PAUL SIMON & FRIENDS - GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG
VÖ: 12.06.2009
Label/Vertrieb: Shout Factory/Soulfood Music
Presse/Online Promotion
Im Mai 2007 erhielt Paul Simon den erstmalig verliehenen „Gershwin Prize For Popular Song“ – im Zuge dieser Verleihung fand im Warner Theatre, Washington, DC ein mehr als außergewöhnliches Konzert statt, das am 12. Juni erstmals auf DVD (über Shout Factory/Soulfood Music) erscheint.Die Gratulanten an diesem Abend waren u.a. Alison Krauss, Stevie Wonder, Lyle Lovett, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Marc Anthony und Art Garfunkel. Das genaue Tracklisting findet Ihr weiter unten in der Mail. Gefilmt in HD und mit 5.1 Surround Sound werden die knapp 120 Minuten auch optisch & klanglich zum Erlebnis.
Performances:
Introduction - Bob Costas
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Lyle Lovett
The Boxer - Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin and Jerry Douglas
Mother And Child Reunion - Stephen Marley
Under African Skies - Miriam Makeba and Paul Simon
clip from Paul Simon Graceland: The African Concert (Zimbabwe, 1987)
Homeless - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Mrs. Robinson - Paul Simon
clip from Yankee Stadium tribute to Joe DiMaggio (April 25, 1999)
Slip Slidin' Away - James Taylor and the Dixie Hummingbirds
Sunday Morning With The Sensational Nightingales (poem) - Billy Collins and the Dixie Hummingbirds
That Was Your Mother - Buckwheat Zydeco and Lyle Lovett
Homeward Bound - Paul Simon and George Harrison clip from Saturday Night Live (November 20, 1976)
Still Crazy After All These Years - James Taylor
El Condor Pasa - Marc Anthony
Late In The Evening - Marc Anthony
Gone At Last - Yolanda Adams and Jessy Dixon
Something So Right - Dianne Reeves
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) -The Muppets (Grover and Elmo)
Graceland - Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Father And Daughter - Paul Simon
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder
Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder with the Dixie Hummingbirds
Sounds Of Silence - Philip Glass
