Arranged, recorded, mixed & produced by Fizzè
at the Mensch House, CH - 9476 Weite
CD 1
1) I’m Still In Love with you (Alton Ellis) 4’26" vocals, bass & guitars: Dennis Bovell / drums: Daniel Spahni / reeds: Steve Gregory / brass: Shirley A. Hofmann / keyboards: Fizzè
2) Beautiful Lady ( Fizzè) 3'30" vocal & hi-hat: one of the Zibnoukhpouana players / snare drum: Gilles "Dizzi" / Rieder / bass: Robbie Shakespeare / sax: Dean Frazer / brass: Rico Rodriguez & Felix "Deadly Headley" Bennet / ukulele & accoustic guitar: Cédric Vuille / el. guitar: Laurent Viennet / percussion: Leon "Scully" Simms / keyboards: Fizzè
3) I ain’t pay (copyright control) 2’28" vocal & trombone: Rico / programming: Fizzè
4) MongolSka (Selenge / Fizzè) (2’04") hammered dulcimer: Selenge / vocal: Djingis Khan / cello: Raphael Zweifel / bass, flute, picolo, ukulele, organ, guitar & bass drum: Fizzè
5) Tier (Bob Dylan) 5'07" drums: D. Spahni / bass, keyboards, flute & vocal: Fizzè / guitars: John Kpiaye / trombone: Peter Thoms / sax: S. Gregory
6) I’m the Man in the Dark Sedan (Snakefinger) 3’00" drums: D. Spahni / cello: R. Zweifel / vocal: Heinz Vetsch / guitars: Hubert Osterwalder / baritone sax: S. Gregory / tuba & euphonium: S. Hofmann
7) Colorace (Fizzè) 3’50" vox: Taj Mahal / primal cry (8.8.99): Andrì de Bros / children’s voices: Guy de Bros, Sandra Burri & Angela Bösch / accordion: Tobias Morgenstern / guitars: Rainer Rohloff / keyboards: Stefan Kling / quanun: Hossam Shaker / flute: Fizzè / the laugh: Lee "Scratch" Perry
8) Däne wo’s guet got (Mäni Matter) 3’08" drums &
perc.: Dizzi / bass: Jean-Maurice "Momo" Rossel / keyboards, hunting calls &
SwissGerman: Fizzè / baritone sax: Sebastian Piekarek
Romansch: Linard Bardill & Jan Sedlacek / Italian: Marco Zappa / French: Albert
Marcoeur
Hammond C 3 organ: Assi Schröder
bonus tracks:
from the Vinyl Maxi 45 RpM Mensch AGR 003 - 1987 HBB
(Rashole on bass) feat. Rico
9) Can’t Stop Rudie 3’54"
10) Crossroads 7’48"
11) Singing her Name 4’00"
more bonus tracks:
12) Beacon of Hope (lyrics: Linton Kwesi Johnson, music: Fizzè & Dizzi)
5'38" narration: LKJ / trombone: Rico / bass: D. Bovell / keyboards: Fizzè /
percussion: Fizzè, Dizzi& D. Bovell / ukulele: C. Vuille / guitar: L. Viennet /
milkpots:Pascal Cuche / Hammond organ solo: Jerome Van Jones / squeezebox: John
"Alig" Pierce
13) More Nice Time (Fizzè) 2'47" drums: D. Spahni / bass & guitar: D. Bovell / trombone: Rico / the captain: Lee "Scratch" Perry / jodel: Ligia Godinez, H. Vetsch & Fizzè / tuba, euphonium, trombone & fluegelhorn: S. Hofmann / baritone, tenor & alto sax: S. Gregory / hackbrett: Roland Schiltknecht / ukulele & vibrato guitar: C. Vuille / accordion: T. Morgenstern / balafon: Dizzi / keyboards: Fizzè
14) Rockaman Soul (traditional) 4'05" vocal, trombone & percussion: Rico / guitar: M. Millar / drums: see track 2 of this disc / bass, keyboards & flute: Fizzè
CD 2
1) Game 4'46" drums: Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace / bass & ukulele: C. Vuille / guitar: Earl "Chinna" Smith / trombones: Rico / guitar solo: J. Kpiaye / Hammond B 3 solo: Barbara Dennerlein / keyboards: Fizzè
2) Andrìconnis (Fizzè) 4’01" drums: D. Spahni / bass, keyboards & flute: Fizzè / guitars: J. Kpiaye / trombone: P. Thoms / sax: S. Gregory / trombone solo: Rico / trumpet: Eddie "TanTan" Thornton / violin: Johnny T.
3) Song for Bimbo (Fizzè- horns arranged by S. Gregory) dedicated to Valentina Pandin 3’20" drums: Nico Loser / bass & keyboards: Fizzè / piano solo: S. Kling / hackbrett: R. Schiltknecht / el. guitars: H. Osterwalder / acoustic guitar: J. Kpiaye / soprano & tenor sax: S. Gregory / trombone: Peter Thoms
4) Basler Dep (Fizzè / T. Morgenstern) 4’29" drums: D. Spahni / bass, piccolo & guitars: Fizzè / balafon & perc.: Dizzi / Hammond B 3 organ & accordion: T. Morgenstern / sax: S. Gregory
5) Emmentaler Dep (Fizzè - Dub by C. Vuille) 5'51" drums: "Horsemouth" / perc. & kbds.: Fizzè / bass, ukulele & guitars: C. Vuille / slide trombone: Rico / tuba, euphonium & valve trombone: S. Hofmann / reeds: S. Gregory / harmonica: Marc "Nof-Nof" Tourtchaninoff / sax solos: Dean Frazer
6) Still Love Dub (Alton Ellis) 4'49" drums: D. Spahni / bass & guitars: D. Bovell / reeds & flute: S. Gregory / brass: S. Hofmann / keyboards: Fizzè
7) Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 4'57" drums: Baz Smith / bass & guitars: D. Bovell / perc.: Fizzè & D. Bovell / / trombone: Rico / Hammond B 3 organ: Jerome Van Jones / keyboards: Fizzè
8) Son of Rockaman Dub 2 (Fizzè – inspired by a traditional) 5'03" drums: see track 2 on disc 1 / bass, keyboards & flute: Fizzè / guitar: M. Millar / vocal, trombone & percussion: Rico
9) Blue Moon (Rogers/Heart) 3’03" drums: "Horsemouth" / bass & rythm guitar: Fizzè / pick guitar: D. Bovell / Hammond B 3 organ: Georgie Fame / reeds: S. Gregory / accordion: T. Morgenstern
10) Hi-Life (Wally Badarou) 4’53" shaker & darbouka: Dizzi / tenor sax: Michael "Bammie" Rose / the rest: Fizzè
11) Maxi Mali (Dennis Bovell) 6’00" drums: Dizzi / bass & guitars: D. Bovell / kbds. & sampling: Fizzè
bonus track:
12) (Hip) Hop Schwiiz! (Fizzè / Morgenstern) extended mix 6’36"
drums: D. Spahni / bass: Fizzè / darbouka: Dizzi / turntables: Maurice Nigg / beatbox:
Philip Willi / accordion & clavinet: T. Morgenstern / hammond C 3 organ: B. Dennerlein
/ ukulele: C. Vuille / guitars: John Kpiaye / sax: S. Gregory
13) Bonus Medley: (demo/rough mix) 10’22"
a) God Only Knows (Brian Wilson) 1‘ 30" drums:
"Horsemouth" / bass & pick guitar: D. Bovell / percussion:
"Scully" / Hammond C 3 organ: Alain Hovaguimian / piano & flute: Fizzè /
alto flute: S. Gregory / backing vocals: The Beach Boys (sample from ‘Our
Prayer’) / tuba, euphonium & fluegelhorn: S. Hofmann / accordion: T. Morgenstern
/ trombone: Rico / soprano sax: D. Frazer
b) Third Man Theme (Anton Karras) 1‘04" drums:
"Horsemouth" / bass & piano: Fizzè / hackbrett: R. Schiltknecht / Hammond C
3 organ: A. Hovaguimian / zither: Peter Nachbaur / acoustic guitar: H. Osterwalder
c) Dérive (Fizzè) 1‘17" drums: "Horsemouth" / bass,
m’bira & piano: Fizzè / bassoon: Sina Samia / cabassa: Dizzi / accordion: T.
Morgenstern / trombone: Gerhard Lampert / hackbrett: R. Schiltknecht / lead guitar: H.
Osterwalder
d) Viva la papa col pomodore (Nino Rota) 1‘21" zither: P. Nachbaur
/ blown bottles & christal glasses: Fizzè
e) Brave Margot (Georges Brassens) 3’11" drums: D. Spahni / vocal
& programming: Fizzè
f) I’ve got you under my Skin (Cole Porter) 1‘58" drums:
"Horsemouth" / bass & pick guitar: D. Bovell / alto sax: D. Frazer /
trombone: Rico / Hammond C 3 organ: G. Fame / percussion: Fizzè
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Notes on the project by the artist
First and last CD of the turn of the century (CD 1 was released on december 31st 1999 and the second volume on january 1st 2’000)...
After the release of "The Dawn" (1991) and "The Return" (1997) I was still left with plenty unfinished tunes and many new ideas. Hence I decided to kick-off yet another 'sequel' of Peeni Waali (jamais deux sans trois!...), figuring I'd complete the round of this 12 year composition cycle as a kind of trylogy.
I realised there was too much music for one single CD.
The culminating point is a double CD now!
Always learning from the past experiences (and/or critics), I shaped one CD more
song-oriented and the other instrumental like most of the previous material was.
While I was reworking an old rythm (from 1981!), I
wanted to adapt a poem of Swiss troubadour Mani Matter. The idea to do it in the four
national languages of our country brought in
Linard Bardill. While I was starting to
communicate with French composer/musician
Albert Marcoeur, the idea to have Marcoeur do
the french part of Mani Matter's incredible "Dene wo's guet geit", became
inevitable. Marcoeur came here and it was yet another fantastic encounter with a great
gentleman and extraordinary wit, fun & charming poet. The italian part of the poem was
done by
Marco Zappa, also a musician/poet in his own right
of the southern part of Switzerland, the canton of Tessin. The tune was ideal set some
wicked instrumental part on top of the poem. And the occasion presented itself with the
arrival of
Sebastian Piekarek who'd come here to do baritone and alto sax on
Daniel Spahni's solo album.
And reshaping old tunes, I done so with 'A No
Nottn' which eventually became 'Beautiful Lady'. Recording the lead voice on top
of the existing riddim, I met this really cool guy playing with
The Mad Lighters.
Obviously new musicians were to cross my path. Again
recording for
Face Music, I met more people from Mongolia and the
MongolSka was born.
I've always wanted to meet a trumpeter who played with
Rico
Eddie 'TanTan' Thornton , so I took advantage of a stay in London (early
1999) to arrange a recording session that would also include violonist
Johnny T. (from the Dennis Bovell Dub Band). At the same time, it was
nice to meet Rico and Steve Gregory again and record some more with them. That session
also brought in a new hornsman: trombonist
Peter Thoms.
Naturally, I'd include my pal
Heinz Vetsch (one of the jodlers on Nice Time) to be featured as
lead-vocalist this time. Heinz, a very knowledgeable melomane - running the great
recordshop "Bajazzo" in Buchs/SG - introduced me to
Raphael Zweifel. Getting to know Raphael better, it was a pleasure to
introduce him to
Roland Schiltknecht for his
"Tunsch" album.
Drawing the 'casting-net' closer, that is, more local, it was a great pleasure to discover
I had a street neighbour who plays fantastic guitar and obviously I couldn't leave
Hubert Osterwalder out of the project. As it happened so often, there
were also 'last minute' ideas to finish a tune. That brought in bassplayer
Walter Nigg and his son
Maurice Nigg. Walter had made the great sleeve for the "Kulu"
CD and Maurice already played turntables on the previous project.
And just before mixing the last tune, there was jet another player joining the club:
Jack Frei, a fine pedal steel guitar
player.
While I was 'next-door-neighbouring', it wasn't too bad
an idea, to have
Claudia Ackermann make up a new cover for the re-pressing of "The
Return".
And last but not least - the internet being a great old
friend finder - I relocated an old acquaintance, the wit and fun writer
Jürgen Stark, more than a genuine grey eminence, an important 'man in
the dark', triggering many a connection, proposed to have
Petra Stark make the design for the sleve of the Eve (tu piges?)...
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