All Tony Scherr records (including but not limited to the two that have been
released) feature the following core lineup (shown here in the order in which
they were typed):
Tony Scherr
vocals & guitars
Peter Scherr
string & electric bass
Kenny Wollesen
drums & percussion
Chris Brown
Hammond & organ
The following world-class musicians appear at various times, and to varying
degrees on one, both, either, most of, half, some, or all two records:
Steven Bernstein
trumpet
Michael Blake
tenor sax
Briggan Krauss
baritone sax
Pete McGuinness
trombone
Marcus Rojas
tuba
Bill Frisell
guitar
Spiro Cardamis
Arabic keys
Kyle Kevorkian
piano
Jenny Scheinman
violin
Joan Wasser
violin
Jane Scarpantoni
cello
Julia Kent
cello
Stephanie Winters
cello
David Eggar
cello
Michelle Casillas
el piano & vocals
David Berkman
Fender Rhodes
Mickey Raphael
echo harp
Mauro Refosco
percussion
Davi Vieira
percussion
Kate Fenner
vocals
David Phelps
vocals
As often as not, if not more so, these are the cats you've seen backing Tony
on-stage:
THESE DAYS
Rob Jost
string/electric bass
Anton Fier
drums
Michelle Casillas
rhythm guitar
Chris Brown
organ
THOSE DAYS
Tim Luntzel
string/electric bass
Dan Rieser
drums
sound's like...
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the light on your lips
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a living tattoo museum
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loneliness laying me down
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silence, twisting in the wind
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western flowers on the road
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shiny cars in a yard like a jungle
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racing clouds against the moon
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pretty girls with business suits on
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the innocence of shorter shoes
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the rain on the leaves outside
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a poison swimming pool
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a forest of evidence
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a broken trampoline
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a weathervane
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come around (2002)
twist in the wind (2008)
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Since coming to New York in the 80s, Tony
Scherr has become one of the city's most prolific and in-demand sidemen,
playing integral roles in the music of such notable artists as Bill
Frisell, John Lurie (Lounge Lizards), Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob), and
Norah Jones, as well as some of New York's better-kept secrets, such as
Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos, The Wollesens, Ursa Minor, and Slowpoke.
Tony has recorded most of these latter
artists at his Brooklyn home studio, helping to foster and document a
tight-knit, intimate scene of players who are as skilled and daring as
they are broadminded and modest.
Originally hailing from New Haven, CT, Tony
played rock guitar in a garage band with his brother Peter as teens,
before the two went their separate ways; Peter to become a concert bassist
and film composer, and Tony to slug it out in the clubs of New York,
ironically as primarily a bassist himself.
His debut album Come Around is a reunion of
sorts, between the two brothers, between Tony and the electric guitar, and
between the brothers and the rock/song idiom. The lyrical content in
particular also charts a deeply personal journey, documenting a process of
overcoming catastrophe and a renewed faith in the healing power of music.
Above all else, the album serves as a message of hope.
FEIST performing Tony's "In My Hands" at
the Orpheum in Vancouver (May 2007).
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Tony
performing
Chris Brown's "Willing"
at the Living Room in NYC (May 2006).
Hol Dir Dein individuelles Badge! Thank you for your friendship. Stay tuned and keep in touch. Love, peace and marvelous timeless nights from Berlin. Guido & Tatch
exactly. im going to see how much money i get for my b-day... which probably won't be much lol. and then i'll see where to go from there. hehhehe im excite! ethan's excited cuz we'll have the same phone. we're such dorks, i know; anyways, yeah i know exactly what u mean i need one too but yeah its the only way to move forward and hey if its true love let it go and if it comes back then ull know for sure!!! and OH I am so jealous that you got to go to Savannah! maybe i'll get to go soon too! i've been saving up my money that i've been getting from taking those survey things online. i'm up to $243 (heh, weird number, i know) so far, so i figure once i hit like a thousand, i'm goin on a va-ca, baby! do em, too! they're like soooo easy. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
tony, wow, a birthday... another day above ground, and still making music...that counts for something. A whole lotta something. Hope life is grand and inexpensive! always and ever will be...me.
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