Moonlighting: Live at the Ash Grove
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Moonlighting: Live at the Ash Grove is a 1998 live album
by Van Dyke Parks
, containing reworkings of several of his previous compositions as well as many interpretations of other musicians work. Between songs, Parks talks to the audience for long periods, and even recites a poem by Robert Frost
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Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
, containing reworkings of several of his previous compositions as well as many interpretations of other musicians work. Between songs, Parks talks to the audience for long periods, and even recites a poem by Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and...
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Track listing
- "Jump!" (Van Dyke Parks) – 2:39
- "Orange Crate Art" (Van Dyke Parks) – 4:43
- "Wings Of A Dove" (Van Dyke Parks) – 4:12
- "Sail Away" (Van Dyke Parks) – 6:11
- "Night In The Tropics" (GottschalkLouis Moreau GottschalkLouis Moreau Gottschalk was an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works...
/Van Dyke Parks) – 2:19 - "FDR In TrinidadFDR in TrinidadFDR in Trinidad is a calypso song written by Fitz MacLean and popularized by Attila the Hun to commemorate U.S...
" (Arranged And adapted by Van Dyke Parks) – 4:33 - "Danza" (GottschalkLouis Moreau GottschalkLouis Moreau Gottschalk was an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works...
/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:44 - "Cowboy" (Van Dyke Parks) – 4:51
- "Delta Queen Waltz" (John HartfordJohn HartfordJohn Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore...
) – 4:07 - "C-H-I-C-K-E-N" (Van Dyke Parks) – 4:46
- "The All Golden" (Van Dyke Parks) – 1:41
- "Hominy Grove" (Van Dyke Parks/Martin Fyodr Kibbee) – 3:06
- "Sailin' Shoes" (Lowell Thomas GeorgeLowell GeorgeLowell Thomas George was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, who was the main guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat.- Early years :...
) – 3:55