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‘soulmaking’
by john ambrosini aka john moore
all songs published by walk in backwards music
all songs written by john moore. copyright 2003
except ‘if the world knew how i missed you’ – music by john moore and lyrics by john moore, robin hackett, and alexondra ambrosini, copyright 2003
john wishes to thank: matt for his talent, humor, great musical instincts, and for keeping a watchful eye on the carlo rossi stock; all the musicians who patiently lent their talents and energy to this project; the ambrosini family and all our friends throughout the years for their encouragement; keith jarrett for bravery and genius; and, lorraine for being such a sweety. additional thanks to anais nin for inspiring the creation of ‘sunday sam’; e.e. cummings for inspiring heaven’s bed; and, bob lipman for his long-ago assistance in creating the bass line to ‘lover’.
matt wishes to thank: john, for your inspiring talent and beautiful songs, all of the outstanding musicians who took this project to the next level, the folks at Steinberg (makers of a helluva recording platform), carlo rossi, and most of all, my beautiful wife RoseAnn, whose love and support made this recording possible.
‘soulmaking’
by john ambrosini aka john moore
– Carry
– If The World Knew
– Love Somebody
– Heaven’s Bed
– Let This Song Come True
– Lover
– Soulmaking
– This Candle Burns For You
– Sunday Sam
The Band
john moore – piano, vocals, acoustic guitars
frank gagliardo – bass
jason fenichel – drums
bill pollock – guitar solos
william galison – harmonica, background vocals
dave phelps – guitars
dawn avery – cello, vocals
sean quinn – fiddle
matt simeone – keyboard programming
yousif sheronick – percussion
matt levon – saxes
don hahn – trumpet
alexondra ambrosini – background vocals
steve shebar – rhythm arrangements
Production
produced and arranged by john moore and matt simeone
recorded at studio 2b hauppauge, smithtown, & wading river, ny
and marc dann studios, nyc
recording engineer matt simeone
nye recording and mixing engineer rich lamb
mixed at studio 2b by matt someone, john moore, and rich lamb
Additional Credits
james porto – photography
juan acevedo – art design and layout
john ambrosini
pianist/composer/singer john ambrosini writes, performs, and teaches in the nyc area and has collaborated with a wide variety of jazz and pop musicians.
john’s discography includes ‘storybook’, ‘soul making’, ‘be as you are’, and ‘nine stories’ – these and others can be heard on www.johnambrosini.com & www.cdbaby.com/jmoore. his compositions have been heard on radio and television and his song ‘homeless’ was featured and performed at the kennedy center, washington, d.c., by the harlem school of the arts choir.
like charles ives and alexander borodin – who were known as ‘sunday composers’ – john has a successful 2nd career in commercial real estate and engineering yet has consistently composed music prolifically. this is his seventh recording as a composer and player and his creative output consists of a wide variety of styles: from vocal-based pop and jazz-influenced rock to children’s music and jazz.
while attending the merchant marine academy at ft schuyler where he studied electrical and marine engineering, john travelled into nyc to study piano with fred hersch and joanne bracken. later, he continued his piano technique and interpretation studies with kenny werner and jean michel pilc. his music theory, arranging, and compositional techniques were learned while working with bill holland in massapequa, long island. in 2001 john received his ma in international politics and economic development at fordham university, rose hill campus.
huntington, long island is where john and lorraine call home; and, they share life with their two children alexondra and john and their dogs ‘roodles’, ‘scout’, and ‘laika’.
frank gagliardo – bass
jason fenichel – drums
bill pollock – guitar solos
william galison – harmonica, background vocals
dave phelps – guitars
dawn avery – cello, vocals
sean quinn – fiddle
matt simeone – keyboard programming
yousif sheronick – percussion
matt levon – saxes
don hahn – trumpet
alexondra ambrosini – background vocals
steve shebar – rhythm arrangements