| Artist | John Pizzarelli |
|---|---|
| Cover | Midnight McCartney (John Pizzarelli album cover).jpg |
| Released | September 11, 2015 |
| Studio | The Jacob Burns Film Center and Media Arts Lab, Pleasantville, NY |
| Genre | |
| Label | Concord |
| Producer |
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| Prev year | 2015 |
| Next year | 2017 |
Midnight McCartney is a tribute album by John Pizzarelli to Paul McCartney, including tracks from Wings. It was released in 2015 with Concord.[1]
According to the album's press release, Paul McCartney suggested John Pizzarelli perform tracks from his canon, and offered the title.[2][3] Pizzarelli had previously performed Beatles songs in his 1996 album Meets the Beatles.[4]
John's wife Jessica Molaskey, daughter Madeleine Pizzarelli, father Bucky Pizzarelli, and brother Martin Pizzarelli all performed on the album.[5]
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the source material, but commented the "key to the record's success is Pizzarelli himself, who delivers upon the laid-back promise of the title but is savvier than he needed to be, which is why Midnight McCartney satisfies."[1]
Christopher Loudon wrote for JazzTimes that "the set’s not all midnight lace. Indeed, lovely as everything wrapped in Pizzarelli’s trademark silken lilt is, the more adventurous selections are more interesting."[2]
The Times music critic Chris Pearson described the album as "delightful."[3]
In an interview with Pizzarelli, James Wood from Guitar World commented the tracks were "all tastefully done in Pizzarelli’s trademark style."[6]
Personnel
Musicians
- John Pizzarelli – guitar, primary artist
- Katherine Fink – flute (alto)
- Pamela Sklar – flute (Alto)
- Tony Kadleck – trumpet
- John Mosca – trombone
- Andy Fusco – sax (alto)
- Harry Allen – saxophone (tenor), soloist
- Chris Cardona – viola
- Mairi Dorman Phaneuf – cello
- Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar (rhythm), soloist
- Paul Woodiel – violin
- Robin Zeh – violin
- Hélio Alves – piano
- Larry Goldings – organ, piano
- Konrad Paszkudzki – piano, bass
- Martin Pizzarelli – bass
- Duduka Dafonseca – drums, percussion
- Kevin Kanner – drums
- Don Sebesky – orchestration
- Michael McDonald – primary artist, vocals
- Jessica Molaskey – vocals (background)
- Madeleine Pizzarelli – vocals (background)
- Linda McCartney – composer
- Paul McCartney – composer
Support
- John Pizzarelli – arranger
- Chris Byars – copyist
- Holger Eckstein – photography
- Larry Goldings – arranger
- Rachel Gutek – design
- Jessica Molaskey – producer
- Bill Moss – engineer, mastering, mixing[5]
References
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- ^ Loudon, Jazz (2015-10-27). "John Pizzarelli: Midnight McCartney". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ Pearson, Chris (2015-10-16). "John Pizzarelli: Midnight McCartney"
- ^ Lazarski, Marek (2015-07-17). "John Pizzarelli to Release Album of Paul McCartney Covers Sept. 11". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ Midnight McCartney (CD liner notes). United States: Concord Records. 2015. CRE-37634-02.
- ^ Wood, James (2015-08-15). "Midnight McCartney: John Pizzarelli Discusses Reinterpreting Paul McCartney's Solo Catalog". Guitar World. Future plc. Retrieved 2018-09-08.