Oracles
Robin Holcomb :  John Brown’s Body
Cat. # 7716
Released Jun 2006
cd time - 40.02
US Price $16.00
 
Robin Holcomb is a rare talent, with a foot in the pop world of singer/songwriter through several acclaimed releases on major labels, and roots in the downtown avant-garde that reach back to the first generation of Studio Henry mavericks. For her first, long awaited Tzadik CD, she has put together a program as eclectic and varied as her own career. From fragile solo piano pieces and a powerful new string quartet to several songs featuring her own heartfelt vocals, John Brown’s Bodyis the best place to sample the full range of this remarkable artist’s musical world. An essential new addition to the Tzadik Oracles series.
 
 
Personnel:
Robin Holcomb: Piano, Voice
Eyvind Kang: Viola
Steve Moore: Trombone, Glockenspiel
Dave Carter: Trumpet

Koehne Quartet
Petra Ackermann: Viola
Melissa Coleman: Cello
Anne Harvey-Nagl: Violin
Joanna Lewis: Violin