Tribute

Performer: Yanni
Producer: Yanni
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Yanni (keyboards, synthesizer); Alfreda Gerald, Vann Johnson, Jeanette Clinger, Catte Adams (vocals); Ramon Stagnaro (guitar, charango); Karen Briggs, Corinne Chapelle, Beth Folsom, Julian Hallmark, Sayuri Kawada, Neal Laite, Ann Lasley, Wil Logan, Julie Metz, Pam Moore, Cheryl Ongaro, Delia Park, Irina Voloshina (violin); German Markosian, Eugene Mechtovich, Cathy Paynter (viola); John Krovoza, Sarah O'Brien, Lisa Pribanic, Aleksandr Zhirov (cello); April Aoki (harp); Pedro Eustache (flute, soprano saxophone, bamboo saxophone, doodook); Cheryl Foster (oboe); David Hudson (didgeridoo); Luis Aquino, Kerry Hughes (trumpet); Paul Klintworth, Doug Lyons (French horn); Rich Berkeley (trombone). Engineers include: Yanni. Recorded live at the Taj Mahal, India and the Forbidden City, Beijing, China from March to May, 1997. Personnel: Jennette Clinger, Alfreda Gerald, Vann Johnson, Catte Adams (vocals); Ramon Stagnaro (guitar, charango); April Aoki (harp); Irina Voloshina, Corinne Chapelle, Wil Logan, Julian Hallmark, Beth Folsom, Neal Laite, Julie Metz, Ann Lasley, Delia Park, Cheryl Ongaro, Sayuri Kawada, Pamela Moore, Karen Briggs , Armen Anassian (violin); Cathy Paynter, German Markosian, Eugene Mechtovich (viola); Aleksandr Zhirov, Sarah O'Brien, Lisa Pribanic, John Krovoza (cello); Pedro Eustache (flute, soprano saxophone); David Hudson (didjeridu); Cheryl Foster (oboe); Luis Aquino (trumpet, flugelhorn); Kerry Hughes (trumpet); Paul Klintworth, Jim Mattos, Doug Lyons, Matt Reynolds (French horn); Rich Berkeley (trombone); Dana Hughes (bass trombone); Jeffrey Mark Silverman (Fender Rhodes piano); Ming Freeman (keyboards); Joel Taylor (drums); Daniel Reyes (percussion). Audio Mixer: Yanni. Recording information: Forbidden City, China (03/1997-05/1997); Taj Mahal, India (03/1997-05/1997). Photographers: Lynn Goldsmith; Kazuyuki Nagae. Arrangers: Richard Boukas; Yanni. Recorded live at the Taj Mahal, TRIBUTE pays musical homage to India on several songs; Greek-born composer and keyboardist Yanni describes the album as a tribute to the builders of the Taj and the Forbidden City, as well as to the people of India and China. Yanni's ethereal keyboard work is backed by an immense orchestra, vocalists, a choir, and various world instruments including didgeridoo, doodook, charango, and bamboo saxophone. The music is atmospheric and grand, expressing a variety of emotional states, from the triumphant opening song, "Deliverance," to the romantic, Spanish-tinged "Love is All," sung soulfully by Vann Johnson: "I am breath against this fire/And I will not turn away/I'm waiting for time to carry me/Like a tempest to the sea." TRIBUTE is an album of optimistic, dynamic music which seems geared to generate a wide variety of emotional responses from its listeners.

One of modern instrumental music's most distinctive and popular composers, Yanni popularized the combination of synthesizers and full-scale symphony orchestra. The Greek performer combined his musical abilities with a flair for flamboyant visuals, coming across like a more dignified, New Age version of Liberace. His mix of music and spectacle made him a star in the 1990s.

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