Alex Pertout LUSAMBO
Alex Pertout's debut album Lusambo on Nailuj Music (The Planet / MGM) features twelve original compositions and a remarkable guest list that includes drummers Virgil Donati and Derek Pellici, trumpeter Bobby Venier, flautist John Barrett, saxophonist Lachlan Davidson, pianist Colin Hopkins, guitarist Mario Genovese, bassist Michael Matthews, vocalists Linda George, Penny Dyer and Lindsay Field, his mother, soprano Cecilia Pertout Navarro as well as his brother Andrian Pertout on synthesizer.
[1] Lusambo
[2] Manaus
[3] Tomorrow Is Here
[4] Aurora
[5] As The Years Go By
[6] One For Cal
[7] Recuerdos De Los Andes
[8] Good Things To Come
[9] Boyce's Flight
[10] Everything To Me
{11} Giorni D'Inverno
[12] Home Again
ALEX PERTOUT: congas, bongos, timbales, cajon, berimbau,
percussion, piano, marimba, vibes, glockenspiel, synthesizers
COLIN HOPKINS: piano, fender rhodes, trumpet, organ
JOHN BARRETT: flute, alto flute and bass flute
BOB VENIER: flugelhorn, trumpet
MARIO GENOVESE: acoustic, electric guitars
LACHLAN DAVIDSON: soprano saxophone
CECILIA PERTOUT NAVARRO: soprano
ANDRIAN PERTOUT: string synthesizer
DEREK PELLICCI: drums
VIRGIL DONATI: drums
LINDA GEORGE: lead and background vocals
PENELOPE DYER: background vocals
LINDSAY FIELD: background vocals
ALEJANDRO VARGAS: zampoñas
MICHAEL MATTHEWS: bass
Composed and Arranged by Alex Pertout
‘Home Again’ composed by Alex Pertout and Mario Genovese
Recorded and Mixed at: Metropolis Audio, Melbourne, Australia
Engineered by: Ross Cockle, Cameron Craig, Leanne Vallence, Doug Roberts and Michael Wickow
Mixed by: Ross Cockle
Tracks 3,5,9,11 Recorded and Mixed at: Alex Pertout Studio
Engineered by: Alex Pertout
Mixed by: Alex Pertout and Andrian Pertout
Mastered by: Don Bartley at Studios 301, Sydney, Australia
Front cover photograph by Gina Palamara and Vince Monea
Artwork by Nilusha Dassenaike
Design by Luke Fraser/Ahr+
Previously released (1993) Larrikin Entertainment
PRODUCED BY ALEX PERTOUT
