ZOOT SUIT by JUDGE SMITH
Judge’s 11th solo release is an album of songs, originally released on CD and Vinyl in 2013. At that time it was only his third full-length collection of songs in twenty years. Featuring the spectacular arrangements and production of David Minnick, and some amazing American musicians, ‘ZOOT SUIT’ is perhaps Judge’s most accessible and downright entertaining album to date.
Tracklist
| 1. | Weird Beard | 2:42 |
| 2. | I'm Through | 3:34 |
| 3. | Cardboard Suitcase | 3:36 |
| 4. | F *ck Me Shoes | 3:56 |
| 5. | Cannonball | 3:44 |
| 6. | Zoot Suit | 2:53 |
| 7. | Been Alone So Long | 4:50 |
| 8. | Darling It's Up To You | 3:02 |
| 9. | Stamping Ground | 2:55 |
| 10. | Extract from The Book Of Hours (1) | 3:33 |
| 11. | Extract from The Book Of Hours (2) | 3:20 |
| 12. | Ghost In The Machine | 3:37 |
| 13. | Rover 90 | 4:00 |
| 14. | The Selfish Shellfish | 3:31 |
Credits
All songs written and sung by Judge Smith.
Arranged and Produced by David Minnick.
David Minnick:......Drums, percussion, bass, guitars, keyboards,
................................backing vocals, programming (drums & synths).
Johnny Evans:.....Tenor sax
Kenny Robinson:.Trumpet
Mark Tarabusi:......Baritone sax, alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet,
.................................English horn, bassoon, flute.
Judith Teasdle:.....Violins and viola
Robert Pettigrew:..Piano on ‘The Selfish Shellfish’
Kelly Minnick:.........Backing vocals on ‘Darling It's Up to You’
Lydia Minnick:........Finger snaps on ‘Zoot Suit’
Dorie Jackson:..... Backing vocals on ‘The Book of Hours - Extract’
and
Lene Lovich:..........Guest vocals on ‘Weird Beard’
String Arrangement on ‘Extract from The Book of Hours’
by David Minnick & Michael Brand.
Piano Arrangement on ‘The Selfish Shellfish’
By Robert Pettigrew.
License
All rights reserved.
Judge Smith co-founded the band Van der Graaf Generator in 1967 with Peter Hammill, & has since been involved in many music projects as writer, composer or performer. He has written stage musicals, classical & rock libretti, songs for television & a book on Life after Death; directed a prize-winning short film, & released fourteen CDs & two DVDs. He was born in 1948 & lives near Glastonbury, UK.