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Noble Savage by Lyle Workman

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Album Title: Uncommon Measures
Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2021
Duration: 00:52:31

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About the Album

Lyle Workman hasn’t just had a successful career—he’s had three. As a sideman and first-call session musician, he’s toured and recorded with everyone from Beck and Sting to Frank Black, Tony Williams and Todd Rundgren; as a composer for film and television, he’s written music for box office blockbusters that have earned over a billion dollars worldwide, including Superbad, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall; and as a songwriter and solo artist, he’s written a hit single and earned praise from guitar heroes like Steve Vai and Steve Lukather. Now, Workman is set to bring all three of his disparate worlds together with “Uncommon Measures,” a stunning new instrumental collection featuring a 63-piece orchestra captured live at Abbey Road Studios in London.

Tracks

North Star; All The Colors Of The World; Noble Savage; Arc Of Life; Imaginary World; Unsung Hero; Labyrinth Of Love; Rise And Shine; Our Friendship.

Personnel

Lyle Workman

guitar

Vinnie Colaiuta

drums

Matt Chamberlain

drums

Tim Lefebvre

bass

Jeff Babko

keyboards

Greg Leisz

guitar, steel

Additional Personnel

Drums (track 3): Abe Laboriel Jr.; Drums (track 4): Toss Panos; Drums (track 5, 6): Donald Barrett; Bass (track 4): Dan Lutz; Bass (track 3): Sam Wilkes; Vibes / Marimba / Glockenspiel (tracks 1, 2, 3): Wade Culbreath; Alto Saxophone (tracks 5, 6): Katisse Buckingham; Tenor Saxophone (tracks 5, 6): Ron Dziubla; Trumpet (tracks 5, 6): Jamie Hovorka; Oboe / Flute / Clarinet (track 2): Chris Bleth; Violin (tracks 1, 2, 3): Charlie Bisharat; Lachsa Choir: Aleta Braxton (choir master), Skylar Lehr-Bryant, Leilani Patao, Rachel Goodman, Monique Ramirez, Coco Mori; 63 piece orchestra conducted by: John Ashton Thomas (at Abbey Road Studio - all tracks except 5, 8).

Reviews

Uncommon Measures by Mike Jacobs

Date featured

February 27, 2021

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