The Sweetest Punch

~ Release by Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach & Bill Frisell (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

all songs written by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Elvis Costello, except track 8 (composed by Bill Frisell)
all tracks are instrumental except for 2, 5, and 10.

Annotation last modified on 2012-02-23 07:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Sweetest Punch
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
The Sweetest Punch
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
44:46
2Toledo
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
vocals:
Elvis Costello
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
Toledo
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
35:27
3Such Unlikely Lovers
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
Such Unlikely Lovers
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
45:45
4This House Is Empty Now
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
This House Is Empty Now
lyricist:
Elvis Costello
composer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. and Windswept Pacific
45:04
5Painted From Memory
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
vocals:
Cassandra Wilson
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
Painted From Memory
lyricist:
Elvis Costello
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
New Hidden Valley Music Co. and Plangent Visions Music, Inc.
44:11
6What’s Her Name Today?
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
What’s Her Name Today?
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. and Windswept Pacific
44:58
7In the Darkest Place
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
In the Darkest Place
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
45:56
8Vamp Dolce
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
Vamp Dolce
composer:
Bill Frisell
33:27
9My Thief
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
My Thief
composer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
44:31
10I Still Have That Other Girl
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
vocals:
Elvis Costello and Cassandra Wilson
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
I Still Have That Other Girl
lyricist:
Elvis Costello
composer:
Burt Bacharach
32:23
11Painted From Memory (reprise)
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
Painted From Memory
lyricist:
Elvis Costello
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
New Hidden Valley Music Co. and Plangent Visions Music, Inc.
43:39
12The Long Division
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
The Long Division
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
44:00
13Tears at the Birthday Party
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
Tears at the Birthday Party
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
43:44
14I Still Have That Other Girl (reprise)
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
I Still Have That Other Girl
lyricist:
Elvis Costello
composer:
Burt Bacharach
41:53
15God Give Me Strength
alto saxophone:
Billy Drewes
bass:
Viktor Krauss (US acoustic & electric bassist)
clarinet:
Don Byron
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Brian Blade (US jazz drummer, composer, and session musician)
guitar:
Bill Frisell
trombone:
Curtis Fowlkes
trumpet:
Ron Miles (trumpet)
arranger:
Bill Frisell
recording of:
God Give Me Strength
lyricist:
Elvis Costello
composer:
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello
44:42