Parks
Percussion – Airto Moreira
Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba – Michael Mainieri*
5:38

1-20 –Paul Simon Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
Arranged By [Background Vocals] – The Harptones
Backing Vocals – The Harptones
Bass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony Jackson
Electric Guitar – Paul Simon
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Richard Tee
Orchestrated By – George Delerue*
Piano – Rob Sabino
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Wells Christie
3:42


Disco 2:

2-1 –Paul Simon The Boy In The Bubble
Accordion – Forere Motloheloa
Acoustic Guitar – Paul Simon
Backing Vocals – Paul Simon
Drums – Vusi Khumalo
Engineer [Assistant, Johannesburg] – Peter Thwaites
Engineer [Assistant, New York] – Mark Cobrin
Guitar Synthesizer – Adrian Belew
Music By – Forere Motloheloa, Paul Simon
Percussion – Makhaya Mahlangu
Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey
Words By – Paul Simon
3:58

2-2 –Paul Simon Graceland
Backing Vocals – Paul Simon
Drums – Vusi Khumalo
Engineer [Assistant, Los Angeles] – Steven Strassman
Engineer [Assistant, New York] – Mark Cobrin
Pedal Steel Guitar – Demola Adepoju
Percussion – Makhaya Mahlangu
Vocals – The Everly Brothers*, Paul Simon
4:48

2-3 –Paul Simon Under African Skies
Engineer [Assistant, Los Angeles] – Steven Strassman
Engineer [Assistant, New York] – Mark Cobrin
Guitar – Adrian Belew
Vocals – Linda Ronstadt, Paul Simon
3:36

2-4 –Paul Simon That Was Your Mother
Accordion – Alton Rubin, Sr. (Dopsie)*
Bass – Alonzo Johnson
Drums – Alton Rubin, Jr.
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Miller (2)
Featuring – Good Rockin' Dopsie And The Twisters*
Guitar – Sherman Robertson
Saxophone – Johnny Hoyt
Washboard – David Rubin
2:52

2-5 –Paul Simon Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
Alto Saxophone – Alex Foster
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Cobrin
Music By [Beginning] – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon
Percussion – Assane Thiam, Babacar Faye, Youssou N'Dour
Tenor Saxophone – Leonard Pickett*
Trumpet – Earl Gardner
Vocals – Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon
5:47

2-6 –Paul Simon You Can Call Me Al
Arranged By – Paul Simon, Chikapa "Ray" Phiri*
Backing Vocals – Paul Simon
Bass Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Ronald E. Cuber*
Electric Bass [Six-String] – Paul Simon
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Cobrin
Guitar Synthesizer – Adrian Belew
Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey
Tin Whistle [Pennywhistle Solo] – Morris Goldberg
Trombone – David W. Bargeron*, Kim Allan Cissel
Trumpet – Alan Rubin, John Faddis*, Michale Soloff*, Randy Brecker
4:40

2-7 –Paul Simon Homeless
Engineer [Assistant] – Andrew Fraser
Featuring – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Lead Vocals – Joseph Shabalala
Words By, Music By – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon
3:47

2-8 –Paul Simon Spirit Voices
Arranged By [Guitars] – Vincent Nguini
Bass Drum – Mingo Araújo
Bongos – Anthony Carillo
Claves – Vincent Nguini
Congas – Francisco Aguabella, Giovanni Hidalgo, Sidinho*
Guitar Synthesizer – Adrian Belew
Lyrics By [Portuguese] – Milton Nascimento
Percussion [Gourd] – Dom Chacal*
Synthesizer [Akai Ew1] – Michael Brecker
Tambourine – Sidinho*
Triangle, Congas, Percussion [Gourds] – Nana Vasconcelos*
Vocals – Milton Nascimento, Paul Simon
3:55

2-9 –Paul Simon The Obvious Child
Arranged By [Guitar] – Paul Simon
Backing Vocals – Briz
Directed By [Olodum] – Antonio Luis Alves de Souza (Neguinho do Samba)*
Drums – Grupo Cultural Olodum*
Harmonica – Kim Wilson
Recording Supervisor – Phil Ramone
Synthesizer [Akai Ew1] – Michael Brecker
4:09

2-10 –Paul Simon Can't Run But
Arranged By – Marco Antonio Guimaraes*
Guitar – J.J. Cale
Percussion – Nana Vasconcelos*, Uakti
Performer [Chicote] – Mazzola, Paulo Santos
Talking Drum – Mingo Araújo, Remy Kabocka
Triangle, Castanets [Casinet] – Mingo Araújo
3:34

2-11 –Paul Simon Thelma
Bata, Bongos – Dom Chacal*
Congas, Surdo [Sordu] – Mingo Araújo, Sidinho*
Dobro – Jerry Douglas
Guitar – Adrian Belew
Percussion – Nana Vasconcelos*
Synthesizer [Ew1] – Michael Brecker
4:11

2-12 –Paul Simon Further To Fly
Arranged By [Guitars] – Paul Simon, Vincent Nguini
Bass – Vincent Nguini
Bata – Dom Chacal*
Bongos – Sidinho*
Classical Guitar – Rafael Rabello*
Congas – Dom Chacal*, Sidinho*
Euphonium – Dave Bargeron
Flugelhorn – Hugh Masekela
Guitar – Ringo Star*
Percussion – Mingo Araújo
Percussion [Additional Percussion Effects] – Marcalzinho*, Beloba, Jorginho, Luna (11), Pedro Sorongo*, Canegal*, Wilson Das Neves
Percussion [Gourds] – Nana Vasconcelos*
Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer [Akai Ew1] – Michael Brecker
Trumpet – Randy Brecker
5:32

2-13 –Paul Simon She Moves On
Arranged By [Guitars] – Paul Simon, Ray Phiri, Vincent Nguini
Backing Vocals – Charlotte Mbango, Djana'd, Elolongue Mbango Catherine, Florence Gnimagnon
Bongos – Dom Chacal*
Congas – Mingo Araújo, Sidinho*
Cowbell – Wilson Das Neves
Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Scraper – Pedro Sorongo*
Surdo [Sordu] – Gordinho
Trumpet [Piccolo Trumpet] – Randy Brecker
4:56

2-14 –Paul Simon Born At The Right Time
Backing Vocals – The Waters (Julia, Maxine, Owen)*
Guitar – John Selolwane
Keyboards – Richard Tee, Tony Cedras
Percussion – Dom Chacal*, Cyro Baptista, Mingo Araújo, Sidinho*
5:08

2-15 –Paul Simon The Cool, Cool River
Backing Vocals – The Waters (Julia, Maxine, Owen)*
Guitar – John Selolwane
Keyboards – Richard Tee, Tony Cedras
Percussion – Dom Chacal*, Cyro Baptista, Mingo Araújo, Sidinho*
5:44

2-16 –Paul Simon The Sound Of Silence 5:39



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