''Union Cafe'' is the fifth and final studio album by the

Penguin Cafe Orchestra The Penguin Cafe Orchestra (PCO) was an avant-pop band led by English guitarist Simon Jeffes. Co-founded with cellist Helen Liebmann, the band toured extensively during the 1980s and 1990s. The band's sound is not easily categorized, having ...

, released in 1993 under the Zopf label. The album was originally released only as a CD and cassette. It was never released on vinyl until 2017, when a double LP edition was finally released under the Erased Tapes label to commemorate the 20th anniversary since Simon Jeffes' passing.

Track listing

All music composed by

Simon Jeffes Simon Harry Piers Jeffes (19 February 1949 – 11 December 1997) was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the primary performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He was the composer of the ballet ''S ...

except as indicated. #"Scherzo And Trio" – 6:55 #"Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)" – 7:15 #"Nothing Really Blue" – 5:17 #"Cage Dead" – 4:33 #"Vega" – 10:20 #"Yodel 3" – 3:25 #"Organum" – 3:47 #"Another One From Porlock" – 2:58 #"Thorn Tree Wind" – 3:14 #"Silver Star Of Bologna" – 4:05 #"Discover America" ''(Traditional)'' – 3:02 #"Pythagoras On The Line" – 1:50 #"Kora Kora" – 3:04 #"Lie Back And Think Of England" – 4:21 #"Red Shorts" – 4:06 #"Passing Through" – 5:28

Personnel

*Khakberdy Allamurdov – drums *Barbara Bolte – cor Anglais *Belinda Bunt – violin * Roger Chase – viola soloist *Paul Cullington – bass *Steve Fletcher – piano *Roger Garland – violin * Wilf Gibson – violin *Roy Gillard – violin *Tim Good – violin *

– arranger, bass, cuatro, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, omnichord, percussion, piano, Prophet 5, viola, violin *Paul Kegg – cello *

Nigel Kennedy Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is an English violinist and viola, violist. His early career was primarily spent performing classical music, and has since expanded into jazz music, jazz, klezmer, and other music genres. Early life and ...

– violin *Patrick Kiernan – violin *Boguslav Kostecki – violin *Kurban Kurbanov – accordion *

Chris Laurence Chris Laurence (born 6 January 1949) is an English musician. Born in London, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and primarily works with jazz and classical music. In the classical world he was principal double bass with th ...

– bass * Helen Liebmann – cello, soloist *Martin Loveday – cello *Ian Maidman – bass, percussion *Rita Manning – violin *Peter McGowan – violin * James McLeod – violin *Peter Oxer – violin *Tony Pleeth – cello *Neil Rennie – ukulele * Geoffrey Richardson – cello, clarinet, viola *Sabir Rizaev – clarinet, soprano saxophone * George Robertson – viola * Roger Smith – cello *Stephen Tees – viola *

Kathryn Tickell Kathryn Tickell, Order of the British Empire, OBE, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (born 8 June 1967) is an English musician, noted for playing the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle. Music career Early life Kathryn Tickell was born in Walsall, to parent ...

– Northumbrian smallpipes *

Naná Vasconcelos Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician wi ...

– clay pot *

Annie Whitehead Lena Annie Whitehead (born 16 July 1955 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a British jazz trombone player. Career Whitehead learned the trombone in high school and participated in rock and jazz bands. When she was 16, she left school to become a member ...

– trombone *Barry Wilde – violin *Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin – viola *

Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, ...

– soloist, violin

References

{{Authority control 1993 albums Penguin Cafe Orchestra albums Albums produced by Simon Jeffes