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David Greenberger & Dozens
Near the Edge of the Penny Jar Spill

(PelPel Recordings, 2011, PP-8710)

 

David Greenberger: monologues
with (in order of appearance):

Chuck Bell
Rick Scott
Michael Bierylo
Ken Field
Erik Lindgren
Rikki Bates
Chandler Travis
Dinty Child
Fred Boak
Reggie Bordeaux
Paul Cebar
Steve Cohen
Ken Cornelious
Rick DiBello
Alan Chaffee
Joe Popp
Richard Brown
Frank Pahl
Marko Novachcoff
Bobbi Benson
P.J. O’Connell
Bob Jennings
Giles Ponticello
David Van Amburg
Ira Kaplan

Georgia Hubley
Terry Adams
James McNew
Mike Kashou
Lee Feldman
Ralph Carney
Mark Dodge
Richard Baldwin
Doug Gourlay
Jason Noble
Barry Phipps
Mark Greenberg
Archer Prewitt
John Upturch
Phil Kaplan
Sean Slade
George Cartright
John Sieger
Mac Perkins
Mike Fredrickson
David Hidalgo
Louie Perez
Skip Heller
Philippe Aubuchon
Robert Drasnin

1. Theme from Near the Edge of the Penny Jar Spill
Chuck Bell: guitar, percussion; DG: bass, perc.
Recorded at Scholar Studios, Brookline, MA, 1981

2. How Records Are Made
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Michael Bierylo: guitar; Ken Field: saxophone, percussion; Erik Lindgren: piano; Rick Scott: synthesizer, percussion.
Recorded by Fred Rubens at Supersonic, Cambridge, MA, March, 1998

3. No Special Diet
Chandler Travis: bass; Dinty Child: guitar, Rikki Bates: drums; Fred Boak: chorus vocal.
Recorded by John Krucke at the Clang Thang, East Windsor, CT, 25 April, 2009

4. Milwaukee Germans
Paul Cebar: guitar; Steve Cohen: harmonica; Reggie Bordeaux: drums.
Recorded by Sam Van Hallgren at Radio Milwaukee, February, 2008

5. Walk and See
Rick DiBello: guitar; Joe Popp: guitar, popsickle stick m.b.; Ken Cornelious: bass guitar; Alan Chaffee: drums; Richard Brown: banjo, ukulele, guitar.
Recorded and mixed by Keith Veshecco at the Erie Art Museum, 17 November, 2000

6. 1001 Real Apes
Only A Mother: Bobbi Benson: string bass, cello; Frank Pahl: ukuleles, whistling, prepared piano; Marko Novachcoff: saxophone.
Recorded by Frank Pahl at Private Studio, Wyandotte, MI, 1995

7. Baseball Damage
same credits as #5

8. Drumming
Rikki Bates: drums; P.J. O’Connell: acoustic guitar; Chandler Travis: bass guitar.
Recorded by Chris Blood at Trout Towers, Orleans, MA, 2000

9. Cheese and Crackers
same credits as #8

10. Landscape With Geese #1
Reggie Bordeaux: drums; Bob Jennings: accordion; Paul Cebar: guitar.
Recorded by Sam Van Hallgren at Radio Milwaukee, February, 2008

11. I Like Beer
same credits as #2

12. Six Snakes
same credits as #5

13. Chromatic Wedding Gift
Bob Jennings: baritone saxophone; Paul Cebar: guitar; Reggie Bordeaux: drums.
Recorded by Sam Van Hallgren at Radio Milwaukee, February, 2008

14. Earphones
same credits as #8

15. The Cowboy of Lucky Lane
DG: guitar; Giles Ponticello: banjo; David Van Amburg: fiddle.
Recorded at 5th & Holland, Erie, PA, 30 October 1972

16. Favorite Words
Recorded by Chris Guse at Peck School of the Visual Arts Live Digital Media Lab, Milwaukee, WI, April, 2008

17. Maxwell Snake
Yo La Tengo: Ira Kaplan: guitar; Georgia Hubley: drums; James McNew: bass guitar; with Terry Adams: keyboard.
Recorded at Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ, 9 December 2000, during Yo La Tengo’s annual Hannukah concerts

18. I’m Fighting For a Better Future
same credits as #8

19. Dance, Dance
Paul Cebar: guitar; Reggie Bordeaux: drums; Mike Kashou: bass; Bob Jennings: organ.
Recorded by Sam Van Hallgren at Radio Milwaukee, February, 2008

20. Hiding in the 21st Century Trees
Lee Feldman: piano.
Recorded at the GEL Conference, New York Historical Society, NYC, 30 April 2004

21. Landscape With Geese #2
Paul Cebar: guitar.
Recorded by Chris Guse at Peck School of the Visual Arts Live Digital Media Lab, Milwaukee, WI, April, 2008

22. A Picture Appears (Blood Comes Out of It)
Ralph Carney: all instruments.
Recorded by RC at Rug Beater Studio, San Francisco

23. Niagara Falls
same credits as #8

24. The Interview
same credits as #8

25. Jack Ice Cream
Mark Dodge: piano; DG: bass, whistle; Richard Baldwin: deleted laughter.
Recorded at Dodge Living Room, Erie, PA, 13 August 1970

26. Dinosaur Lecture
Recorded and produced by Frank Pahl at Private Studios, Wyandotte, MI, 1995

27. Dinosaur Lecture 2001
same credits as #8

28. A Nice Place to Paint
Only A Mother: Bobbi Benson: bass; Marko Novachcoff: bassoon; Frank Pahl: ukulele.
Same recording info as #6

29. The Weather’s So Bad
Only A Mother: Bobbi Benson: bass; Doug Gourlay: drums; Marko Novachcoff: bassoon; Frank Pahl: banjo.
Same recording info as #6

30. Hiding in the Trees
Ken Field: flute.
Recorded live as part of the performance of 1001 Real Apes with Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, at Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT, 14 November 1996

31. Not Coe
The Coctails: John Upturch: guitar; Archer Prewitt: drums; Barry Phipps: bass; Mark Greenberg: organ. MC: Jason Noble.
Recorded at the Black Cat Club, Washington, DC, 7 January 1994

32. Take It Off
Phil Kaplan: keyboard, vocal; Sean Slade: vocal; DG: balalaika. 32-36
Recorded by Sean Slade at Penthouse Studios, Cambridge, MA, 1993

33. Tricks or Treat
Phil Kaplan: guitar; Sean Slade: alto clarinet; DG: balalaika

34. The Witches, The Witches
Sean Slade: turntable

35. Greed
Phil Kaplan: keyboard

36. All Hallows Eve
Phil Kaplan: piano; George Cartwright: saxophone

37. We Held Hands
same credits as #5

38. Used to Say
The Paul Cebar Stage Ensemble: Paul Cebar: guitar; Reggie Bordeaux: drums; Bob Jennings: keyboards; Mac Perkins: percussion;
Mike Fredrickson: bass; John Sieger: guitar.
Recorded by Billy Cicerelli at the Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI, 13 May 2009

39. Whistling
Recorded by DG and edited by Sarah Yahm for Atlantic Public Media, Woods Hole, MA, 2005

40. Duplex Planet
David Hidalgo: guitars, drums; Louie Perez: guitars; Skip Heller: guitars, sandpaper; Robert Drasnin: flute; Philippe Aubuchon: percussion.
Recorded by Mando Tavares at Big Stink Research Studios, Yorba Linda, CA and by Philippe Aubuchon at the Chicken Shack, Tarzana, CA, 2006