WRECK OF THE HESPERUS

Credits
Recorded Live At The Bottom Line on 09-28-01: John Tabacco With The Ed Palermo Big Band...
Ed Palermo : Arrangement, Conductor
JT : Vocal
Ray Marchica : Drums
Paul Adamy : Bass
Phil Chester : Woodwinds
Barbara Cifelli : Baritone Sax
Cliff Lyons : Woodwinds
Ben Kono : Woodwinds
Bill Straub : Woodwinds
Jami Dauber : Trumpet
Ronnie Buttacavoli : Trumpet
Scott Harrell : Trumpet
Elaine Burt : Trumpet
Dan Levine : Trombone
Dale Kirkland : Trombone
Jack Schatz : Bass Trombone
Bob Quaranta : Piano
Ted Kooshian : Harpsichord, Organ, Synthesizer
Carl Restivo : Vocals, Guitar

Recorded at The Bottom Line 09 -28-01
SA3 Re-master 2001 / 2022
Cover : Farben Fosfeen Artwerks 

Wreck of the Hesperus

Wreck Of The Hesperus (Live from NYC's Bottom Line)

John Tabacco is an American composer, singer songwriter, producer, recording engineer, multi instrumentalist and graphic artist. He has engineered /mixed and mastered music for hundreds of New York recording artists as well as projects released on BMG: The Kemelions, RCA: Faze, Rampage/Rhino: Rhett Forrester, Columbia: Rebbie Jackson, Rykodisc : Bob Marley, Columbia: Chris Jasper, Electra: Sonia Dada and Nickleodeon’s Are You Afraid Of The Dark? He is the CEO of It Iz What It Iz Music Publishing which currently holds over 750 songs in its catalog. He has been an associate producer for IndiMusic TV and hosts a bi-weekly radio program (CLAM RADIO) on college radio WUSB.fm since 1999. He is currently the head of A&R at Modern Voices Digital Distribution.

His musical background consists of extensive study of orchestration with noted 20th century composer John Lessard, harmony with the late electronic music maverick Bulent Arel, and composition with Stony Brook University professor Peter Winkler. He received his BA in Music from Stony Brook University in 1983. 

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined. His style is a melding of pop - jazz -rock - avant garde / aleatory, classical and comedy.  He has been recording his music non stop since 1979.

Of note: In 1989 the satirical, absurd house song "Go House Yourself" co-written by Tabacco, Pati and DiMauro reached position 39 on Billboard's dance chart. 

In 2014 Tabacco signed a record deal with Texas, indie label, Muffin Records. They released his CD “Unfulfilled Shopping Carts Syndrome” internationally.