Paul Simon 1964-1993 [Box]

Performer: Paul Simon
Artist: Art Garfunkel; Stephane Grappelli; Patti Austin; Adrian Belew; Airto Moreira; Youssou N'Dour; Linda Ronstadt; Philip Glass; The Everly Brothers
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel includes: Paul Simon (vocals, nylon-string acoustic guitar, acoustic & electric guitars, six-string electric bass); Michael Riesman (conductor); Eric Gale (nylon string & electric guitars); Pete Carr (acoustic & electrical guitars); Peter Drake (pedal steel guitar, dobro); Chikapa "Ray" Phiri (guitar); Onward Brass Band (horns); Larry Knechtel (piano, organ, bass); Richard Tee (piano, keyboards, bass); Ken Asher (organ); Greg Phillinganes (synthesizers, bass); Bob James (keyboards); Joe Osborn (bass); Hal Blaine, Steve Gadd, Victor Montanez (drums); Ralph McDonald, UAKTA (percussion). Additional guest artists: The Reverend Claude Jeter, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Phoebe Snow, The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Oak Ridge Boys, Milton Nascimento, C.J. Chenier, Rockin' Dopsie & The Twisters (vocals); Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin (arrangers); J.J. Cale, Ringo Starr (guitar); Charlie McCoy (harmonica); Michael Brecker (saxophone, trumpet, synthesizer); John Faddis, Randy Brecker (trumpet); Hugh Masekela (flugelhorn); Rick Marotta (drums); Nana Vasconcelos (percussion); The Waters, Cissy Houston, The Jesse Dixon Singers, Valerie Simpson, The Harptones, The Waters Sisters (background vocals). Producers include: Paul Simon, Reginald Warburton, Stanley West, Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone. Engineers: Roy Halee Jerry Masters, Phil Ramone. Compilation producer: Paul Simon. Includes liner notes by Kevin Howlett, Paul Zollo and Philip Glass. This 3-CD box set contains a 40-page booklet with extensive liner notes, track by track annotations, complete personnel and recording information a discography, rare photographs and is divided into three sections "The Early Years," "The Solo Years" and "Graceland And Beyond." Personnel: Paul Simon (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, 6-string bass, percussion, background vocals); Cissy Houston, Phoebe Snow, Renelie Stafford, Von Eva Sims (vocals, background vocals); Deidre Tuck, Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Milton Nascimento, The Oak Ridge Boys, Art Garfunkel, The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Everly Brothers, Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Eric Gale, Pete Carr (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dean Parks (guitar, electric guitar); Raphael Rabello (guitar, classical guitar); Vincent Nguini (guitar, Clavinet, claves); Sherman Robertson (guitar, synthesizer); Adrian Belew (guitar, guitar synthesizer); Al Gorgoni, Chikapa "Ray" Phiri, Cornell Dupree, David Spinozza, Fred Carter, Jr., John Selolwane, Fred Carter, J.J. Cale, Ray Phiri, Ringo Starr, Wallace "Red Rat" Wilson , Hux Brown, Alexander Gafa (guitar); Hugh McCracken, John Tropea (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jimmy Johnson , Sid McGinnis, Joe Beck (electric guitar); Pete Drake (steel guitar, dobro); Peter Drake, Jerry Douglas (dobro); Anthony Jackson (contra guitar); Marin Alsop (violin); Jill Jaffe (viola); Frederick Zlotkin (cello); Carol Wincenc (flute); Randy Brecker (piccolo, trumpet); Morris Goldberg (pennywhistle); Kim Wilson, Charlie McCoy (harmonica); Alton Rubin (accordion, drums); Forere Motloheloa (accordion); George Marge (bass clarinet); Michael Brecker (saxophone, synthesizer, EWI); Johnny Hoyt, Phil Woods (saxophone); Alex Foster (alto saxophone); Leonard Pickett (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone, bass saxophone); Earl Garner, Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Earl Gardner (trumpet); Hugh Masekela (flugelhorn); Dave Bargeron (trombone, euphonium); Kim Cissel (trombone); Onward Brass Band (horns); Richard Tee (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Larry Knechtel (piano, organ, keyboards); Barry Beckett (piano, keyboards, background vocals); Robert Sabino, Paul Griffin , Bobby Scott (piano); Bob James (electric piano, keyboards); Hilary James (electric piano); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Neville Hinds, Ken Asher (organ); Tony Cedras (keyboards); Michael Boddicker, Rob Mounsey, Michael Riesman (synthesizer); Wells Christy (Synclavier); Don Elliott (vibraphone, background vocals); Michael Mainieri, Jr. (marimba, background vocals); Richard Davis (acoustic bass); Bob Cranshaw (electric bass); Mingo Araujo (drums, bass drum, congas, talking drum, castanets, triangle, percussion); Hal Blaine (drums, congas, percussion); Remy Kabocka (drums, talking drum); Vusi Khumalo, Isaac Mtshali, Grady Tate, Grupo Cultural, Rick Marotta, Roger Hawkins, Steve Gadd , Victor Montanez, Winston Grennan, Bobby Gregg (drums); Don Chacal (congas, bongos, bata, percussion); Sidinho Moreira (congas, bongos, tambourine); Nan� Vasconcelos (congas, triangle, percussion); Francisco Aguabella, Giovanni Hidalgo (congas); Anthony Carrillo (bongos); Wilson DasNeves (cowbells, percussion); Dave Rubin (washboard); Babacar Faye, Assane Thaim, Makhaya Mahlangu, Canegal, Jorge Ferreira da Silva, Mar�alzinho, Beloba, Paulinho Santos, Artur Andres, Luna, Pedro Sorongo, Decio Ramos, Airto Moreira, Marco Ant�nio Guimaraes, Ralph MacDonald, Uakti, Youssou N'Dour, Cyro Baptista, Denzel Laing, Buddy Harmon (percussion); Elolongue Mbango Catherine, Briz, Charlotte M'bango, Deirdre Tuck Corley, Djana'd, Florence Gnimagnon, Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Patti Austin, The Harptones, Jessy Dixon Singers, Valerie Simpson, Water (background vocals). Audio Remixer: Roy Halee. Liner Note Authors: Kevin Howlett; Philip Glass. Recording information: A&R Studios, New York, NY (??/??/1968-08/15/1991); Dortmund, Germany (??/??/1968-08/15/1991); Dynamic Sounds Kingston, Jamaica (??/??/1968-08/15/1991); Hit Factory, New Zealand (??/??/1968-08/15/1991); Los Incas (??/??/1968-08/15/1991); Morgan Studios, North London, England (??/??/1968-08/15/1991); Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shols, AL (??/??/1968-08/15/1991); New York, NY (??/??/1968-08/15/1991); Ovation Studios, Johannesburg, R.S.A (??/??/1968-08/15/1991). Director: Antonio Luis Alves de Souza. Photographer: Claude Gassian. Unknown Contributor Roles: Gordinho; Los Incas; Mazzola; Paulo S�rgio Santos; The Twisters. Arrangers: Chikapa "Ray" Phiri; Daniel Alom�a Robles; Adrian Belew; Jorge Milchberg; Marco Ant�nio Guimaraes; Mazzola; Paul Simon; Quincy Jones; Ray Phiri; Vincent Nguini. Upon the realization that 50 percent meant "half," Paul Simon terminated his wildly successful partnership with Art Garfunkel. Anyone who was paying attention to the quality of the writing on those Simon & Garfunkel albums shouldn't have been surprised by Simon's rapid emergence as a solo artist of the first order. His self-titled solo debut is a vibrant, eclectic affair that expands on the artistic developments of his former work while exploring new musical horizons. The elliptical "Mother and Child Reunion" is surely one of the first American pop flirtations with Jamaican music. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" is similarly groundbreaking for its time in its use of Latin rhythms (a move Simon would eventually repeat on "Late in the Evening"). These cultural excursions foreshadow the road Simon would take decades later on GRACELAND. There are also some good old neurotic singer-songwriter tunes, like the sardonic "Run That Body Down," which stands up with the best work of Randy Newman, whose approach it recalls. The perfect companion to OLD FRIENDS, the Simon & Garfunkel box, this three-disc set is a marvelously comprehensive compilation of tunes by the baby boomers' Poet Laureate. You get everything from his earliest work with Garfunkel to his seminal '70s folk-rock albums and the breakthrough world music fusion of GRACELAND and RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS. This box was put together with a sharp eye for Simon's unique songwriting gift ("Peace Like a River," "Hearts and Bones") as well as an ear for his irresistible pop hits ("Cecilia," "Late in the Evening.") Enhancing the enjoyment of this package is a great booklet that features informative interviews with Simon as well as his own illuminating comments about the writing of many of the tunes included here. One of the things that comes to mind while listening is the eclecticism of Simon's muse. Even if there were other artists who could go from the skanking ska of "Mother and Child Reunion" to the gospel-tinged "Loves Me Like a Rock" to the big Brazilian beat of "The Obvious Child," there's nary a one who could make it all work the way Simon does.

Rolling Stone (3/2/72, p.56) - "...PAUL SIMON leaves its composer's psyche finally exposed, as the various veneers he has used in the past to protect himself have receded into the background..." Rolling Stone (11/11/93, p.77) - "...[1964/1993] gives a more satisfying picture of Simon's output than collections like NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS or SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS..." Entertainment Weekly (12/3/93, p.70) - "...[Simon] has maintained a level of quality and innovation unequaled by his '60s peers.... - Rating: B + Mojo (Publisher) (p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]e was already adept at dressing songs in exotic garb....This is a reminder of just how fruitful Simon's genre-hopping could be."

Besides being one-half of pop's legendary duo Simon & Garfunkel would be enough for most people, but Paul Simon went on to reap just as much acclaim and success as a solo artist. In the 1970s, he was at the vanguard of the singer-songwriter movement, marrying brainy lyrics with sophisticated pop music. In the '80s, he was one of the first pop artists to successfully combine world music into his sound, resulting in the South African flavor of Simon's landmark GRACELAND album, and subsequent flirtations with Brazilian and Latin styles.

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