LISA LAUREN
''LISA LAUREN LOVES THE BEATLES''
2006
62:33
1 The Word 03:16
2 Love Me Do (Feat. Willy Porter) 04:20
3 Dear Prudence 06:17
4 Eight Days A Week 04:02
5 Can't Buy Me Love (Feat. David Sanborn) 03:34
6 What You're Doing 03:11
7 I'm Looking Through You 03:58
8 I've Just Seen A Face 04:10
9 And I Love Her 05:25
10 With A Little Help From My Friends 04:28
11 Eleanor Rigby 04:19
12 All My Loving 04:16
13 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You 03:14
14 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison) 03:32
15 The Word (Feat. David Sanborn) 04:24
Neal Alger/Guitar
Ruben Alvarez/Percussion
Rob Amster/Bass
Larry Beers/Drums
John Blasucci/Keyboards
John Buehler/Drum Programming
Elizabeth Conant/Accordion
Kevin Connelley/Drums
Jim Cox/Bass
George Doering/Guitar
Richie Fudoli/Flute (Alto)
Jim Gailloreto/Sax (Soprano)
Phil Gratteau/Drums
Larry Gray/Cello
Fareed Haque/Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Greg Koch/Dobro, Guitar
Lisa Lauren/Piano, Vocals
Howard Levy/Harmonica
Geoffrey Lowe/Bass
Chris Montez Miller/Viola
Jonathan Paul/Bass
John Pazdan/Bass
Willy Porter/Banjo, Banjo-Ukelele, Guitar (Acoustic), Ukulele, Vocals
Steve Rashid/Harmonica
David Sanborn/Sax (Alto)
Don Stiernberg/Mandolin
Brian Wilkie/Pedal Steel
REVIEW/AMG
by Scott Yanow
**** / *****
Most Beatles tribute albums have performances that are either too close to the originals, or abstract versions that are very far away from the intent of Lennon and McCartney. Singer-pianist Lisa Lauren's tasteful yet adventurous outing is somewhere in between. Each of the Beatles' songs that she chose to interpret is quite recognizable and yet none of these versions are strict copies. With Lauren often being the only singer, the new versions range from folk music to bits of jazz, with altoist David Sanborn adding his distinctive horn to "The Word" and "Can't Buy Me Love." The personnel and instrumentation constantly change and the results are consistently unpredictable, casting new light on even the most familiar of these songs. Well done!
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''LISA LAUREN LOVES THE BEATLES''
2006
62:33
1 The Word 03:16
2 Love Me Do (Feat. Willy Porter) 04:20
3 Dear Prudence 06:17
4 Eight Days A Week 04:02
5 Can't Buy Me Love (Feat. David Sanborn) 03:34
6 What You're Doing 03:11
7 I'm Looking Through You 03:58
8 I've Just Seen A Face 04:10
9 And I Love Her 05:25
10 With A Little Help From My Friends 04:28
11 Eleanor Rigby 04:19
12 All My Loving 04:16
13 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You 03:14
14 Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison) 03:32
15 The Word (Feat. David Sanborn) 04:24
Neal Alger/Guitar
Ruben Alvarez/Percussion
Rob Amster/Bass
Larry Beers/Drums
John Blasucci/Keyboards
John Buehler/Drum Programming
Elizabeth Conant/Accordion
Kevin Connelley/Drums
Jim Cox/Bass
George Doering/Guitar
Richie Fudoli/Flute (Alto)
Jim Gailloreto/Sax (Soprano)
Phil Gratteau/Drums
Larry Gray/Cello
Fareed Haque/Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Greg Koch/Dobro, Guitar
Lisa Lauren/Piano, Vocals
Howard Levy/Harmonica
Geoffrey Lowe/Bass
Chris Montez Miller/Viola
Jonathan Paul/Bass
John Pazdan/Bass
Willy Porter/Banjo, Banjo-Ukelele, Guitar (Acoustic), Ukulele, Vocals
Steve Rashid/Harmonica
David Sanborn/Sax (Alto)
Don Stiernberg/Mandolin
Brian Wilkie/Pedal Steel
REVIEW/AMG
by Scott Yanow
**** / *****
Most Beatles tribute albums have performances that are either too close to the originals, or abstract versions that are very far away from the intent of Lennon and McCartney. Singer-pianist Lisa Lauren's tasteful yet adventurous outing is somewhere in between. Each of the Beatles' songs that she chose to interpret is quite recognizable and yet none of these versions are strict copies. With Lauren often being the only singer, the new versions range from folk music to bits of jazz, with altoist David Sanborn adding his distinctive horn to "The Word" and "Can't Buy Me Love." The personnel and instrumentation constantly change and the results are consistently unpredictable, casting new light on even the most familiar of these songs. Well done!
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