Mike Post - Message from the Mountains & Echoes of the Delta (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Message from the Mountains: I. Journeys - The Message
02. Message from the Mountains: II. Onward
03. Message from the Mountains: III. Sunrise Special
04. Message from the Mountains: IV. Redemption Valley
05. Message from the Mountains: V. Campfire Breakdown - Night Sky
06. Message from the Mountains: VI. Fort Smith Waltz
07. Message from the Mountains: VII. Strings Afire
08. Message from the Mountains: VIII. Spirit of the Owl
09. Message from the Mountains: IX. Destined to Dream
10. Echoes of the Delta: I. John the Revelator
11. Echoes of the Delta: II. River Walkin'
12. Echoes of the Delta: III. Just Before Dawn
13. Echoes of the Delta: IV. Highway 41
14. Echoes of the Delta: V. Little Zion
15. Echoes of the Delta: VI. The Gate to Greenwood
16. Echoes of the Delta: VII. Crossed Road
17. Echoes of the Delta: VIII. Riley Smiles
18. Echoes of the Delta: IX. Riffs 'Round the Sun
19. Echoes of the Delta: X. Sunday With Maudes
20. Echoes of the Delta: XI. Boogie Offspring
21. Echoes of the Delta: XII. Backside Middle
22. Echoes of the Delta: XIII. Sonny in the Second Line
23. Echoes of the Delta: XIV. Light the Dark Sky
24. Echoes of the Delta: XV. The Call
25. Echoes of the Delta: XVI. Circle Back Home

From the iconic “dun-dun” sting that has become synonymous with the Law and Order universe to instantly recognizable riffs from The Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, Magnum P.I., L.A. Law and more, Emmy®- and Grammy®-winning composer MIKE POST has helped shape half a century of pop culture with his beloved television themes. Now, he celebrates the music that inspired this prolific career with Message from the Mountains & Echoes of the Delta, a truly unique solo album that pays homage to bluegrass and blues music, available April 5 via Sony Classical.

The way composer Mike Post simply describes himself now – “I’m an American musician” – is as grateful and respectful as it is limitless in its compass and its ambition. His new solo album, Message from the Mountains & Echoes of the Delta, emerged as his own celebration of the music of the American people that has inspired him in a career spanning six decades. Presented as a pair of original works, the album combines the sounds of a bluegrass band (Message from the Mountains) and a blues band (Echoes of the Delta) – joined by two “dream teams” of soloists who are his longtime friends and colleagues – with the rich palette and expressive power of a full orchestra.

The first in a pair of original works encompassing the album, Message from the Mountains features nine multifaceted movements utilizing the sounds of bluegrass to celebrate the mingling of tradition and diverse cultural experience in American music. The immensely talented and decorated members of these rhythm sections are as follows: Herb Pedersen (5-string banjo); Gabe Witcher (fiddle); Mike Witcher (dobro); Patrick Sauber (acoustic guitar/mandolin); and Amy Keys (orator). Echoes from the Delta, meanwhile, reflects and explores the exuberant joy and the well of anguish that forged the blues in 14 short, expressive movements. Joining Post and the orchestra as soloists are Sonny Landreth (slide guitar); Eric Gales (electric guitar); Abe Laboriel Sr. (bass); Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums); Robert Turner (organ/piano); Jon O’Hara (keyboards); and Amy Keys (vocalist).

Herb Pedersen, 5-string banjo
Gabe Witcher, fiddle
Mike Witcher, dobro
Patrick Sauber, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Amy Keys, orator

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