Double Espresso

Tony Levin Band

Double Espresso CD

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Double Espresso

Double Espresso captures the Tony Levin Band at their most dynamic and inventive, recorded live at the legendary Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, New York. This expansive two-disc set showcases the band’s adventurous blend of progressive rock, jazz, and genre-bending reinterpretations, with a setlist that moves seamlessly between Tony’s original compositions and bold covers.

Disc One highlights include Pieces of the Sun, the playful Dog One (originally developed with Peter Gabriel), a spirited rearrangement of Tequila, and a thunderous take on Led Zeppelin’s Black Dog. Disc Two expands further with powerful renditions of Phobos (from Larry Fast’s Synergy project), Genesis’ Back in N.Y.C., and King Crimson classics like Sleepless and Elephant Talk. The California Guitar Trio joins the band for a rousing performance of Henry Mancini’s Peter Gunn, while the album closes on a reflective note with Belle.

The lineup features Tony Levin on bass, Chapman Stick, cello, acoustic guitar, and vocals; Jerry Marotta on drums, sax, percussion, and vocals; Larry Fast on synthesizers; Jesse Gress on guitar and vocals; and guest appearances from Doug Stringer, Pete Levin, and the California Guitar Trio.

Produced by Tony Levin and mixed by Terry Brown, Double Espresso distills the energy and range of the band’s live performances into a definitive document of their early 2000s sound—bold, eclectic, and endlessly engaging.

Disk One

  1. "Pieces Of The Sun" - 7:15
  2. "Geronimo" - 3:27
  3. "Silhouette" - 4:35
  4. "Dog One" - 5:36 (Peter Gabriel cover)
  5. "Tequila" - 5:15 (rearrangement of The Champs song)
  6. "Black Dog" - 5:35 (Led Zeppelin cover)
  7. "Ooze" - 4:33
  8. "Apollo" - 8:44
  9. "L'Abito della Sposa" - 4:06
  10. "Sleepless" - 6:59 (King Crimson cover)

Disk Two

  1. "Pillar of Fire" - 6:59
  2. "Ever The Sun Will Rise" - 7:48
  3. "Phobos" - 7:01 (band arrangement of a song recorded by Larry Fast under his Synergy project name)
  4. "The Fifth Man" - 5:56
  5. "Back in N.Y.C." - 6:13 (Genesis cover)
  6. "Utopia" - 7:39
  7. "Elephant Talk" - 5:51 (King Crimson cover)
  8. "Peter Gunn" - 3:48 (Henry Mancini cover)
  9. "Belle" - 4:24

Personnel

  • Larry Fast : synthesizers, bass drum (disc1-07)
  • Jesse Gress : guitars, vocals (disc1-04 and 05)
  • Tony Levin : bass, cello, Chapman stick, acoustic guitar (disc1-08), lead vocals (disc1-09, disc2-07), vocals (disc1-04,05 and 10)
  • Jerry Marotta : drums, sax, vocals, percussion (disc1-05), acoustic guitar (disc1-08), Funk Finger guitar (disc1-07), lead vocals (disc1-10, disc2-05)
  • The California Guitar Trio (Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya, Paul Richards) : acoustic guitars (disc2-08)
  • Doug Stringer : drums (disc1-05)
  • Pete Levin : keyboards (disc2-09)

Production

  • Produced by Tony Levin
  • Recorded live at Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY, except disc2-08 recorded at Blueberry Hill, St. Louis
  • Recorded, Assembly and Pre-Remixing Engineering : Robert Frazza
  • Mixing Engineer : Terry Brown
  • Mastering Engineer : David Torn