Live In Athens 1987 LP fg_Catalog Number_72297502221 Calexico trumpet player Jacob Valenzuela

Calexico trumpet player Jacob Valenzuela and frequent Beam cohorts Rob Burger (Tin Hat Trio) on piano and Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing

I knew that this idea of space within music would be something that propelled my new work forward

And while these lush recordings have in many ways magnified her power

the group deliver 14 anthemic affirmations of a universal truth

Etching on Side D

Live In Athens 1987 LP fg_Catalog Number_72297502221 Calexico trumpet player Jacob ValenzuelaA warm autumnal evening in southern Europe. An open air theatre cut into a hill, the lights of a capital city twinkling beneath. Five musicians take to the stage, five musicians at the peak of their game. A few thousand acolytes approvingly roar at their arrival. Ear to ear smiles are visible in every direction, both in the crowd and onstage. This is the last night of a tour. A long tour. A very long tour. We are in Athens and its October 1987. More