Midnight McCartney

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Midnight McCartney
Studio album by
John Pizzarelli
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)
StudioThe Jacob Burns Film Center and Media Arts Lab, Pleasantville, NY
Genre
Length49:44
LabelConcord
Producer
  • John Pizzarelli
  • Robert Friedrich
John Pizzarelli chronology
John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer: Live at Birdland
(2015) 		Midnight McCartney
(2015) 		Sinatra & Jobim @ 50
(2017)

Midnight McCartney is a tribute album by John Pizzarelli to Paul McCartney, including tracks from Wings. It was released in 2015 with Concord.[1]

According to the album's press release, Paul McCartney suggested John Pizzarelli perform tracks from his canon, and offered the title.[2][3] Pizzarelli had previously performed Beatles songs in his 1996 album Meets the Beatles.[4]

John's wife Jessica Molaskey, daughter Madeleine Pizzarelli, father Bucky Pizzarelli, and brother Martin Pizzarelli all performed on the album.[5]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the source material, but commented the "key to the record's success is Pizzarelli himself, who delivers upon the laid-back promise of the title but is savvier than he needed to be, which is why Midnight McCartney satisfies."[1]

Christopher Loudon wrote for JazzTimes that "the set’s not all midnight lace. Indeed, lovely as everything wrapped in Pizzarelli’s trademark silken lilt is, the more adventurous selections are more interesting."[2]

The Times music critic Chris Pearson described the album as "delightful."[3]

In an interview with Pizzarelli, James Wood from Guitar World commented the tracks were "all tastefully done in Pizzarelli’s trademark style."[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Silly Love Songs"Paul & Linda McCartney3:53
2."My Love"Paul & Linda McCartney4:26
3."Heart of the Country"Paul & Linda McCartney3:11
4."Coming Up"Paul McCartney3:56
5."No More Lonely Nights"Paul McCartney5:07
6."Warm and Beautiful"Paul & Linda McCartney3:33
7."Hi, Hi, Hi"Paul & Linda McCartney2:53
8."Junk"Paul & Linda McCartney3:38
9."My Valentine"Paul McCartney3:39
10."Let 'Em In"Paul & Linda McCartney2:53
11."Some People Never Know"Paul & Linda McCartney3:23
12."Maybe I'm Amazed"Paul McCartney4:00
13."Wonderful Christmastime"Paul McCartney4:17

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • John Pizzarelli – guitar, primary artist
  • Katherine Fink – flute (alto)
  • Pamela Sklar – flute (Alto)
  • Tony Kadleck – trumpet
  • John Mosca – trombone
  • Andy Fusco – sax (alto)
  • Harry Allen – saxophone (tenor), soloist
  • Chris Cardona – viola
  • Mairi Dorman Phaneuf – cello
  • Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar (rhythm), soloist
  • Paul Woodiel – violin
  • Robin Zeh – violin
  • Hélio Alves – piano
  • Larry Goldings – organ, piano
  • Konrad Paszkudzki – piano, bass
  • Martin Pizzarelli – bass
  • Duduka Dafonseca – drums, percussion
  • Kevin Kanner – drums
  • Don Sebesky – orchestration
  • Michael McDonald – primary artist, vocals
  • Jessica Molaskey – vocals (background)
  • Madeleine Pizzarelli – vocals (background)
  • Linda McCartney – composer
  • Paul McCartney – composer

Support

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  • John Pizzarelli – arranger
  • Chris Byars – copyist
  • Holger Eckstein – photography
  • Larry Goldings – arranger
  • Rachel Gutek – design
  • Jessica Molaskey – producer
  • Bill Moss – engineer, mastering, mixing[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Midnight McCartney - John Pizzarelli at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  2. ^ a b Loudon, Jazz (October 27, 2015). "John Pizzarelli: Midnight McCartney". JazzTimes. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Pearson, Chris (October 16, 2015). "John Pizzarelli: Midnight McCartney". The Times. London.
  4. ^ Lazarski, Marek (July 17, 2015). "John Pizzarelli to Release Album of Paul McCartney Covers Sept. 11". JazzTimes. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Midnight McCartney (CD liner notes). John Pizzarelli. United States: Concord Records. 2015. CRE-37634-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Wood, James (August 15, 2015). "Midnight McCartney: John Pizzarelli Discusses Reinterpreting Paul McCartney's Solo Catalog". Guitar World. Future plc. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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