Memory Is an Elephant

by Tin Hat Trio

Memory Is an Elephant cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 February 1999
  • Label: Angel
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:23
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Mark Orton, Trevor Dunn, Tin Hat Trio, Carla Kihlstedt, Rob Burger

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Memory Is an Elephant' is the debut album by Tin Hat Trio, the San Francisco chamber group of violinist Carla Kihlstedt, guitarist Mark Orton and accordionist Rob Burger. Its instrumental compositions join chamber music to jazz, folk and tango.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, chamber, acoustic, improvisation, folk, modern

Tracklist

  1. Fire Of Ada (4:13)
  2. Foreign Legion (5:28)
  3. Big Top (4:30)
  4. Orbly Resting (1:23)
  5. UC Irvine/UC Davis (4:35)
  6. Waltz Of The Skyscraper (5:45)
  7. The Would-be Czarina (2:39)
  8. The Quick Marble Tremble (5:09)
  9. Somniloquy (2:27)
  10. Lambrackroar (5:53)
  11. Thinuette (3:21)
  12. Infinito

Credits

  • Rob Burger - accordion, organ [pump], piano [toy], composed by
  • Carla Kihlstedt - composed by, violin, viola, artwork by, artwork, viola violin
  • Mark Orton - composed by, guitar, banjo, mandolin, guitar [dobro]
  • Mike Patton - vocals [guest]

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