A Sideman's Journey

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Disc 1

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About

From Wikipedia:

A Sideman’s Journey is the first solo album by German musician and artist Klaus Voormann, released in July 2009. Voormann is best known as the creator of the cover art for The Beatles’ album Revolver as well as for being a much-in-demand session musician during the 1970s. He played bass on a large number of well-known albums by ex-Beatles John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr − including All Things Must Pass, Imagine and The Concert for Bangladesh − and by artists such as Harry Nilsson, Doris Troy, Lou Reed, Gary Wright, Carly Simon and Randy Newman. Before then, Voormann had been a member of the 1960s pop group Manfred Mann. A Sideman’s Journey is notable for including performances by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), among others.

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The album features cameos by musicians Voormann had worked with in the past, as well as remakes of songs that he contributed to back in the late ’60s and the ’70s. Three songs by his late friend George Harrison are included, as is a track Voormann co-wrote with soul singer Doris Troy for the latter’s 1970 album on The Beatles’ Apple label. Paul McCartney sings and plays piano on the opening track, “I’m in Love Again“. Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) sings and plays guitar on “All Things Must Pass“. Bonnie Bramlett provides vocals on “My Sweet Lord” and “So Far“. Ringo Starr plays drums on many of the tracks, but he declined an offer to sing his trademark song, “You’re Sixteen“; Voormann instead selected a younger singer (Max Buskohl) to do the vocals, and to ensure that A Sideman’s Journey would include musicians from all age groups. Most of Voormann’s old band Manfred Mann now performing as The Manfreds, re-recorded their 1968 hit single “The Mighty Quinn“. […]

From Klaus Voormann’s official site:

A SIDEMAN’S JOURNEY tells the story of how the well-known Sideman Klaus Voormann retraces the footsteps of his musical biography back to where everything began.
Double Grammy winner Klaus Voormann has not only left his mark on musical history as a bass player but has also set some milestones as a graphic designer. His name conjures up revolutionary moments in pop history, in the music world as well as in the cover-artwork scene. “A Sideman’s Journey” is the outcome of seven studio sessions in London, Memphis, Hamburg, Los Angeles and Munich together with best of international session-musicians and many stars:

Paul McCartney – Ringo Starr – Yusuf aka Cat Stevens – Dr. John – Jim Keltner – Albert Lee – Van Dyke Parks – Joe Walsh (The Eagles) – Max Buskohl – Bonnie Bramlett and many others.

Last updated on December 22, 2023