Longitudes and Latitudes: All Compositions except “Over the Rainbow” Written by Lawrence Blatt Produced by Will Ackerman, Recorded at Imaginary Road Studios, Brattleboro, Vermont and Knob and Tube Studios, San Francisco, California Digital Recording, Mixing and Mastering by Tom Eaton (Imaginary Road) Digital Recording by Corin Nelsen (Imaginary Road) and Digital Recording by Gary Mankin (Knob & Tube) If you look at a map of the world you can see a grid pattern dividing the globe into equal sections. The lines stretching from the Artic to the Antarctic poles are called longitudes while the lines circling the globe and intersecting the longitude lines are call latitudes.. Early Greek explorers were the first to derive the idea of creating a gridded map of the world. This concept allowed people to develop maps and navigate the seas and lands using stars and other celestial bodies as guides. I have been fortunate in my life to have traveled to many places on our planet and this album entitled “Longitudes and Latitudes” was inspired by the beauty and diversity of our diverse and rich planet. Compositions 1. Two Shades of Sunshine (Makawao, Hawaii: 20.8569° N, 156.3131° W) Time: 2:26 Guitar Tuning: EADGBE Instrument(s): EVD Custom Acoustic: Lawrence Blatt Hammond B3 Organ: Tom Eaton Piano: Kelly Park Alto Saxophone: Premik Russell Tubbs Electric Bass: Sam Bevan Percussion: Jeff Haynes 2. Longitudes and Latitudes (Tokyo, Japan: 35.6895° N, 139.6917° E) Time: 4:43 Guitar Tuning: DADGBD Instrument(s): Perlman Custom Guitar: Lawrence Blatt EVD Custom Nylon Guitar: Lawrence Blatt PRS Electric Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Klein Acoustic Guitar: Will Ackerman Piano: Kelly Park Electric Bass: Sam Bevan Percussion: Jeff Haynes 3. A Place in Your Heart (Florence, Italy: 43.7696° N, 11.2558° E) Time: 3:03 Guitar Tuning: AEADF#A Instrument(s): Tacoma Thunder Chief Baritone Guitar: Lawrence Blatt EVD Custom Nylon Guitar: Lawrence Blatt PRS Electric Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Yamaha Synthesizer: Lawrence Blatt Electric Woodwind: Premik Russell Tubbs Electric Bass: Sam Bevan Percussion: Jeff Haynes 4. Hyde Park Bench (London, England: 51.5074° N, 0.1278° W) Time: 2:58 Guitar Tuning: AEADF#A Instrument(s): Tacoma Thunder Chief Baritone Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Soprano Saxophone: Premik Russell Tubbs 5. Open Fields and Running Water (Huangshan, China: 29.7147° N, 118.3376° E) Time: 5:00 Guitar Tuning: DADGBD Instrument(s): Gibson J200 Acoustic Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Ambient Electric Guitar: Will Ackerman Piano: Kori Linae Carothers Acoustic Bass: Sam Bevan Flugelhorn: Jeff Oster Percussion: Jeff Haynes 6. Two Steps Down the Line: (San Francisco, California: 37.7749° N, 122.4194° W) Time: 3:30 Guitar Tuning: DADGBD Instrument(s): Froggy Bottom Acoustic Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Yamaha Synthesizer: Lawrence Blatt Piano: Kelly Park Electric Bass: Sam Bevan Alto Saxophone: Melecio Magdaluyo Percussion: Jeff Haynes 7. I.M.A. (Indianapolis, Indiana: 39.7684° N, 86.1581° W) Time: 4:41 Guitar Tuning: DADGBD Instrument(s): Gibson Emmylou Harris Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Electric Guitar: Marc Shulman Electric Bass: Sam Bevan Electric Woodwind: Premik Russell Tubbs Percussion: Jeff Haynes 8. Morning in Beerse (Beerse, Belgium: 51.3195° N, 4.8548° E) Time: 1:40 Guitar Tuning: DADGBE Instrument(s): Perlman Custom Guitar: Lawrence Blatt 9. Upon Griffy Lake (Griffy Lake Nature Preserve: 39.2020° N, 86.5205° W) Time: 6:15 Guitar Tuning: CADGAD Instrument(s): Foggy Bottom Acoustic Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Gretch Electric Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Klein Acoustic Guitar: Will Ackerman Electric Bass: Sam Bevan Pizzicato Cello: Eugene Friesen Vocals: Noah Wilding Percussion: Jeff Haynes 10. The Places Left Behind (Boulder, Colorado: 40.0150° N, 105.2705° W) Time: 1:58 Guitar Tuning: EADGBE Instrument(s): Gibson J200 Guitar: Lawrence Blatt 11. Park Lane (New York, New York: 40.7128° N, 74.0059° W) Time: 3:06 Guitar Tuning: DADGBD Instrument(s): Foggy Bottom Acoustic Guitar: Lawrence Blatt EVD Custom Nylon Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Piano: Kelly Park Flugelhorn: Jeff Oster Muted Trumpet: Jeff Oster Percussion: Jeff Haynes 12. Noches de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain: 41.3851° N, 2.1734° E) Time: 4:44 Guitar Tuning: BEADF#B Instrument(s): Tacoma Thunder Chief Baritone Guitar: Lawrence Blatt EVD Custom Nylon string Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Charengo: Lawrence Blatt Piano: Kori Linae Carothers Violin 1: Charlie Bisharat Violin 2: Lila Sklar Horn Section: Jeff Oster Trumpet, Jim Rothermel Alto Saxophone) Acoustic Bass: Sam Bevan Percussion: Jeff Haynes 13. Flying Over Elis Island (Elis Island, New York Bay: 40.6995° N, 74.0396° W) Time: 4:23 Guitar Tuning: EADGBE Instrument(s): Ladder-braced Acoustic Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Piano: Kelly Park Drum kit: Kelly Park Violin: Charlie Bisharat Clarinet: Jim Rothermel Acoustic Bass: Sam Bevan Percussion: Jeff Haynes 14. Slow Walk Past the Bank (Paris, France: 48.8566° N, 2.3522° E) Time: 4:57 Guitar Tuning: EADGBE Instrument(s): Froggy Bottom Acoustic Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Yamaha Synthesizer: Lawrence Blatt PRS Electric Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Electric Surf Guitar: Lawrence Blatt Synth-vibraphone: Lawrence Blatt Piano: Kelly Park Hammond B3: Tom Eaton Alto Saxophone: Premik Russel Tubbs Electric Bass: Sam Bevan Percussion: Jeff Haynes 15. Over the Rainbow (written by Harold Arlen) (Lawrence, Kansas: 38.9717° N, 95.2353° W) Time: 4:57 Ukulele Tuning: gCEA Instrument(s): Island Ukulele: Lawrence Blatt Acknowledgements and Other Stuff: Thanks to Will Ackerman for producing this album and for continuing to push me further. Thanks to Tom Eaton and Corin Nelsen at Imaginary Road Studios and thanks to Gary Mankin of Knob & Tube Studios. Also, several solo artists contributed significantly to this project and I am grateful for their individual talents. There is a special bond between musicians who collaborate together, especially when there is only a short lead sheet, as was the case for this album. Lastly, a special thanks to Jim Rothermel who, unfortunately, lost his battle to cancer in 2011. Jim was a true artist and a musician’s musician. If you would like to learn more about me, please visit my website at www.lawrenceblatt.com or send me an email at lawrence@lawrenceblatt.com Lawrence Blatt ℗ LMB Music 2016 All Rights Reserved