Late Nights and Long Days
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Late Nights and Long Days is a 1993 CD album by the noted British
Folk musician Wizz Jones
and his son, Simeon Jones. The album was recorded at Airwave Studios, London in 1989 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 11) and Metcalfe Studios, London in 1992 (remaining tracks). The CD was reissued circa 2008 on Jones' private Wizzydisc label, with 2 "bonus" tracks, as More Late Nights and Long Days
Great Britain
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Folk musician Wizz Jones
Wizz Jones
Raymond Ronald Jones better-known as Wizz Jones is an English acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been performing since the late 1950s and recording from 1965 to the present...
and his son, Simeon Jones. The album was recorded at Airwave Studios, London in 1989 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 11) and Metcalfe Studios, London in 1992 (remaining tracks). The CD was reissued circa 2008 on Jones' private Wizzydisc label, with 2 "bonus" tracks, as More Late Nights and Long Days
Track listing
- "Black Dog (Jesse WinchesterJesse WinchesterJesse Winchester is a musician and songwriter who was born and raised in the southern United States. To avoid the Vietnam War draft he moved to Canada in 1967, which is where and when he began his career as a solo artist. His highest charting recordings were of his own tunes, "Yankee Lady" in 1970...
)" - "Nathaniel" (Wizz Jones)
- "Night Ferry" (Wizz Jones)
- "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" (trad/Reverend Gary DavisReverend Gary DavisReverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer and guitarist, who was also proficient on the banjo and harmonica...
) - "Two Hundred Miles Away" (Wizz Jones)
- "Magical Flight" (Alan TunbridgeAlan Tunbridge-Life and work:Normally painting in oils, Alan Tunbridge has also designed a great number of book dust-jacket illustrations, mainly in Scraperboard....
) - "Massacre at Beziers" (Alan TunbridgeAlan Tunbridge-Life and work:Normally painting in oils, Alan Tunbridge has also designed a great number of book dust-jacket illustrations, mainly in Scraperboard....
) - "Mother It's Me" (Wizz Jones)
- "Cannot Keep From Crying Sometimes" (trad/Davey GrahamDavey GrahamDavid Michael Gordon "Davey" Graham, originally spelled Davy Graham, , was a British guitarist and one of the most influential figures in the 1960s British folk revival...
) - "Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning" (Bert JanschBert JanschHerbert "Bert" Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter...
) - "You Can Count On Me To Do My Part" (Mose AllisonMose AllisonMose John Allison, Jr. is an American jazz blues pianist and singer.-Biography:...
)
Bonus tracks on "More Late Nights and Long Days"
- "The Grapes of Life"
- "Young Fashioned Ways"
Personnel
- Wizz JonesWizz JonesRaymond Ronald Jones better-known as Wizz Jones is an English acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been performing since the late 1950s and recording from 1965 to the present...
- acoustic guitar, lead vocals - Simeon Jones - flute, harmonica, tenor saxophone
- John Bentley - bass guitar (tracks 10 and 11)
- Justin Hildreth - drums (track 11)
- John RenbournJohn RenbournJohn Renbourn is an English guitarist and songwriter. He is possibly best known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group Pentangle, although he maintained a solo career before, during and after that band's existence .While most commonly labelled a...
- acoustic guitar and vocal (track 3)
Production
- Mixdown and digital mastering: Keith at Offbeat Studios, London (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 11); Tony at Spark Studios, London (remaining tracks)
- Digital production master: H-J Maucksch at Pauler Acoustics, NortheimNortheimNortheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with, as of 2002, a population of 31 000. It's located on the German Half-Timbered House Road.-History:...
, Germany - Photography: Andy Ebsworth
- Liner Notes: none