Pink Martini Splendor In the Grass 180g 2LP (Vinyl)

Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the August 2011 Issue of Stereophile!

180g Vinyl remastered by Bernie Grundman!

The fourth album from the celebrated "little orchestra" features an array of fabulous guests including Mexican ranchera singer Chavela Vargas, Emilio Delgado a.k.a. "Luis" from Sesame Street, NPR justice correspondent Ari Shapiro, and Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy Warhols!

Pink Martini's three previous albums have sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The long-awaited fourth album features several songs in a classic Pink Martini style alongside excursions into 1970s, modernist minimalism, classic ranchera, and swing.

Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Remastered by Bernie Grundman
• Includes a coupon for a Free MP3 Digital Download of the complete album

Musicians:
China Forbes, vocals
Timothy Nishimoto, vocals, percussion
Gavin Bondy, trumpet
Robert Taylor, trombone
Nicholas Crosa, violin
Pansy Chang, cello
Dan Faehnle, guitar
Phil Baker, upright bass
Maureen Love, harp
Brian Davis, congas, percussion
Derek Rieth, congas, percussion
Martin Zarzar, drums, percussion
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
Chavela Vargas, guest vocals
Emilio Delgado, guest vocals
Ari Shapiro, guest vocals
Courtney Taylor-Taylor, guest guitar

Selections:
1. Ninna nanna
2. Ohayoo Ohio
3. Splendor In the Grass
4. Ou est ma tete?
5. And Then You're Gone
6. But Now I'm Back
7. Sunday Table
8. Over the Valley
9. Tuca tuca
10. Bitty Boppy Betty
11. Sing
12. Piensa en mi
13. New Amsterdam
14. Ninna nanna (reprise)