Untitled - Pink Martini

Polaroid Photographs by Thomas Lauderdale
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Derek Rieth + Nicholas Crosa—Cyprus, July 2009
MGM movie queen Jane Powell, glockenspielist Karen Brooks, queen of the triangle Kim Hastreiter of PAPER Magazine, members of the
original cast of Sesame Street + Pink Martini outside the Roosevelt Hotel following 3 performances at the Hollywood Bowl—Los Angeles, September 2010
Conductor of the LA Philharmonic Thomas Wilkins, legendary French crooner Henri Salvador, China Forbes, Catherine Costa, Hollywood
Bowl—Los Angeles, September 2007
The marquee of Le Grand Rex, record release concerts for Hang On Little Tomato—Paris, France, November 2004
Pink Martini’s North American team: Sam Feldman, Steve Macklam, Darrell Gilmour & Michelle Findlay of Macklam Feldman Management,
Marilyn Rose of Ted Kurland & Associates, Tom Windish & Amy Davidman of The Windish Agency + William Tennant, Jason Mitchell & Peter
Murray of Heinz Records outside the Pink Martini World Headquarters—Portland, Oregon, March 2011
Brian Davis—New York City
Thomas Lauderdale + Philip Iosca at the Conservatory of Flowers—San Francisco, 2006
Charles Fuller, Nicole Johnson, Grace Fong, Jun Iwasaki, Tom di Maria, Ari Shapiro, Faith Prince + Rebecca Mikesell outside Creative Growth Art Center—
Oakland, California, June 2010
Kerby Lauderdale, DJ Johnny Dynell, Adam Levey, China Forbes, Peter Murray + Paige Powell outside our favorite L.A. hotel, the Beverly Laurel—Los Angeles,
September 2007
Gus Van Sant + Harvey Rosencrantz the day they almost convinced Thomas + his piano teacher Silvia Killman to drive across the country—Portland, Oregon, 1996
Pink Martini + the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra after recording “How Long Will It Last” with Michael Feinstein at Kung Fu Bakery—Portland, Oregon, 2008
Hiroshi Wada in the studio during the recording of “Kikuchiyo To Mohshimasu”—Tokyo, Japan, 2003
Our beloved Turkish promoter Sinan Nergis, trumpet player Justin Emerich + Derek Reith—Istanbul, Turkey
Boarding Turkish Airlines
Former manager John Brodie, President of Naïve Records Patrick Zelnik + China Forbes—Cannes, France, 2000
China Forbes + Rémy Kolpa Kopoul of Radio Nova—Paris, France
Pansy Chang, Brian Davis, Gavin Bondy on the plane to France
China Forbes, Robert Taylor + Friends—Damascus, Syria, 2008
Heinz with some roller-skaters on NW 19th Ave.—Portland, Oregon, 1995
Piano movers at the band’s first photo shoot—Portland, Oregon, 1996
Patrick Abbey + China Forbes filming the “fruit as adjectives” sequence for the “Sympathique” music video—Portland, Oregon, 1999
Alba Clemente + China Forbes in the studio recording “Una Notte A Napoli”—Portland, Oregon, June 2001
Emilio Delgado (Sesame Street’s Luis), Ariana Morgenstern, Ari Shapiro + Thomas Lauderdale at KCRW—Los Angeles, California, September 2009
Pansy Chang + Dan Faehnle (in the arms of Richard Rothfus) shortly after Pansy + Dan’s wedding—Palm Springs, California, 2001
Pink Martini’s fearless recording engineer Dave Friedlander in the studio—Portland, Oregon
Pete Plympton + Phil Baker
Thomas Lauderdale + Norman Leyden backstage at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall—Portland, Oregon
A game of boule—Cannes, France
School Children—Ankara, Turkey, 2004
Pink Martini on tour in Europe—Summer, 2005
Thomas Lauderdale + Heinz—just south of San Francisco, 1995
Elton John + Sharon Stone on stage during Pink Martini’s set at the Cannes Film Festival—Cannes, France, 1999
Hang On Little Tomato goes platinum in France—Paris, France, 2005
Isabel Toledo, China Forbes + Reuben Toledo—New York City
Doug Smith, China Forbes, A Friend, Phil Baker, Jeff Budin, Martin ZarZar + Derek Reith—Omaha, Nebraska
The crowd on Thomas’ birthday—Lyon, France, July 14, 2005
China Forbes—just outside Fresno, California
Impromptu photo shoot during Pink Martini’s first tour outside of Oregon. At Ft. Point, under the Golden Gate Bridge—San Francisco, California, 1997
Heinz in the Nash
Una Notte A Napoli (First Recording)
previously unreleased
Hey Eugene
from the album Hey Eugene!
Music by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale
Lyrics by Alba Clemente, Johnny Dynell, China Forbes
& Thomas M. Lauderdale
Music and lyrics by China Forbes
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and
Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)
Alba Clemente, narrator; China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano;
Nicholas Crosa, violin
China Forbes, vocals & tambourine; Tracey Harris (solo) & Doris Smith, backup
vocals; Dan Faehnle, guitars; Robert Taylor, trombone; Gavin Bondy, trumpet;
Phil Baker, upright bass; Mike Horsfall, vibraphone; Thomas M. Lauderdale,
piano & Fender Rhodes; Brian Davis, drums; Martin Zarzar, percussion;
Paloma Griffin & Nicholas Crosa, violins; Pansy Chang, cello
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Hang On Little Tomato
from the album Hang On Little Tomato
La Soledad
from the album Sympathique
Music and lyrics by Patrick Abbey, China Forbes
& Thomas M. Lauderdale
Music and lyrics by Pepe Raphael with Thomas M. Lauderdale
with excerpts from the “Andante Spianato” by Fredric Chopin.
Published by Bug Music, Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI)
and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)
Published by Geisha Boy Productions and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP)
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon. Additional recording at Little Bach Recording Studio, Tokyo, Japan:
Teruo Yamaguchi, recording engineer; Tadashi Hashimoto, assistant engineer;
Noriko Honda
Norman Leyden, clarinet; China Forbes, vocals; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Paloma
Griffin, violin; Pansy Chang, cello; Phil Baker, upright bass; Doug Smith,
drums; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
Pepe Raphael, vocals; David Eby, cello; John Wager, bass; Thomas M.
Lauderdale, piano; Brian Davis, shaker; Doug Smith, clave & shaker; Richard
Rothfus, shaker
Anna (el negro zumbon)
from the album Hang on Little Tomato
Saori Yuki, vocals; Tim Jensen, flute; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor,
trombone; Dan Faehnle, guitars; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Jorge Alabe,
reco reco; Anthony Jones, drums
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in
Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in
Portland, Oregon
Music by Francesco Giordano. Lyrics by Roman Vatro
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Super Digital in Portland, Oregon
¿Donde Estas Yolanda? (China Forbes Vocal Version)
from the album Sympathique
Music and lyrics by Manuel Jiménez
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI)
Splendor In The Grass
from the album Splendor In The Grass
Music and lyrics by Alex Marashian & Thomas M. Lauderdale
Published by EMI Blackwood Music o/b/o EMI Musical S.A.
China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet & vocals; Robert Taylor, trombone
& vocals; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano & vocals; Brian
Davis, congas, percussion & vocals; Doug Smith, guiro & vocals; Richard
Rothfus, bongos, percussion & vocals
Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in
Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in
Portland, Oregon
Published by Alex Marashian Music and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP). Inspired by the melody “Burning Bridges” by Lalo Schifrin. Excerpt
from “Piano Concerto #1” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
China Forbes, vocals; Courtney Taylor-Taylor, electric guitar; Thomas M.
Lauderdale, piano; Martin Zarzar, drums; Phil Baker, upright bass; Gavin
Bondy, trumpet; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Derek Rieth, shaker
and members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra: Inés Voglar, Joy Fabos,
Paloma Griffin, Julie Coleman, Gregory Ewer & Jun Iwasaki, violin; Jennifer
Arnold, Joël Belgique & Charles Noble, viola; Heather Blackburn & Justin
Kagan, cello
Ma Solitude (featuring Georges Moustaki)
from Georges Moustaki’s album Solitaire
Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon. Mixed
by Dave Friedlander at Studio de la grande armée in Paris, France
Published by SDRM
Music and lyrics by Georges Moustaki
Georges Moustaki appears courtesy of EMI France
Kikuchiyo To Mohshimasu (The Hiroshi Wada Mix)
previously unreleased
Georges Moustaki, vocals & guitar; China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M.
Lauderdale, piano
Music by Yoichi Suzuki. Lyrics by Michio Yamagami
Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Super Digital in Portland, Oregon, and
Djoum in Paris
Mixed by Djoum in Paris
Published by Victor Entertainment, Inc., Japan
Hiroshi Wada, slide guitar; China Forbes, vocals; Masumi Timson, koto;
Kazunori Asano, acoustic guitar & ukulele; Dan Faehnle, electric guitar; John
Wager, bass; Martin Zarzar, bongos; Doug Smith, vibes & percussion; Osao
Murata, organ; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano & keyboards
Published by Hollis Music, Inc
China Forbes, vocals; Timothy Nishimoto, vocals; Dan Faehnle, guitars; Gavin
Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor, trombone; Phil Baker, upright bass; Doug
Smith, vibes & percussion; Derek Rieth, surdo & percussion; Brian Davis,
percussion; Martin Zarzar, drums; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
The boys in the chorus: Gavin Bondy, Brian Davis, Thomas M. Lauderdale,
Timothy Nishimoto, Derek Rieth, Doug Smith, Robert Taylor, Martin Zarzar
& Heinz, the barking dog
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Mas Que Nada (featuring Saori Yuki)
from the album 1969
Music and lyrics by Jorge Ben
Published by Peer International Corporation
Saori Yuki appears courtesy of EMI Japan
Sympathique
from the album Sympathique
Music and lyrics by China Forbes and Thomas M. Lauderdale
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) / Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP). After the poem “Hotel” by Guillaume Apollinaire, published by
Editions Gallimard
China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Dan Faehnle, guitar; John Wager,
bass; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Richard Rothfus, drums.
Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in
Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in
Portland, Oregon
Lilly
from the album Hang On Little Tomato
Amado Mio
from the album Sympathique
Music and lyrics by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale
China Forbes, vocals; Timothy Nishimoto, backup vocals; Phil Baker, sitar
& upright bass; Robert Taylor, trombone; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Thomas M.
Lauderdale, piano; Derek Rieth, tambourine & timpani drum; Martin Zarzar,
drums
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP)
The sitar originally played by Peter Sellers in the movie The Party courtesy of
Rochelle Smithline
Published by MCA Music/Doris Fisher Music and Allan Roberts Music
China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor, 2nd trumpet;
Dan Faehnle, guitars; Derek Rieth, bongos & percussion; Brian Davis, congas;
Doug Smith, timbales & percussion; Phil Baker, upright bass; Thomas M.
Lauderdale, piano
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Dan Faehnle, guitar; John Wager,
bass; Maureen Love, harp; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Doug Smith, guiro
& clave; Brian Davis, congas; Richard Rothfus, drums
Que Sera Sera
from the album Sympathique
Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in
Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in
Portland, Oregon
Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon. Mixed
by Joe Chiccarelli
Music and lyrics by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
How Long Will It Last? (featuring Michael Feinstein)
from Michael Feinstein’s album The Sinatra Project
First heard in the 1931 and 1947 film versions of Possessed starring Joan
Crawford.
Music by Joseph Meyer. Lyrics by Max Lief
Published by EMI Robbins Catalog Inc
Michael Feinstein appears courtesy of Concord Records
China Forbes and Michael Feinstein, vocals; Nicholas Crosa, solo violin; Phil
Baker, upright bass; Maureen Love, harp; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor,
trombone; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Derek Rieth, bongo; Brian Davis,
maracas; Martin Zarzar, drums & percussion
and members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra: Keiko Araki, Julie
Coleman, Nicholas Crosa, Joy Fabos & Paloma Griffin, violin; Joël Belgique &
Charles Noble, viola; Adam Esbensen, cello
Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon
Tuca Tuca
from the album Splendor In The Grass
Music and lyrics by Gianni Boncompagni and Franco Pisano
Published by RCA Edizioni Musicali
Published by Sony and ATV Harmony
Music and lyrics by Doris Fisher & Allan Roberts
The Man With The Big Sombrero
previously unreleased
China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; John Wager, bass; Maureen Love,
harp; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Brian Davis, percussion; Doug Smith,
vibe & cymbals; Richard Rothfus, percussion
Music by Phil Boutelje. Lyrics by Foster Carling
and members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra: Edith Bradway, Ami
Davolt, Luise Grube & Aaron Meyer, violin; Shauna Keyes & Theresa Stahl,
viola; David Eby & Skip von Kuske, cello
China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in
Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in
Portland, Oregon
Published by Boutelle Music, Kukrudu Publishing, and William Carling
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Aspettami (First Recording)
previously unreleased
Moon River (featuring Gus Van Sant)
previously unreleased
Music and lyrics by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale
Music by Henry Mancini. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony
China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
Originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Gus Van Sant, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano
From the private archives of Thomas Lauderdale
Auld Lang Syne
from the album Joy To The World
English lyrics by Robert Burns (1788) set to a traditional Scottish melody.
French lyrics by Pere Jacques Sevin (1920)
Adaptation and additional lyrics in Arabic by Dr. Dirgham Sbait (2010).
Arrangement by Thomas M. Lauderdale. Music and lyrics in the public
domain, arrangement published by Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)
China Forbes, vocals; Luis Claudio Candido, cavaquino; Gavin Bondy,
trumpets; Robert Taylor, trombones, Timothy Nishimoto, shaker; Martin
Zarzar, cymbals
and members of the Lions of Batucada under the direction of Brian Davis:
Pauline Serrano, chocalho; Drew Danin, Jay Mower, Ara Nelson, Jayson
Thoming-Gale and Yumi Torimaru, tamborims; Esteban Diaz, Randall Givens,
Kathleen Hunt and John Jenness, caixa; Jeremy Gordon, Tim Cooper and
Brian Davis, surdo; Brian Davis, repenique & cuica
and The Pacific Youth Choir under the direction of Mia Hall Savage: Lauren
Berg, Kassandra Haddock, Elena Hess, Taylor Johnson, Audrey Overby,
Chelsea Plaskitt, Lauren Searls, Devin Van Hine, Jessica Wasko, Eric Asakawa,
Brandyn Callahan, Noah Cotter, Daniel Dempsey, Stephen Ecklemann, Jeramie
Gajan, Forrest Gamba, David Gerhards, Adam Johnson, Matthew Krane,
Calvin Multanen, Luke Multanen and Duncan Tuomi
Special thanks to Dr. Dirgham Sbait for his tireless and fearless assistance
Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland,
Oregon
Una Notte A Napoli (DJ Johnny Dynell Remix)
previously unreleased
Music by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale. Lyrics by Alba Clemente,
Johnny Dynell, China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale
Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music
(ASCAP)
Remixed by DJ Johnny Dynell
Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Los Angeles, California, August 2011
Photographs by Thomas Lauderdale
Posters and postcards by Mike King, Crash Design
Cover Photograph by João Canziani
Design by Alex Hutchinson, Free Barrabas