Suzanne Vega
An Evening Of New York Songs And Stories 2LP
On An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, Vega revisits some of her most New York-centric repertoire in a stunning live recording on which she is backed by longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen and keyboardist Jamie Edwards. Recorded at New York City’s famed Café Carlyle in early 2019, the album includes both familiar songs like “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner” and deep cuts from her catalog like “Frank and Ava” and “Ludlow Street”. The mix of repertoire also features “New York Is My Destination” from Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers, Vega’s one-woman play about the Southern gothic novelist Carson McCullers, and a cover of her late friend Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.
On An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, Vega revisits some of the most iconic songs in her repertoire as well as more hidden gems in a stunning live recording on which she is backed by longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen and keyboardist JamieEdwards. The album was produced by Gerry Leonard, mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer Kevin Killen and mastered by Grammy Award winner, Bob Ludwig.
- Number of discs: 2
- Label: Cooking Vinyl
- Mono/Stereo: Stereo
- Catalog Number: COOKLP763
Disc 1
- Marlene On The Wall
- Luka
- 'So how many people are here from out of town?'
- New York Is A Woman
- 'This next song takes place on 59th street...'
- Frank and Eva
- 'So I myself came to New York City when I was 2 ½ years old'
- Gypsy
- Freeze Tag
- Pornographer's Dream
- 'This next song is called New York Is My Destination'
- New York Is My Destination
Disc 2
- 'The first time I saw Lou Reed...'
- Walk On The Wild Side
- Ludlow Street
- Cracking
- 'And now we've got a song about those times...'
- Some Journey
- 'I'm gonna close with this song...'
- Tom's Diner
- 'Would you like another one?'
- Anniversary
- Tombstone
- Thin Man