We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx
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We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx
was the sixth solo studio LP by Dory Previn
, released in 1976 by the Warner Brothers label
. Apart from the download tracks Planet Blue made available in 2002, it was her last set of recordings.
Harpo Marx
Adolph "Harpo" Marx was an American comedian and film star. He was the second oldest of the Marx Brothers. His comic style was influenced by clown and pantomime traditions. He wore a curly reddish wig, and never spoke during performances...
was the sixth solo studio LP by Dory Previn
Dory Previn
Dory Previn, née Dorothy Veronica Langan , is an American lyricist, singer-songwriter and poet.During the late 1950s and 1960s she was a lyricist for motion picture songs, and with her first husband André Previn received several Academy Award nominations...
, released in 1976 by the Warner Brothers label
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. Apart from the download tracks Planet Blue made available in 2002, it was her last set of recordings.
Track listing
- "Children of Coincidence""
- "I Wake Up Slow"
- "Woman Soul"
- "The Comedian"
- "Fours"
- "So Much Trouble"
- "Wild Roses (Love Song To The Monster)"
- "How'm I Gonna Keep Myself Together"
- "The Owl and The Pussycat"
Personnel
- Wayne Andre - Trombone
- Patti AustinPatti Austin-Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents....
- Vocals - Phil Bodner - Flute, Clarinet
- David Carey - Percussion
- Ron CarterRon CarterRon Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that...
- Bass - Francisco Centeno - Bass
- Burt Collins - Trumpet
- Judy ClayJudy ClayJudy Clay was an American soul and gospel singer, who achieved greatest success as a member of two recording duos in the 1960s.-Life:...
- Vocals - Jonathan Dorn - Tuba
- Bill Eaton - Vocals
- Frank Floyd - Vocals
- Cissy HoustonCissy HoustonEmily "Cissy" Houston is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer. She led a very successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Wishbone Ash and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist...
- Vocals - Peter Jameson - Guitar
- Jack Jeffers - Trombone
- Arthur Jenkins - Percussion, Keyboards
- Hank Jones - Piano
- Keith Loving - Guitar
- Deborah McDuffie - Vocals
- Don McLeanDon McLeanDonald "Don" McLean is an American singer-songwriter. He is most famous for the 1971 album American Pie, containing the renowned songs "American Pie" and "Vincent".-Musical roots:...
- Banjo - Eunice Peterson - Vocals
- Seldon PowellSeldon PowellSeldon Powell was an American soul jazz, swing and R&B tenor saxophonist and flautist born in Lawrenceville, Virginia, probably best remembered for his early work with musicians like Tab Smith , Lucky Millinder 1949-51), Neal Hefti or Louis Bellson...
- Saxophone - Dory Previn - Vocals, Guitar
- Dom Um RomaoDom Um RomãoDom Um Romão was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão recorded with varied artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Paul Simon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 and Tony Bennett...
- Percussion - Ernie RoyalErnie RoyalErnest Andrew Royal was a jazz trumpeter.His older brother was clarinetist and alto saxophonist Marshal Royal, with whom he appears on the classic Ray Charles big band recording The Genius of Ray Charles .He began in Los Angeles as a member of Les Hite's Orchestra in 1937...
- Trumpet - Joseph J Shepley - Trumpet
- Billy Slapin - Flute
- Ted Sommers - Drums
- Ronelle Stafford - Vocals
- John Sussewell - Drums
- John TropeaJohn TropeaJohn Tropea is a guitarist with extensive experience in the rock, pop, and jazz genres. Tropea has written for and played with major recording artists from around the world...
- Guitar - Eric WeissbergEric WeissbergEric Weissberg is an American banjo player, best known for the theme from the movie Deliverance.-Biography:Eric Weissberg went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, then the Juilliard School of Music. He joined an early version of the Greenbriar Boys , but left before they made any recordings....
- Banjo, Bass - Frank WessFrank WessFrank Wess is an American jazz musician, who has played saxophone and flute.-Biography:...
- Saxophone - Ronald Zito - Drums