Martin Zarzar
Two Dollars to Ride the Train
After a long journey around the world, Pink Martini drummer/percussionist offers us an exquisite collection of original songs that is at once diverse and coherent, and two arrangements that pay homage to the traditional south american repertoire.
musicians and instruments (track by track):
1-morning sun
dave eggar- cello; martin zarzar- drumset, guitar, keyboard, voices.
2-in due time
dave eggar- cello; mario diaz- background voices; martin zarzar- cajon, guitars, bass, lead voice, background voices, palmas; lamiae naki- palmas; nat hulskamp- palmas.
3-la valse creole
dan gaynor- piano; david evans- clarinet; martin zarzar- voice, bass, guitar, drumset, pandeiro.
4-cascabel
martin zarzar- quinto, llamador, tumba, voices, piano, cuban tres, bass; gavin bondy- trumpet; derek rieth- chekere, clave, cascara.
5-ignostic
martin zarzar- drumset, voices, oud, juice harp, finger snaps, bass, guitar; dave eggar- cello.
6-interlude 1
dave eggar- cello.
7-two dollars to ride the train
martin zarzar- guitars, piano, voices, finger snaps, bass, drumset; dave eggar- cello.
8-hora de soñar
maureen love- harp; martin zarzar- voice, percussion, steel string guitar, bass. lamiae naki- voice, arabic translation; nat hulskamp- nylon string guitar.
9-piggy piggy piggy
gavin bondy- trumpet; niel dePonte- xylophone; martin zarzar- guitars, voices, bass, percussion, drumset.
10-moliendo cafe
martin zarzar- charango, percussion, bass, voices, guitar, melodica.
11-pedacito de azul
dan gaynor- piano, claps; rio butler, john butler, luciana proaño, dar butler, lauren dees- claps; martin zarzar- guitars, voices, piano, bass, percussion, claps, talking drum, drumset.
12-interlude 2
martin zarzar- guitar; dave eggar- cello.
13-tantas baterias
dave eggar- cello; martin zarzar- brazilian percussion, cavaquinho, voices, guitars, bass.
14-maybe
martin zarzar- voice, drumset, electric guitar; dave eggar- cello.
15-mr. likely
gavin bondi- cornet, alto horn; jáTtik clark- tuba; dan gaynor- piano; martin zarzar- voices, drumset, woodblocks, slide whistle, guitar, bass.
16-what time is it
martin zarzar- guitars, voices, bass, piano, celeste, percussion, drumset; dave eggar- cello.
17-interlude 3
martin zarzar- percussion.
18-beneath the deep blue sea
maureen love- harp; dave eggar- cello; martin zarzar- guitars, voices.
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