Music for "The Knee Plays"


Music for "The Knee Plays" is an album by David Byrne composed for Robert Wilson's opera the CIVIL warS. The album was released on vinyl; a remastered and expanded CD version was released in November 2007 under the title The Knee Plays and it includes eight previously unreleased bonus tracks and a DVD of the music set to a slideshow of 400 black and white photographs.

Track listing

All tracks written by David Byrne except where noted.

DVD track listing

Personnel

  • Garnett Brown - trombone
  • Ray Brown - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
  • David Byrne - vocals
  • Pete Christlieb - saxophone on tracks 1–5, 10–12
  • Rich Cooper - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
  • Ernie Fields Jr. - baritone saxophone
  • Chuck Findley - trumpet on tracks 1–4, 11
  • Bill Green - baritone saxophone
  • Bobbye Hall - percussion
  • Dana Hughes - trombone
  • Paul Humphrey - drums
  • Jackie Kelso - saxophone on tracks 5–10, 12
  • Harry Kim - trumpet on tracks 5–10, 12
  • Don Myrick - saxophone on tracks 1–4, 11
  • Nolan Smith - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
  • David Stout - trombone
  • Phil Teil - trombone
  • Ernie Watts - saxophone on tracks 1–4, 11
  • Fred Wesley - trombone

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