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Elvis`s new album - Official PR statement
http://www.shorefire.com/artists/ecoste ... 17_03.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2003
NEW ELVIS COSTELLO ALBUM 'NORTH' SET FOR SEPTEMBER 23
RELEASE BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
The new Elvis Costello album 'North' is to be released
on September 23rd by Deutsche Grammophon. The record
presents eleven new compositions written at the piano
by Costello between Autumn 2002 and New Year's Day
2003.
The album, which features Steve Nieve on piano, Peter
Erskine on drums and Mike Formanek on double bass,
displays a tender and intimate vocal side never before
showcased on record as the eleven ballads are sung
predominately in his baritone register.
The instrumentation on the album ranges from solo
piano to a forty-eight piece ensemble, composed of a
rhythm section, horn nonet and twenty-eight string
players. All the orchestrations were arranged and
conducted by Costello.
The horn nonet consists of alto flute, Bb flat
clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor
saxophone, Flugel Horn, two French Horns and trombone.
The featured soloists include Lee Konitz on alto
saxophone ('Someone Took The Words Away') and Lew
Soloff on Harmon-muted trumpet ('Let Me Tell You About
Her').
Elvis is reunited with The Brodsky Quartet on 'Still,'
the string parts for which were co-written with Steve
Nieve. Elvis plays piano on 'Let Me Tell You About
Her' and 'I'm In The Mood Again' but there are less
than 12 bars of electric guitar on the entire record.
The album was recorded at Avatar Studios and Nola
Recording in New York City between April and May and
produced by Elvis Costello and Kevin Killen, who
engineered and mixed the record.
Describing the contents of the album, Costello said
"The record begins with a song called 'You Left Me In
The Dark' and ends with a track called 'I'm In The
Mood Again.' You have to listen to what goes on in
between to find out why." Asked about the significance
of the title 'North,' Costello replied "That's Where
I'm Headed."
In May, at the 20th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in
Los Angeles, Elvis received the Founders Award, which
honors pioneering songwriters who have made
exceptional contributions to music. Past Founders
Award recipients include James Taylor, Burt Bacharach
& Hal David, Stevie Wonder, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell,
Leiber & Stoller, Quincy Jones and Walter Becker and
Donald Fagen to name a few.
For more information on Elvis Costello, please contact
Aliza Rabinoff or Rebecca Shapiro at Shore Fire Media,
718.522.7171.