tracks musicians credits related releases

The Player : Retrospective

David Bromberg

Initial release : May 1998

Sony 65263

Members of the Grateful Dead play on three tracks on this David Bromberg compilation CD.

Buy from amazon.com

album cover

Tracks

  • Sharon (David Bromberg)
  • The Hold Up (David Bromberg / George Harrison)
  • Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker)
  • Suffer to Sing the Blues (David Bromberg)
  • Mr. Blue (D. Blackwell)
  • The Joke's on Me (David Bromberg)
  • Sammy's Song (David Bromberg)
  • Yankee's Revenge: Medley (Leather Britches / The Red-Haired Boy / Teetotaler's Reel / The Wild Wind That Blows The Barley / Drowsy Maggie) (Traditional arr. David Bromberg, Billy Novick, Jay Ungar)
  • Wallflower (Bob Dylan)
  • Statesboro Blues/Church Bell Blues (W. McTell / L. Jordan)
  • Nobody's (G. White)
  • The Main Street Moan (David Bromberg)
  • I Like to Sleep Late in the Morning (S. David Cohen)
  • Dehlia (Traditional arr. David Bromberg)
  • The Hold Up (David Bromberg / George Harrison)
Musicians

  • David Bromberg - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, dobro, vocals
  • Murray Adler - vocals
  • Brian Ahern - guitar
  • David Amram - french horn
  • Joshie Joe Armstead - vocals
  • Steve Burgh - bass, vocals
  • Bob Dylan - harmonica (on Sammy's Song)
  • Peter Ecklund - mellophone, trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet
  • Richard Fegy - fiddle, guitar
  • Joe Ferguson - saxophone
  • Paul Fleisher - saxophone
  • Hungra Garcia - timbales
  • Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - piano
  • Richard Grando - saxophone
  • Emmylou Harris - vocals
  • Hilda Harris - vocals
  • George Harrison - guitar
  • John Herald - vocals
  • Brantley Kearns - vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Bernie Leadon - guitar
  • Jack Lee - vocals
  • Phil Lesh - bass
  • Tony Markellis - bass
  • Hugh McDonald - bass
  • Andy McMahon - vocals
  • Steve Mosley - drums, vocals
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
  • David Nichtern - piano, guitar, vocals
  • Billy Novick - pennywhistle, clarinet
  • John Payne - saxophone
  • Red Rhodes - pedal steel
  • Neil Rossi - fiddle, vocals
  • Willow Scarlett - harmonica, vocals
  • Haim Shtrum - vocals
  • Andy Statman - tenor and baritone saxophone, mandolin, vocals
  • Jody Stecher - mandolin, fiddle, vocals
  • Evan Stover - fiddle
  • Streamline - trombone
  • Tasha Thomas - vocals
  • Jay Ungar - mandolin, fiddle
Members of the Dead play on Sharon, The Hold Up (studio version - track 15) and The Main Street Moan. The CD notes provide musician information for individual tracks.

The musicians on Sharon, which is taken from Demon In Disguise, are;

  • David Bromberg - guitar, vocals
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - piano
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Steve Burgh - bass
  • Andy Statman - tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Joshie Joe Armstead - vocals
  • Hilda Harris - vocals
  • Tasha Thomas - vocals
The musicians on The Holdup, which is taken from Wanted Dead or Alive, are;
  • David Bromberg - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
  • Phil Lesh - bass
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Hungra Garcia - timbales
  • Keith Godchaux - piano
  • Jerry Garcia - electric guitar
  • Andy Statman - saxophone
  • Peter Ecklund - mellophone, trumpets
  • Jack Lee - vocals
  • Andy McMahon - vocals
  • Tracy Nelson - vocals
The Main Street Moan, which is taken from Wanted Dead or Alive, are;
  • David Bromberg - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Steve Burgh - bass
  • Jerry Garcia - acoustic guitar
  • Andy Statman - mandolin, vocals
Credits

  • Original producers - David Bromberg, Brian Ahern, Bernie Leadon.
  • Compilation producer: Bruce Dickinson
  • Digitally remasted by Chris Athens
  • Legacy A&R - Steve Berkowitz
  • Product managers - Jessica Sowin, Mark Feldman
  • Art direction and cover illustration - Ian Cutler
  • Packaging manager - Jessica Killorin
  • Photograhy - Sony Music Arcives, H. Armstrong Roberts III, Art Maillett
  • Inside illustration - Sarina Bromberg
  • CD booklet essay - Artie Traum
  • Horn arrangements - Peter Ecklund
  • String arrangements - Peter Ecklund, Evan Stover
Related releases

The tracks on this compilation are taken from four David Bromberg LPs.

The Hold Up (live version), Suffer to Sing the Blues, Sammy's Song and Dehlia from;

Sharon and Mr. Bojangles from; Mr. Blue, The Joke's on Me, Yankee's Revenge: Medley, Nobody's and I Like to Sleep Late in the Morning from;
  • Midnight On The Water, David Bromberg, 1974
Wallflower, Statesboro Blues/Church Bell Blues, The Main Street Moan and The Holdup (Studio version) from;

Home