A posthumous Leonard Cohen album called Thanks for the Dance.
Leonardâ??s son, Adam Cohen, produced and masterminded the project, enlisting a huge cast of musicians including Damien Rice and Leslie Feist (vocals), Arcade Fire bassist Richard Reed Parry, the Nationalâ??s Bryce Dessner on guitar, Dustin Oâ??Halloran on piano, and Leonardâ??s bandmate Javier Mas playing the manâ??s own guitar.
Other features include Beck (on guitar and Jewâ??s harp), Daniel Lanois, Jennifer Warnes, the s t a r g a z e orchestra, and others.
Adam Cohen says in a press release, â??In composing and arranging the music for his words, we chose his most characteristic musical signatures, in this way keeping him with us. What moves me most about the album is the startled response of those who have heard it. â??Leonard lives!â?? they say, one after the other.â? - .. DANCE / GOLD FOIL EMBOSSING & 12PG. BOOKLET
2019 posthumous release from the late singer/songwriter. Produced by Leonard's son Adam, and engineered and mixed by Michael Chaves, the duo also worked together with Leonard on the 2016 album You Want It Darker. Thanks for the Dance is not a commemorative collection of B sides and outtakes, but an unexpected harvest of new songs, exciting and vital, a continuation of the master's final work. This remarkable album was made in many places. Javier Mas, the great Spanish laud player who accompanied Leonard on stage for the last eight years of touring, flew from Barcelona to Los Angeles to capture the artist's spirit on Leonard's own guitar. In Berlin, at a musical event called People Festival, Adam invited friends and comrades to lend their ears and talents. Damien Rice and Leslie Feist sang. Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire played bass. Bryce Dessner of The National played guitar, the composer Dustin O'Halloran played piano.
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