Who arranged the Trio album?

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 20 Jun 2006 6:47 am

Does anyone know who did the arrangements for the Trio album? I was listening carefully last night and it suddenly occured to me why I like the album so much (besides, of course, the strong material and stunning vocal performances). Whoever did the arrangements took the concept of less is more and applied it with fantastic results. I guess I may have a bias because I just never cared for the whole Phil Spector "wall of sound" deal, that tends to just seem noisy and cluttered to me.

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » 20 Jun 2006 8:39 am

Chris,

I'm guessing that George Massenburg had a hand in developing the arrangements since he was the producer for that album. I would also bet that John Starling (of The Seldom Scene fame) and a good friend of both Emmy and Linda was involved. I know that he has credits on both albums as well as produced at least one track on the second volume (a song he wrote; "He Rode All the Way To Texas").

I just pulled out my disc, "Johsua, Judges and Ruth" by Lyle Lovett, which was produced by George Massenburg - Which is an absolute masterpiece of the "less is more" production style... IMHO of course. Just listen to "North Dakota" or "Baltimore" and you'll be able to hear how well he weaves sparse intrumentation around the lyrics of a song to create art rather than music.

If you look at his catologue on Allmusic, you can see a vast body of work crossing many genres. He has many gems to his credit. Incidentally, after looking at his catalogue, you'll see that there are ties with John Starling back early in his career.

Note: I tried to post the link to his page on Allmusic.com, but the link was too long and broke. Sorry.

Respectfully,
David Burr[This message was edited by Dave Burr on 20 June 2006 at 09:41 AM.]

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 20 Jun 2006 1:44 pm

Click Here [This message was edited by basilh on 20 June 2006 at 02:44 PM.]

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 20 Jun 2006 3:48 pm

Which Trio?

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 21 Jun 2006 2:53 am

Thank you Mr. Burr and Basilh!!! Bob, you gave me a good chuckle, but the trio the rest of us are referring to is much more attractive than yours!!!!

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » 21 Jun 2006 4:58 am

Thanks Bas! I keep forgetting how to do that.

dBurr

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 22 Jun 2006 6:54 am

This one?

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » 22 Jun 2006 7:01 am

No b0b, this one: click here

I can't tell if you are kidding or serious.

Respectfully,
dBurr[This message was edited by Dave Burr on 22 June 2006 at 08:11 AM.]

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 22 Jun 2006 7:14 am

Gotta add this BRILLIANT and very listenable album.

http://cliquemusic.uol.com.br/artistas/artistas.asp?Status=DISCO&Nu_Disco=4943

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John Poston · Post by **John Poston** » 22 Jun 2006 9:01 am

always loved "Those Memories Of You"[This message was edited by John Poston on 22 June 2006 at 10:03 AM.]

Ted Lowe Jr · Post by **Ted Lowe Jr** » 25 Jun 2006 8:02 pm

I think Linda & Emmy Lou probably had a good amount of input, also with the caliber of the players they had on the project the song arrangements probably just fell together quite easily. Emmy Lou's Roses in the Snow album was always one of my favorites, her version of Wayfaring Stranger gives me chills....

Interesting trivia about the sequel to the trio album..... I read an interview Linda Rondstadt gave about how upset she and Emmy Lou were with Dolly's involvement, mainly her non-committment to promote the album.....

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 27 Jun 2006 1:23 pm

I'm pretty sure that John Starling did have a big hand in the arrangements on that album. I remember hearing that he was sort of "musical director" for those sessions...

How is he credited? I don't have a copy or I'd look...

[This message was edited by Pete Finney on 27 June 2006 at 02:28 PM.]

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 28 Jun 2006 2:47 am

Mr. Finney, if I remember (which is about a 50/50 shot at best) I'll look that up tonight.

Robert Bayles · Post by **Robert Bayles** » 28 Jun 2006 7:53 am

Pete,

John Starling is listed as Musical Consultant. Also: he played acoustic guitar on 'Hobo's Meditation' and 'Those Memories of You', and is listed as co-arranger (with Emmylou) on 'Farther Along'.

Hope this helps.

Bob

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 29 Jun 2006 2:44 am

Thanks Mr. Bayles, I of course forgot to check but you've let me off the hook!!!!