Gene Ween, Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett, Otis Redding, Nina Simone, Serge Gainsbourge, Jim Keltner, Victor Krauss, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, Matt Cameron, Dean Ween, Rivers Cuomo, Ray Davies, Leon Russell, T-Bone Burnett, Joe Cocker, Kermit Driscoll, Joey Baron, Hank Williams, Joni Mitchell, Etta James, Marvin Gaye.
Sounds Like
Old favorites reconstucted; under-appreciated gems unearthed!
One day I found myself wondering, "What would it sound like if Marc Ribot had played guitar on 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen'?"
'Dan Duval's Inveterate Ensemble' is, among other things, an homage to Joe Cocker and Leon Russell's abilities to reinvent the work of the great pop writers who preceded them. The whole project would have been stillborn without Robert Moore's buttery-yet-healthy melodic nature. The book ranges from Tom Waits to Ween to Lyle Lovett to Randy Newman to Etta James to Elvis Costello . . . so far.
Dan Duval's Inveterate Ensemble's Friend Space (Top 12)