VAN DYKE PARKS

Albums recorded by Van Dyke Parks, with release dates and UK CD availability.

 

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Song Cycle

--/68

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Discover America

08/72

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Clang Of The Yankee Reaper

05/76

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Jump

02/84

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Tokyo Rose

07/89

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The Fisherman & His Wife [with Jodie Foster}

07/91

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Orange Crate Art [with Brian Wilson]

11/95

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Moonlighting - Live At The Ash

02/98

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1) SONG CYCLE

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Vine Street
Palm Desert
Widow's Walk
Laurel Canyon Blvd
The All Golden
Van Dyke Parks
Public Domain
Donovan's Colours
The Attic
Laurel Canyon Blvd
By The People
Pot Pourri


Don Bagley
Billie Barnum
Gregory Bemko
Norman Benno
Charles Berghofer
Hal Blaine
Harry Bluestone
Samuel Boghossian
Nicolai Bolin
Arthur Briegleb
Dennis Budimir
Gary Coleman
Vasil Crienica
Vincent DeRosa
Joseph Ditullio
Ron Elliott
Gerri Engemann
Jesse Ehrlich
George Fields
Carl Fortina
Nathan Gershman
Philip Goldberg
Misha Goodatieff
Jim Gordon
William Green
Karen Gunderson
James Hendricks
Vanessa Hendricks
Jim Horn
Richard Hyde
Armand Kaproff
William Kurasch
Gayle Lavant
Virginia Majewski
Leonard Malarsky
Jay Migliori
William Nadel
Ted Nash
Randy Newman
Vasil Orienica
Earl Palmer
Durrie Parks
Gaile Parks
Van Dyke Parks
Richard Perissi
Jerome Reisler
Allan Reuss
Orville Rhodes
Julia Rinker
Lyle Ritz
Trefoni Rizzi
Paul Robbins
Dick Rosmini
Joseph Saxon
Ralph Schaeffer
Thomas Scott
Thomas Shepard
Leonard Selic
Frederick Seykora
Leon Stewart
Tommy Tedesco
Darrel Terwilliger
George Washington
Robert West
Nick Woods
Steve Young

Producer:

Bass
Chorus
Cello, Chorus
Oboe
Bass
Percussion
Violin
Viola
Balalaika
French Horn
Guitar, Chorus
Percussion
Balalaika
French Horn
Cello
Guitar
Chorus
Cello
Harmonica
Accordion
Cello, Chorus
Viola
Violin
Drums, Percussion
Saxophone, Flute
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Saxophone
Trombone
Cello
Violin
Harp
Viola
Violin, Chorus
Saxophone
Balalaika
Saxophone
Piano
Balalaika
Percussion
Chorus
Chorus
Vocals
French Horn
Violin
Balalaika
Pedal Steel Guitar
Chorus
Bass
Guitar
Chorus
Guitar
Cello, Chorus
Violin, Chorus
Trumpet
Trombone
Viola, Chorus
Cello
Balalaika
Balalaika
Violin, Chorus
Piano
Bass, Chorus
Chorus
Guitar, Vocals

Lenny Waronker

2) DISCOVER AMERICA

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Jack Palance
Introduction
Bing Crosby
Steelband Music
The Four Mills Brothers
Be Careful
John Jones
FDR In Trinidad
Sweet Trinidad
Occapella
Sailin' Shoes
Riverboat
Ode To Tobago
Your Own Comes First
G-Man Hoover
Stars And Stripes Forever


Garvin Adams
Murray Adler
Laurindo Almeida
John Audino
Israel Baker
John Bergamo
Charles Berghofer
Roger Bobo
Norman Botnick
Gary Coleman
Bonnie Douglas
Jesse Ehrlich
Karen Ervin
Roy Estrada
George Fields
Lowell George
Anne Goodman
Jim Gordon
Richard Hayward
Milt Holland
Jerry Kessler
Myra Kestenbaum
Gayle Lavant
Lew McCreary
Al McKibbon
Malcolm McNabb
Jay Migliori
Buell Neidlinger
Dan Neufeld
Van Dyke Parks
Jeff Reynolds
Tom Scott
Frederick Seykora
Paul Shure
Tony Terran


Producer:

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Violin
Guitar
Trumpet
Violin
Percussion
Bass
Tuba
Viola
Percussion
Violin
Cello
Percussion
Bass
Harmonica
Guitar
Cello
Drums
Drums
Percussion
Cello
Viola
Harp
Trombone
Bass
Trumpet
Saxophone
Bass
Viola
Keyboards, Synthesiser, Vocals
Trumpet
Saxophone
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Violin
Trumpet
Esso Trinidad Band

Durrie Parks, Linda Perry

3) CLANG OF THE YANKEE REAPER

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Clang Of The Yankee Reaper
City On The Hill
Pass That Stage
Another Dream
You're A Real Sweetheart
Love Is The Answer
Iron Man
Tribute To Spree
Cannon In D


Malcolm Cecil
Chilli Charles
Jesse Ed Davis
Hollis Durity
Robert Greenidge
Jim Keltner
Bobby Keys
Van Dyke Parks
Fred Tackett
Klaus Voormann

Producer:

Synthesiser
Drums
Guitar
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Steel Drums
Drums
Saxophone
Vocals
Guitar
Bass

Trevor Lawrence,
Andrew Wickham

4) JUMP

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Jump!
Opportunity For Two
Come Along
I Ain't Goin' Home
Many A Mile To Go
Taps
Invitation To Sin
Home
After The Ball
Look Away
Hominy Grove


Stanley Behrens
Kathy Dalton
Robert Greenidge
Jim Hughart
Danny Hutton
Jim Keltner
Gayle Levant
Tommy Morgan
Van Dyke Parks
Emil Richards

Fred Tackett
Jennifer Warnes
Ken Watson

Producer:

Harmonica, Alto Saxophone
Vocals
Drums
Bass
Vocals
Drums
Harp
Harmonica
Piano, Vocals
Percussion, Vibraphone,
Marimba
Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin
Backing Vocals
Cymbalom

Steve Goldman

5) TOKYO ROSE

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America
Tokyo Rose
Yankee Go Home
Cowboy
Manzanar
Calypso
White Chrysanthemum
Trade War
Out Of Love
One Home Run


Dennis Budimir
Julie Christensen
Kathy Dalton
Terry Evans
William Greene
Danny Hutton
Mari Iijima
Hiromitsu Katada
Bobby King
Osamu Kitajima
Arnold McCuller
Buell Neidlinger
Brian Otto
Van Dyke Parks
Lisa Popeil
Syd Straw
Akira Tana
Mike Watts
Masakazu Yoshizawa

Producer:

Guitar
Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Vocals
Narimono
Vocals
Biwa, Koto
Vocals
Bass
Guitar
Bass
Vocals
Vocals
Drums
Programming
Shakuhachi

Andrew Wickham

6) THE FISHERMAN & HIS WIFE

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The Fisherman And His Wife
Incidental Music For The Fisherman And His Wife

Jodie Foster reads the fairytale The Fisherman And His Wife with musical accompaniment by Van Dyke Parks.


Jodie Foster
Van Dyke Parks

Producer:

Speech
Synthesiser, Keyboards, Vocals

Van Dyke Parks, Mark Sottnick

7) ORANGE CRATE ART

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Orange Crate Art
Sail Away
My Hobo Heart
Wings Of A Dove
Palm Tree And Moon
Summer In Monterey
San Francisco
Hold Back Time
My Jeanine
Movies Is Magic
This Town Goes Down At Sunset
Lullaby


Johnny Britt
Dennis Budimir
Chilli Charles
Bruce Donnelly
Bernie Dresel
Grant Geissman
Donny Gerrard
Jules Greene Richard Greene
Robert Greenidge
Danny Hutton
Ira Ingber
Bob Joyce
David Joyce
Doug Lacy
Arnold McCuller
David McKelvy
Brian Otto
Tommy Morgan
Van Dyke Parks
Marvin Saunders
Don Savant
Terry Schonig
Carl Sealove
Leland Sklar
Fred Tackett
Carmen Twillie
Mike Watts
Brian Wilson
Mona Lisa Young

Producer:

Backing Vocals
Guitar, Mandolin
Drums, Percussion
Synth Programs
Drums, Percussion
Guitar, Mandolin
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Violin
Steel Drums
Backing Vocals (Tracks 2,8-10)
Guitar, Mandolin, Synth Programs
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Backing Vocals
Harmonica
Guitar, Mandolin
Harmonica
Synthesiser, Keyboards, Vocals
Synth Programs
Trumpet
Hammer Dulcimer
Bass
Bass
Guitar, Mandolin
Backing Vocals
Synth Programs
Vocals
Backing Vocals

Van Dyke Parks

8) MOONLIGHTING - LIVE AT THE ASH

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Jump!
Orange Crate Art
Wings Of A Dove
Sail Away
Night In The Tropics
FDR In Trinidad
Danza
Cowboy
Delta Queen Waltz
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
The All Golden
Hominy Grove
Sailin' Shoes

Recorded live at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles,
California, USA on 7 September 1996


Larry Corbett
Joel Derouin
Bernie Dresel
Grant Geissman
Suzie Katayama
Peter Kent
Sid Page
Van Dyke Parks
Michele Richards
Jimbo Ross
John Scanlon
Amy Shulman
Leland Sklar
Eve Sprecher
Dave Stone
Elizabeth Wilson
John Wittenberg

Producer:

Cello
Violin
Drums
Guitar
Cello
Violin
Violin
Vocals, Keyboards
Violin
Viola
Viola
Harp
Electric Bass
Violin
Upright Bass
Violin
Violin

Van Dyke Parks