Plumbline

Description

Plumbline, sub-titled Woodwinds with Additional Instrumentation, is the third instrumental solo album by the Colombian-born, US-based flutist and saxophonist Justo Almario of Koinonia fame, released on Meadowlark Records ‎in 1987, manufactured, marketed, and distributed by Sparrow Records. The album was part of the Meadowlark Series, a series of contemplative instrumental albums launched by Sparrow Records in late 1985, sub-titled “Music without words for thoughts without limits” and later ammended to “Music for your personal retreat“. The album was recorded during January 1987 by Bernie Kirsh at Mad Hatter Studios in Los Angeles, California; with Jimmy Tanaka and Justo Almario producing. Featuring most of the members of Koinonia. The tracks “Naíma and Jazmín” and “Tawny Noel” were titled after three of Almario’s daughters (“Song For Lea”, released on the Forever Friends album, was dedicated to his fourth daughter).

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Naíma and Jazmín” – 4:26
A2. “The Plumbline” – 4:47
A3. “Again” – 4:06
A4. “River Of Life” – 4:44
A5. “Prelude” – 3:54

Side Two
B1. “Andeando” – 4:20
B2. “Tawny Noel” – 5:38
B3. “Tesoros” – 5:30
B4. “Receiving” – 3:58

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette, 12-inch vinyl LP, and CD by Meadowlark Records.

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CREDITS. Produced by Jimmy Tanaka and Justo Almario. All songs arranged and conducted by Jimmy Tanaka except track A5 arranged and conducted by Justo Almario. Engineered by Bernie Kirsh with assistance from Ira Cord Rubnitz and Jerry Brown. Recorded at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 1987. Digitally mastered at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, CA, by Steve Hall and Bernie Kirsh.

Musicians: Justo Almario (Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals), Russell Ferrante (Piano, Synthesizers), Jimmy Tanaka (Piano, Synthesizers, Percussion, Vocals), Hadley Hockensmith (Electric Guitar), Ramon Stagnaro (Acoustic Guitar on track A3 and B4), Abraham Laboriel (Bass), Larry Klein (Bass on track A2, A4 and B2), Alex Acuña (Drums, Bata, Congas, Timbales, Bombo Leguero, Percussion, Vocals).