John Sokoloff ~ Eastern Shadows (Full Album)

source: John S.  2013年12月18日
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Allow Me...........starts at.......0:00
Her Eyes Her Soul................5:18
Twilight in the Canyon...........9:30
Russian Girl.........................13:08
Karen's Smile.......................17:06
Ghosts.................................2­2:12
Kuznechik............................29:­43
McDaniel's Place..................33:11
Farewell Hachek...................39:38
Shadow on my Soul..............44:31
Old Wounds.........................49:35

Song DESCRIPTION:

GHOSTS (Track 6)
A man encounters a beautiful young woman. Her smile, the laughter, her way, reminds him of a time, a place where there had been a.....similar girl.

Past and present begin to blur.
But then reality sets in.Time has moved on and taken him with it.
He has aged. The Ghost of the Past appears and cynically mocks the man. How dare he question life's absolutes?
There is no going back. He might think he hasn't changed - but the heart deceives. "Souls know not faces.."
"Souls know not faces" the Ghost tells the man...
("Dooshi Leets Ne Znayut")
In mocking the man, the ghost ventures too close to the anguish and his sarcastic laughter turns into sobs.
The ghost now peers through the man's eyes...

You see, he too had been mortal.

John Sokoloff..........................Piano / Synths / Hammond Organ
Rich Estes..........................;...Elect­ric, Acoustic and Bass Guitars
Nickolai Kurganov..................Violin
Alexander "Lulu" Podresov.....Balalaika
Rick King................................Elec­tric and Acoustic Guitars
Grego Del Arroyo...................Percussion
Chris Blondell.........................Drums

Special Guests:

Ray Lignowski.....................Saxophone
Alexander Vasiliev...............Bass Vocalist on Ghosts
Mark Christensen................Percussion on Farewell Hachek
Donna Barnes.....................Flute
Thomas Barnes...................Bass Balalaika
Dig Lewis.............................Electr­ic Bass

Additional vocalists on Ghosts:
Bob Wright, Clay Wright, Tom Nedderman and Craig Fenter.

All Songs written and arranged by John Sokoloff BMI
Produced by John Sokoloff
co-produced by Rich Estes and Natalie Sokoloff

Orchard Avenue Records
Little Kroshka Publishing
All Rights Reserved c and p
(1998)

All songs recorded and mixed at Sunburst Recording Culver City Calif. except
Allow Me, McDaniel's Place and Old Wounds which were recorded at Total Access Studios
Redondo Beach, Calif.

Eastern Shadows was engineered by Mark Christensen and Clyde Kaplan

Mixed by Bob Wayne

Mastered by Keith Blake
Photographer: Michael Yarish
Cover consultant: Marnie Roubal
Cover model: Roxanne Aryafar