Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979
Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 | ||||
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Contemporary folk | ||||
Length | 63:03 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Leanne Ungar | |||
Leonard Cohen chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10) |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 is a live album by
Hammersmith Odeon, London, on 4, 5, and December 6, 1979, and at the Dome Theatre, Brighton, on December 15, 1979. It has been said Cohen considered it his best tour ever.[5]
Accompanying Cohen was the jazz band Passenger from
Sharon Robinson
. Beck would become a stalwart of Cohen's studio and live bands for more than a decade afterwards. The album cover portrait was taken by Montreal photographer, Hazel Field.
Reception
James Hunter of Rolling Stone called the LP "elaborately, and yet simply, awesome." Mark Deming of AllMusic writes that Field Commander Cohen "presents an especially strong argument for Cohen's gifts as a musician." The New York Observer also praised the album: "Mr. Cohen's voice is warm and strong throughout, and still has some of the high end that is not so evident on his last two studio albums..."
Track listing
- Written by Leonard Cohen, except where noted.
- "Field Commander Cohen" – 4:25
- "The Window" – 5:51
- violin solo by Raffi Hakopian
- "The Smokey Life" – 5:34
- duet with Jennifer Warnes
- "The Gypsy's Wife" – 5:20
- violin solo by Raffi Hakopian
- "Lover Lover Lover" – 6:31
- includes two long oud solos by John Bilezikjian
- "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" – 4:04
- violin solo by Raffi Hakopian
- "The Stranger Song" – 4:55
- "The Guests" – 6:05
- violin solo by Raffi Hakopian
- "Memories" – (Cohen, Phil Spector) 4:38
- sax solo by Paul Ostermayer
- "Why Don't You Try" – 3:43
- duet with Sharon Robinson, solo by Paul Ostermayer
- "Bird on the Wire" – 5:10
- guitar solo by Mitch Watkins
- "So Long, Marianne" – 6:44
Personnel
Performers
- Leonard Cohen – vocals and guitar
- Jennifer Warnes – vocals
- Sharon Robinson– vocals
- John Bilezikjian – oud and mandolin
- Raffi Hakopian – violin
Passenger
- Roscoe Beck – bass
- Bill Ginn – keyboards
- Steve Meador – drums
- Paul Ostermayer – saxophone & flute
- Mitch Watkins – electric guitar
Production
- Leanne Ungar – producer and engineer
- Bill Schnee – mixer
- Sharon Robinson – production consultant
- Bob Metzger – production consultant
References
- ^ "Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 - Leonard Cohen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Leonard Cohen". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Hunter, James (April 2, 2001). "Field Commander Cohen Tour Of 1979". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Album Review: 'Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979'". EW.com.
- ISBN 978-0-85712-784-6.
External links
- Album lyrics from The Leonard Cohen Files