VANESSA FERNANDEZ: WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS

Author: Vanessa Fernandez
Number of discs: 3
Label: Groove Notes
Support: LP 45 rpm
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2019

As can be easily understood from the title, in this new Groove Note title the famous vocalist Vanessa Fernandez presents a series of covers of famous Led Zeppelin songs in splendid arrangements found unplugged. The program includes among other things “Babe I'm Gonna Leave You”, “Immigrant Song”, “Kashmir”, “Ramble On” and of course “Whole Lotta Love”. This strictly analog recording was made by Michael C. Ross at United Recordings (formerly Ocean Way), one of the best selling recordings in the world. This album features alongside Fernandez the guitarist arranger Tim Pierce of Use Me, the drummer Jim Keltner, the bassist Chris Chaney, former member of Jane's Addiction, the percussionist Luis Conte, who boasts to his credit very prestigious collaborations with James Taylor , Santana, Eric Clapton and Al Di Meola, and keyboardist Jim Cox, who has performed with Mark Knopfler, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss, among others. This title is also available on stereo hybrid SACD.


Tracklist
LP 1
Lato A:
1. Immigrant Song
2. Black Dog
Lato B:
3. Kashmir
4. Trampled Underfoot

LP 2
Lato C:
5. When the Levee Breaks (acoustic)
6. The Lemon Song
Lato D:
7. Ramble On
8. Whole Lotta Love

LP 3
Lato E:
9. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
10. Immigrant Song
Lato F: (LP only exclusive)
11. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (alternate mix - LP only bonus cut)
12. Whole Lotta Love (full rock mix - LP only bonus cut)