Cat Dreams (album)
| Cat Dreams | |
|---|---|
Cover of the 2017 CD | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2017 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | Ambient, Country, Electronic, Jazz-rock, Orchestral jazz |
| Length | 77:50 |
| Label | Ned Lagin |
| Producer | Ned Lagin |
Cat Dreams is an album by American composer and musician Ned Lagin.
Cat Dreams[1] was completed in 2016. It is Ned Lagin's first music CD, and first public music, since 1975.
The album Cat Dreams is a suite of composed pieces, and melodic, tonal, and rhythmic frameworks for improvisation. The album was recorded on a laptop computer, mostly in Lagin's living room, and with some sessions taking place in practice rooms. All of the recordings are first takes, in effect making for a "live" album.[2]
The album contains 17 tracks; all are composed by Ned Lagin.
Cat Dreams is the first of the planned two CDs release that comprise the full suite of compositions.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Listen To The Rain (Prologue)" | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Heartbeats (Tyler's Adventure)" | 6:10 |
| 3. | "The Creek" | 6:10 |
| 4. | "Sun Cats" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Cat Samba" | 8:51 |
| 6. | "Catnip" | 2:27 |
| 7. | "Cat Licks" | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Starlight" | 0:59 |
| 9. | "Nimo's Song" | 11:54 |
| 10. | "Moonrise" | 0:50 |
| 11. | "Night Sounds" | 1:22 |
| 12. | "Night Journey" | 1:03 |
| 13. | "Night Spirits" | 2:51 |
| 14. | "Somebody's Baby" | 3:24 |
| 15. | "Teddy Sings A Love Song (How His Heart Sings)" | 8:57 |
| 16. | "G's Star" | 6:53 |
| 17. | "Listen To The Rain (Epilogue)" | 2:48 |
| Total length: | 77:50 | |
Notes:
- Tracks 5, 6, and 7 form the "Big Cat Dance" suite.
Personnel
- Ned Lagin - electric piano, keyboard synths (including vocals, cello, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo, and others), Native American flutes, and softsynths (Ableton Live and Max for Live, Reason, Reaktor).
- Celso Alberti – drums, percussion (tracks: 2, 5, 9)
- Dick Bright – violin (tracks: 7)
- Barry Finnerty – electric guitar (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 15, 16)
- Kevin Hayes – drums (tracks: 2, 6, 7)
- Alex Maldonado – Native American flute (tracks: 11, 12, 13)
- Dewayne Pate – electric bass (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 9)
- Barry Sless – pedal steel guitar (tracks: 7)
- Gary Vogensen – electric guitar (tracks: 7)
Footnotes
- ^ "Ned Lagin Announces New Album Cat Dreams". jambands.com. March 27, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Cat Dreams