Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979

 

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Released: February 2001
Chart position: -
Producer: Leanne Ungar

01. Field Commander Cohen (4:25)
02. The Window (5:51)
03. The Smokey Life (5:34)
04. The Gypsy’s Wife (5:20)
05. Lover Lover Lover (6:31)
06. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye (4:04)
07. The Stranger Song (4:55)
08. The Guests (6:05)
09. Memories (4:38)
10. Why Don’t You Try (3:43)
11. Bird On The Wire (5:10)
12. So Long, Marianne (6:44)
Total time: 63:01 / COL 501225

Engineer: Leanne Ungar
Recorded/Venues: December 4, 5 and 6, 1979, Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK; December 15, 1979, Dome Theatre, Brighton, UK

Musicians:
Leonard Cohen: Vocals and Guitar
Jennifer Warnes and Sharon Robinson: Vocals
John Bilezikjian: Oud and Mandolin
Raffi Hakopian: Violin
PASSENGER:
Roscoe Beck: Bass
Bill Ginn: Keyboards
Steve Meador: Drums
Paul Ostermayer: Saxophone and Flute
Mitch Watkins: Electric Guitar
John Wood: Technical

Other credits:
Recorded live by Henry Lewy
Engineered by Leanne Ungar at Still Life Studio and Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Bill Schnee at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Mastered by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
Production Consultants: Sharon Robinson and Bob Metzger
Second Engineers: Fredrik Sarhagen, Westlake Audio; Koji Egawa, Schnee Studios; Robert Hadley, The Mastering Lab
Art Direction: Nancy Donald
Cover photo and additional band photos: Hazel Field
Management: Kelley Lynch, Stranger Management

I want to thank the people who were kind enough to come to these concerts. Their warmth and hospitality allowed us to do what we were there to do. I am also deeply indebted to the musicians, for their genius and commitment. It was an honor to work with them, and with the technical crew whose perseverance served as a model for us all. In making this music we passed through a number of graceful moments, and I thought they might be worth remembering. This record is dedicated to the memory of John Wood (1950-1983), the technical member of Passenger, "wounded in the line of duty". We have not forgotten his courage.

Also thanks to Eric Anest, Family Arjatsalo (leonardcohenfiles.com and precious links), Mark Binder, Robert Bower, Dave Carlock, Family Cohen, Bea de Koning, Yvonne Hakze, John Lissauer, Family Lynch, Morgan Martin, Kyozan Joshu Roshi, Jelaluddin Rumi, Jennifer Warnes and Tracey Wasserman.