Nels Cline - Lovers 2LP

Nels Cline made his Blue Note debut in 2016 with Lovers, an expansive double-album that the Wilco guitarist had dreamed of making for over 25 years. Inspired by the likes of Gil Evans, Jim Hall, Bill Evans, Johnny Mandel, Henry Mancini, and others, Cline finally realized his ambitious “mood music” project with an ensemble of 23 stellar musicians conducted and arranged by Michael Leonhart. Produced by David Breskin and recorded by Ron Saint Germain, the album’s 18 wide-ranging tracks presented striking Cline originals as well as Great American Songbook standards and songs by Sonic Youth, Arto Lindsay, Jimmy Giuffre, and others.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Introduction / Diaphanous
2. Glad to be Unhappy
3. Beautiful Love
4. Hairpin & Hatbox
5. Cry, Want

Side B

1. Lady Gabor
2. The Bed We Made
3. You Noticed
4. Secret Love
5. I Have Dreamed

Side C

1. Why Was I Born?
2. Invitation
3. It Only Has to Happen Once
4. The Night Porter / Max, Mon Amour

Side D

1. Snare, Girl
2. So Hard It Hurts / Touching
3. The Search For Cat
4. The Bond