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To click on any chapter go to this address:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://rocktableofcontents.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://rocktableofcontents.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peter Calo plays guitar on the soundtrack to the new film HAIRSPRAY (2007).  He is also working with Carly Simon and Jimmy Webb on their upcoming recording project.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Bellvista  THE PAINTER   1982   with PETER CALO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=10:gjfrxqw0ldde"&gt;http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=10:gjfrxqw0ldde&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="titlebar" style="padding-bottom: 15px;"&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="titlebar"&gt;&lt;span class="title"&gt;The Painter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="subtitle" href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:fzfoxq90ldse%20"&gt;Bellvista&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="titlebar" align="right"&gt; &lt;div id="sendto"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:?Subject=allmusic.com%3A%20Bellvista%20%2D%3E%20The%20Painter&amp;amp;body=A%20friend%20has%20sent%20you%20the%20following%20link%20from%20allmusic.com.%20%0D%0AClick%20on%20the%20link%20below%2C%20or%20copy%20and%20paste%20the%20link%20into%20your%20browser%3A%20%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A//www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll%3Fp%3Damg%26sql%3D10%3Agjfrxqw0ldde%7ET00%0D%0A%0D%0AVisit%20allmusic.com%20at%20http%3A//www.allmusic.com%20for%20more%20information%20and%0D%0Ato%20explore%20hundreds%20of%20thousands%20of%20artists%20and%20albums."&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blogger.com/i/pages/site/icons/email.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;!--End Section Header--&gt; 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&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;div id="left-sidebar-title"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Artist&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blogger.com/i/spacer.gif" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="sub-text" style="padding-left: 5px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:fzfoxq90ldse"&gt;Bellvista&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="artist" colspan="3"&gt; &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;div id="left-sidebar-title"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Album&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blogger.com/i/spacer.gif" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="sub-text" style="padding-left: 5px;"&gt;The  Painter&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="artist" colspan="3"&gt; &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;div id="left-sidebar-title"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Release Date&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blogger.com/i/spacer.gif" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="sub-text" style="padding-left: 5px;"&gt;1982&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="artist" colspan="3"&gt; &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;div id="left-sidebar-title"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Label&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blogger.com/i/spacer.gif" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.blogger.com/i/spacer.gif" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="sub-text" style="padding-left: 5px;"&gt;En  Route&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;!--Begin Genre/Styles--&gt; &lt;td class="artist" colspan="3"&gt; &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;!--Genre Title--&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;!--Begin Genre Listing--&gt; &lt;td class="list-cell" style="width: 86px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;!--Genre Listing--&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;!--End Genre/Styles--&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="artist" colspan="3"&gt; &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="sub-text" style="padding-left: 5px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;!--Begin "Corrections to this Entry"--&gt; &lt;td class="corrections" colspan="3"&gt; &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt;&lt;!--"Corrections to this Entry?" Title--&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;!--End "Corrections to this Entry"--&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;!--End Left SideBar--&gt;&lt;!--Begin Center Content--&gt; &lt;td style="padding: 0px 10px 10px;" valign="top" width="582"&gt; &lt;div id="results-table"&gt; &lt;div id="bio"&gt; &lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class="title" align="left"&gt;Review&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="author" align="right"&gt;by Joe Viglione&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style="padding-bottom: 4px;" colspan="2" valign="top"&gt; &lt;p&gt;Jazz guitarist &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:jvfuxql5ldfe"&gt;Peter  Calo&lt;/a&gt;'s brilliance is all over this 1982 debut by his band Bellvista. Years  before his film soundtracks and work with &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:3ifexqr5ld0e"&gt;Carly Simon&lt;/a&gt;, this  out-of-print six-song instrumental album contains 36 minutes of exquisite  musicianship. &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:hjfpxqujldje"&gt;Chris  Brown&lt;/a&gt; does a fine job of capturing &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:jvfuxql5ldfe"&gt;Calo&lt;/a&gt;'s borderline rock solo  in the opener, the nine-minute-and-22-second "Once Upon a Fantasy." &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:d9fqxqrgldae"&gt;Jeff Potter&lt;/a&gt;'s drums hit &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=1:CHIP%7CGRAHAM"&gt;Chip Graham&lt;/a&gt;'s electric bass  head on. Boston Globe critic &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=1:J.%7CHARPER"&gt;J.  Harper&lt;/a&gt; is the executive producer and writes the liner notes. He heard the  band at Ryles, a famous Boston area jazz club, two years prior to this recording  and says that the band was together only six months before he saw them. In a bit  of hyperbole he states "Bellvista means 'good view' — of the sound of the '80s  and beyond," but decades after the critic penned those words, it would be hard  to disagree with him. &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:jvfuxql5ldfe"&gt;Calo&lt;/a&gt; proved himself with  his fine solo releases along with his efforts on recordings for luminaries of  the film and music world. The band theme "Belle Vista," separating their name,  is pretty and more restrained than the fiery first track. These are all &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:jvfuxql5ldfe"&gt;Calo&lt;/a&gt; originals, with an  interesting suite that makes up side two. There's "The Poet (For Elaine),"  followed by the album's shortest tune, a three-minute "The Dancer," and the  &lt;i&gt;tour de force&lt;/i&gt; nine-minute title track, "The Painter." This is an album  that needs to be re-released with anything the band may have left in the tape  vaults. Perhaps there's a live show that could fill out a full-length compact  disc. It's extraordinary from top to bottom in sound, performance, and  packaging. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spoonerism  1983&lt;a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Spoonerism:1921649682"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Spoonerism:1921649682&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table style="padding: 0px 10px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr valign="top"&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;small&gt;From AMG Reviews&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peter Calo's Spoonerism six-song EP from  1983 displays his clever grasp of pop, especially on "When It's Good," which has  the markings of multi-format smash written all over it. This was released on  Calo's own En Route label and is another example of how record companies in the  '80s failed to do what they did in the '60s -- to pick up great regional music  once it found its way out into the world on its own. The black-and-white cover  is as clever as the music, unique artwork by Richard Fitzhugh on the front, the  four-piece band facing each other at a coffee shop, with Calo peering at the  listener from inside a mirror on the back. Side one is titled "Concave" and is  hollow and curved like the inside of a circle, while side two is called "Convex"  and is curved out, like the outside of a sphere. Three songs have vocals, while  three are instrumental. "Next to You" is George Benson-style jazz-pop, some scat  singing with dancing guitar and keys. "Sunbathing" contains no voices, and needs  none -- it is just a stunningly beautiful piece of music. With the high profile  this artist would receive working with singer Carly Simon, along with crafting  Hollywood soundtracks, it is really a shame that this exquisite song hasn't been  rediscovered and had the chance to penetrate the consciousness of the masses.  Both "Sunbathing" and "When It's Good" are outstanding finds, well-produced  statements packaged with care. The record was engineered and mixed by Phil  Green, former guitarist in the band Swallow, and some of the music goes into  territory explored by another great Boston jazz artist, ex-Orchestra Luna  guitarist Randy Roos, whose Mistral album has much in common with Peter Calo's  Spoonerism. The curve of a spoon and the curve of a circle reflect this sound,  which takes diverse elements from Atlanta Rhythm Section, Genesis, and other  artists, but comes up with its own uniqueness. "There's a Reason" is the only  song which has a collaborator, co-written with Elaine Davies, while the fine  musicianship of the bandmembers is on display in another instrumental, "Captain  Squirrel Cheeks." PCB, the Peter Calo Band, released another track, "Fine Line,"  on The Boston Rock Roll Anthology, Vol. 7 around this time. All of this is music  which should be made available again, and perhaps will, as journeyman Peter Calo  is an artist who many respect and appreciate.  &lt;p&gt;- Joe Viglione, All Music Guide&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Boston Rock &amp; Roll Anthology Volume #7   1987 PCB (Peter Calo Band) "Fine Line"&lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;searchlink=PCB&amp;sql=11:wcftxqrdldfe%7ET0"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;searchlink=PCB&amp;sql=11:wcftxqrdldfe~T0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Test-Pressing-Boston-R-R-Anth-7-Willie-Alexander_W0QQitemZ4834576844QQihZ017QQcategoryZ618QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Test-Pressing-Boston-R-R-Anth-7-Willie-Alexander_W0QQitemZ4834576844QQihZ017QQcategoryZ618QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cape Ann  1995&lt;a href="http://www.fye.com/Cape-Ann-Cast-Recordings_stcVVproductId2735222VVcatId459717VVviewprod.htm"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.fye.com/Cape-Ann-Cast-Recordings_stcVVproductId2735222VVcatId459717VVviewprod.htm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.music.com/release/cape_ann/1/"&gt;http://www.music.com/release/cape_ann/1/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Genre&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?query=New%20Age"&gt;New Age&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Release Date:&lt;/b&gt; 07/25/1995&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Run Time:&lt;/b&gt; 51:16&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;amp;query=Peter%20Calo"&gt;Peter  Calo&lt;/a&gt;'s delightful &lt;b&gt;instrumental&lt;/b&gt; album, &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;query=Cape%20Ann"&gt;Cape  Ann&lt;/a&gt;, was recorded in between his work on two records by &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewamgrefdata.htm?aritstId=111555"&gt;Carly Simon&lt;/a&gt;,  1994's &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;amp;query=Letters%20Never%20Sent"&gt;Letters  Never Sent&lt;/a&gt; and 1997's &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;query=Film%20Noir"&gt;Film  Noir&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewamgrefdata.htm?aritstId=65793"&gt;Simon&lt;/a&gt; says "What  a joy and what a find!" about her guitarist in the accompanying booklet, and for  fans who go all the way back to his 1982 &lt;b&gt;jazz&lt;/b&gt; group &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;amp;query=Bellvista"&gt;Bellvista&lt;/a&gt;'s  four-song EP, &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;query=The%20Painter"&gt;The  Painter&lt;/a&gt;, or 1983's &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;amp;query=Spoonerism"&gt;Spoonerism&lt;/a&gt;  by &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;query=the%20Peter%20Calo%20Band"&gt;the  Peter Calo Band&lt;/a&gt;, this is a unique and exciting setting for &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;amp;query=Calo"&gt;Calo&lt;/a&gt;.  The virtuoso guitarist brings forth creative bursts and ideas over 14 titles,  many in the four-minute range. Outside of sounds from his own voice as an  instrument on &lt;b&gt;"Candlelight"&lt;/b&gt; or &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;query=Bob%20Patton"&gt;Bob  Patton&lt;/a&gt;'s soprano sax on track four, &lt;b&gt;"Pashka,"&lt;/b&gt; the CD is filled with  bright, lightly played guitar &lt;b&gt;improvisations&lt;/b&gt;. Each melody has its own  distinct character and is very pleasant. &lt;b&gt;"The Devil's Game"&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;"Early  Sunday Bells of Summer"&lt;/b&gt; clock in at one minute and 55 seconds and one minute  and 57 seconds, respectively, the former acting as a nice bridge between longer  essays, while &lt;b&gt;"Early Sunday Bells of Summer"&lt;/b&gt; brings the CD to a close. A  photo of &lt;a class="standardurl" href="http://www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?similarType=find&amp;amp;query=Calo"&gt;Calo&lt;/a&gt;  on the rocks of Cape Ann with the water behind him reflects the easy mood of  this &lt;b&gt;new age&lt;/b&gt;/&lt;b&gt;jazz&lt;/b&gt; solo &lt;b&gt;instrumental&lt;/b&gt; album. Very pleasant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Joe Viglione, All Music Guide&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wired to The Moon  (1998)  Peter Calo&lt;a href="http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10449804&amp;menu=review"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10449804&amp;amp;menu=review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peter Calo has worked with Kate Taylor (sister of James Taylor), was musical  arranger for Carly Simon, performed on the soundtrack to the DeNiro film  Flawless, among other admirable exploits in the business of music. A journeyman  from Boston, relocated to New York City, this album is chock of full of the  smooth pop and finely crafted tunes that Calo is known for. On "Situation  Totally Insane" Calo plays mandolin, shakers, acoustic guitar, whistles, and  sings the lead and backing vocals. He sounds like one voice of the Everly  Brothers on "Memory of You" and evokes the sound of Hall &amp; Oates if they  were successful solo. "Way Up on a Mountain," the tune which starts off the CD,  "The Way You Looked," the exquisite "Full Moon Tango," the title track, and "The  Wind and the Waves" are all fascinating. In fact, these five songs make strong  candidates for appearance in film -- perhaps that is where Calo is shaping his  career. Lilting and smart pop, it's adult contemporary with spirit and soul. If  you admire Harriet Schock and Laura Nyro, Calo writes on that level. It's the  kind of music you wish Billy Joel would put out... it's more serious than Joel  and deserves to be as commercial. Calo's musicianship is so fine he could easily  crossover to other formats. "Driftwood" is simply acoustic guitar, dobro, bass,  and vocal riffs of Lauren Kinhan and Rob Markus. Ever hear bluegrass-jazz? From  the wah-wah guitar of "Guns Are Not Enough" to the final track, "I Don't Know If  It's Love," Calo does things vocally and lyrically that seem to be missing in  pop today. This is not just Triple-A format; there are more than a couple of  hits in this compact disc. ~ Joe Viglione, All Music Guide&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cowboy Song&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/cowboy-song?cat=entertainment"&gt;http://www.answers.com/topic/cowboy-song?cat=entertainment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=98374014129"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=98374014129&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cowboy Song&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul class="cdNote"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Artist:&lt;/b&gt; Peter Calo  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Flags:&lt;/b&gt; Lyrics are included with the album &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h3 class="cdNotes"&gt;Review&lt;/h3&gt;Peter Calo is known as both a jazz performer and  session man, but on Cowboy Song ("Contemporary Arrangements of Songs From the  American West") he turns his attention to traditional songs of the American  frontier. The liner notes explain that the artist was inspired by the  composition "Red River Valley," with its theme of parted lovers. Calo found many  of these tunes in a book published in 1910 by University of Texas professor &lt;a class="ilnk" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.blogger.com/topic/john-a-lomax" target="_top"&gt;John Lomax&lt;/a&gt;, as well as in poet &lt;a class="ilnk" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.blogger.com/topic/carl-sandburg" target="_top"&gt;Carl Sandburg&lt;/a&gt;'s collection The  American Songbag. What he's created is an extraordinary 13-track collection of  new interpretations of timeless melodies. Both ambitious and commendable, the  artist flavors these renditions with his impeccable timing, sparse but eloquent  instrumentation, and a sense of adventure. "Shenandoah" starts the album off,  followed by a medley of "I Ride an Ol' Paint"/"St. James Infirmary." These are  the performances with the most jazz influence, but things get decidedly more Old  West with "A Cowboy's Lament," featuring Antoine Silverman's very nice violin  work. Calo essays his thoughts on much of the material in the liner notes, and  the eight-page booklet is very detailed. The musicians attack this material as  if it is their own, and that's the beauty of Cowboy Song -- sincere reworking of  music, much of which came from a time before tape recorders. In probably the  same fashion as classical music has floated down the rivers of time, so too "Red  River Valley" is reborn with cello, violin, and Calo's acoustic guitar. "The Old  Chisholm Trail" gets a slinky, eerie treatment, with Mike Harvey's vocals and  what sounds like wah-wah meets slide guitar. The guitarist calls these "songs of  the cowboys, the way I hear them now," and his vision is itself as exciting a  find as the old sheet music that inspired him. The almost instrumental of &lt;a class="ilnk" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.blogger.com/topic/hank-williams" target="_top"&gt;Hank Williams&lt;/a&gt; "I'm So Lonesome I  Could Cry" is a far cry from &lt;a class="ilnk" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.blogger.com/topic/b-j-thomas" target="_top"&gt;B.J. Thomas&lt;/a&gt;. Mike Harvey adds only  dashes of vocal sound, blending it in with the electric guitars and violin.  "Home on the Range" plays like &lt;a class="ilnk" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));" href="http://www.blogger.com/topic/jimi-hendrix" target="_top"&gt;Jimi Hendrix&lt;/a&gt; doing an acoustic  version of his classic "Star Spangled Banner," while Calo's jazz roots invade  the country picking of "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers." "The Streets of Laredo,"  "Yellow Rose of Texas," "Jesse James," and other selections get the treatment,  and it is most enjoyable. There are lyrics to nine of the songs and even a  bibliography. A really different kind of project worthy of attention. ~ Joe  Viglione, All Music Guide&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peaceful Easy Feeling: The Music of The Eagles by Peter Calo&lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=98374017328"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=98374017328&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;All Music Guide / Barnes &amp; Noble&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; Multi-instrumentalist &lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;amp;ctr=112061"&gt;Peter  Calo&lt;/a&gt; is a familiar name to fans of &lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;ctr=69350"&gt;Carly  Simon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;amp;ctr=74302"&gt;Linda  Eder&lt;/a&gt;, and contemporary film soundtracks, here putting his energies into no  vocal takes on a dozen songs made famous by &lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;ctr=68190"&gt;the  Eagles&lt;/a&gt;, just as his &lt;i&gt;Here Comes the Sun&lt;/i&gt; disc on the same label, Rhode  Island's North Star Records, is an "instrumental tribute to &lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;amp;ctr=67732"&gt;the  Beatles&lt;/a&gt;." It's a far cry from the smooth jazz/rock of his PCB unit which  performed in Boston two decades prior to this in 1983, the artist moving into a  &lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;ctr=66256"&gt;Roger  Williams&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;amp;ctr=66241"&gt;Ferrante  &amp; Teicher&lt;/a&gt;/&lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;amp;ctr=108795"&gt;Perry  Botkin Jr.&lt;/a&gt; area with this work. Calo plays piano, banjo, lap steel, guitars,  and additional string and percussion programming with appearances by &lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;ctr=1118779"&gt;Anja  Wood&lt;/a&gt; on cello, &lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?z=y&amp;amp;ctr=119026"&gt;Clint  deGanon&lt;/a&gt; on drums, and other players all laying back and letting the popular  melodies take center stage. They succeed at supplying a pleasant and  entertaining backdrop without going overboard. That's the dilemma for fans of  Calo's work as on many of the songs he has to be technician rather than  innovator. They do embrace "One of These Nights" and create a haunting work  which pulls away from the pack, the strings taking the place of the Eagles'  backing vocals with the guitars bringing the copyright to a different time and  place. "Hotel California" gets a lovely Spanish feel as does, naturally,  "Tequila Sunrise." These tracks show the most improvisation and because of that  stand out to those who have followed Calo's work. "Lyin' Eyes," "Desperado,"  "Peaceful Easy Feeling," and "New Kid in Town" are more by-the-book -- soothing  to listen to but sticking to the program as the Eagles' own performance on "Best  of My Love" does. The band's success came from keeping it all very simple and  what is interesting here is a virtuoso like Calo holding back. It's a lovely  work that will appeal to many, though fans would be more interested in the  guitarist putting more of his creative spark into the mix as he did on his  introspective and very satisfying &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&amp;wrk=5842864"&gt;Cowboy  Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; album. &lt;i&gt;Joe Viglione&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="title"&gt;Here Comes the Sun: An Instrumental Tribute to the  Beatles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="subtitle" href="http://www.blogger.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:jvfuxql5ldfe%20"&gt;Peter Calo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=10:f9fqxqqaldfe"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=10:f9fqxqqaldfe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PETER CALO article from Arts Media Magazine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://artsmediamag.blogspot.com/2006/01/peter-calo-article.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://artsmediamag.blogspot.com/2006/01/peter-calo-article.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2 class="date-header"&gt;Wednesday, January 18, 2006&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;!-- Begin .post --&gt; &lt;div class="post"&gt;&lt;a name="113760770022387680"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;h3 class="post-title"&gt;Peter Calo Article &lt;/h3&gt; &lt;div class="post-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;PETER CALO RETURNS TO BOSTON, ORPHEUM THEATER  11/19/05&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Joe Viglione&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peter Calo was born in a small town in  Alberta Canada and moved to Boston with his family when he was in high  school, 9th grade. At that point in time he took up the guitar and within two  years or so was invited by the MIT Classical Guitar Society (founded in  1971 by Vo Ta Han) to perform a concert at Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge.  "I started out playing classical guitar, that was my first love along  with the blues and funk" the guitarist said from his home in Croton on  Hudson, New York in an interview mid-October, 2005.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By 1982 his jazz  band Bellvista released a six song E.P. followed by his own "Spoonerism" in  1983 and a track, "Fine Line", on 1985's "Boston Rock &amp; Roll Anthology  Vol. #7" (Varulven), the first real look at Calo on record performing rock  &amp;amp; roll.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With Sarah Caldwell and Leonard Bernstein in Bernstein's  masterpiece, "Mass", Peter Calo was the only person to have performed both  the singing role of the rock musician in that opera as well as playing  the guitar. "After the performance Leonard Bernstein came up and gave me a  hug as I took my bow - I'm looking for the photo of that" (in Calo's personal  archives).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A mainstay of the Boston scene, Calo was involved as an  original member of both Down Avenue (the band which had Charles Pettigrew of  Charles &amp; Eddie "Would I Lie To You" fame) and The Heavy Metal Horns.  After his stints with both groups Peter moved to New York where&lt;br /&gt;he began  doing session work, producing and eventually hooked up with Carly Simon,  beginning what is now a ten year relationship with the  legendary singer/songwriter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Calo noted, on his work with Carly:  "we've been working off and on for ten years...the first tour was 1995.   I met her in August - we did an impromptu gig." They also did a concert  taped exclusively for "Lifetime" and Calo's datebook filled up quickly. Over  the years he's performed on shows with Dobey Gray, Debbie Boone, Lesley  Gore as well as "The New York Voices", a four&lt;br /&gt;piece vocal band which toured  with Peter as part of the backing trio, performing on their 1993 GRP  album, "What's Inside", as well as their 1998 RCA disc "New York Voices  Sing The Songs Of Paul Simon".  He also worked on Carly Simon's 1994 disc  "Letter's Never&lt;br /&gt;Sent" (Arista" and her Grammy nominated 1997 disc "Film  Noir". A long-time member of the Broadway show "Hairspray"'s orchestra, he is  on their Grammy winning 2002 cast album on Sony. " He goes to bat for  the  artist when he's producing" said well-known Boston&lt;br /&gt;vocalist Pamela  Ruby Russell. "He's very inspiring, I learned so much from him. He's kind,  professional, very organized, great producer ...and a guitarmaster."  Russell also feels that Calo's&lt;br /&gt;musical vocabulary is phenomenal "because he  plays in so many genres, in so many types of music."  With so many  accolades a second opinion was needed, so Arts Media Magazine contacted New  York chanteuse Ingrid Saxon, daughter of Vaudeville star David  Sorin-Collyer&lt;br /&gt;- the man who was vocal coach to Bette Midler,   Barry Manilow, Paul Simon and so many others. "It was awesome recording  with him, he's brilliant" said Saxon - echoing Pamela Russell's sentiments  from hundreds of miles away. "Before we even went into the studio he&lt;br /&gt;came  to my voice studio with his equipment, recorded my rehearsal with Paul  Trueblood so that we could hear it back, and started giving us input. His  ears are so incredible, (and) he directed both of us. He really directed  us musically like the third set of ears, it was incredible." Saxon knows  show business, having appeared on "Ryan's Hope" and "Days Of Our  Lives" soaps, continuing with " He's very encouraging, really suportive.  Peter knows so much about the recording process - he's been on so many  sessions; he knew how to work with the engineer, work with the pro-tools.  He had every angle covered."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Along with involvement soundtrack to the  1999 Robert De Niro film "Flawless" and other movies, Calo's recorded  output is becoming voluminous - work with Linda Eder, Rosie O'Donnell, Joe  Pesci, David Osborne, Kate Taylor, Kate's nephew Ben Taylor, and, of  course, Ben's mom, Carly Simon. Which brings us back to Boston and  the Orpheum show, November 19, 2005. Peter Calo will be performing with  opener Ben Taylor - son of both James Taylor and Carly Simon, as well as with  Carly.  The songs, of course, will truly move the audience along&lt;br /&gt;with  Simon's presence (her star-power cameo in 2004's "Little Black Book" made  that movie so extra special), but Calo's signature guitar lines can't be  ignored.  In a concert with Mary Gatchell in Epping New Hampshire in May of  2005 his guitarwork fit with Gatchell's keyboards so hand-in-glove. Mary  Gatchell's "Indigo Rose" album was produced by Calo, who may tour  New&lt;br /&gt;England in 2006 with a number of his acts including opera singer  Adelmo, Ingrid Saxon, Mary Gatchell, Pamela Ruby Russell and others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With all this output his own work gets somehow lost in the shuffle.  It shouldn't. Peter Calo's "Cowboy Song" album is historical and an instant  classic that should be in libraries across the country.  The  artist recorded contemporary arrangements of songs from the American West  including "Shenandoah", "Red River Valley", and "I'm So Lonesome I Could  Cry." A big departure from his instrumental tribute albums to The Eagles  and The Beatles, two separate discs, on the North Star label, and his own  "Wired To The Moon" and "Cape Ann" albums. For more information on  this influential and important artist who worked many a Boston/Cambridge  nightclub and theater, go to&lt;a href="http://www.petercalo.com/"&gt; http://www.petercalo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://artsmediamag.blogspot.com/2006/01/70s-boston-rockers-return.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://artsmediamag.blogspot.com/2006/01/70s-boston-rockers-return.html"&gt;http://artsmediamag.blogspot.com/2006/01/70s-boston-rockers-return.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Lot of Livin' To Do  Ingrid Saxon  - Produced by Peter Calo&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3CQQWHDGTK5ZN?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3CQQWHDGTK5ZN?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin-left: -5px;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V47081849_.gif" border="0" height="12" width="64" /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ingrid Saxon's extraordinary voice&lt;/b&gt;, October 14,  2006 &lt;/div&gt;Intuition is the key element a vocalist must possess in order to move  an audience with a recorded or live performance. Ms. Saxon may have achieved  that intangible force on her own, or perhaps by osmosis as her dad, the  legendary David Sorin-Collyer, vocal coached Bette Midler, Paul Simon, Michael  Bolton, The Ramones, Melissa Manchester, Buzzy Linhart, Moogy Klingman and so  many others. Young Ingrid grew up in that environment and went on to put her  voice to children's recordings on&lt;br /&gt;the Polygram and Playskool imprints, some  produced by another legend, Bugs Bower, (credits including Burt Bacharach, Bing  Crosby, Bobby Rydell and Ingrid!). Producer Peter Calo understand's Saxon's  enormous talent and creates a mood with Paul Trueblood's piano not unlike the  sparse John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album where the accompaniment adds flavor  but the voice is allowed to work its magic. Taking on chestnuts like "Tenderly"  or Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" is a gargantuan task. The trio know the  risks and superbly reinvent these standards with this formula of bare elegance.  On contemporary standards, Melissa Manchester and Carole Bayer Sager's "Come In  From The Rain", it is without The Captain and Tennille's wonderful backing  tracks, so all that is there is the voice with the 1 AM cabaret piano and  producer creating the closing time drama. Though Saxon seems to spend more of  her time with her television work and live show, "A Lot Of Livin' To Do" is so  strong that it requires an immediate encore. Perhaps a live disc if her workload  is too demanding and if Trueblood isn't off on tour with Marianne Faithful. The  Petula Clarke medley appears on a very cool compilation disc which also features  Doris Troy, Ray Manzarek, Marty Balin and Bobby Hebb. Superb company indeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Highway of Dreams    Pamela Ruby Russell   Produced by Peter Calo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=10:jzfwxqt0ldde"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=10:jzfwxqt0ldde&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://allgame.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=10:jzfwxqt0ldde"&gt;http://allgame.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=10:jzfwxqt0ldde&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table style="width: 677px; height: 490px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="title" align="left"&gt;Review&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="author" align="right"&gt;by  Joe Viglione&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="padding-bottom: 4px;" valign="top"&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Tengo Razon," a beautiful essay, is sung in Spanish, embellished by &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:3nfqxqe5ldke"&gt;Evan Harlan&lt;/a&gt;'s accordion, which is on four of the ten tracks that embody &lt;i&gt;Highway of Dreams&lt;/i&gt; by Bostonian Pamela Ruby Russell. An album that boasts &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:3ifexqr5ld0e"&gt;Carly Simon&lt;/a&gt; guitarist and arranger &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:jvfuxql5ldfe"&gt;Peter Calo&lt;/a&gt; playing numerous instruments and co-producing, &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:wiftxqr5ldse"&gt;'Til Tuesday&lt;/a&gt; guitarist &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:knfyxqy5ldae"&gt;Robert Holmes&lt;/a&gt;, and others finds incredible unity and a truly original sound. "Avenue of Tears" combines these talents for a rather complex presence behind Russell's dominant voice. The pan flutes and charango of &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=1:ROBERTO%7CCACHIMUEL"&gt;Roberto Cachimuel&lt;/a&gt; play along the dirge-like guitar. Imagine &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:gifoxqw5ldse"&gt;Black Sabbath&lt;/a&gt; getting subdued and backing &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:hifwxqe5ldje"&gt;Marianne Faithfull&lt;/a&gt;. Comparisons will also be made to &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:wifqxqegldke"&gt;Loreena McKennitt&lt;/a&gt;, with lots of haunting keyboards, voices, and flutes finding their way into these folk-rock arrangements. &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:jvfuxql5ldfe"&gt;Calo&lt;/a&gt; is a formidable talent, and he brings so much out of Russell -- the party atmosphere of "Is There Any Love" takes the sounds &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:g9frxq85ld6e"&gt;Lulu&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:hpfuxql5ldhe"&gt;Twiggy&lt;/a&gt; were crafting in '60s pop, redefines them, and re-establishes them. Co-producer &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:h9fexqqgldfe"&gt;Bob Patton&lt;/a&gt;'s baritone saxophone comes out of nowhere on "Is There Any Love," replaced by &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=1:ANA%7CPACANOSKA"&gt;Ana Pacanoska&lt;/a&gt;'s violin, more flutes, and more accordion. This music is dense and thought-provoking, but it doesn't take away from the performance. "Sounds of the Sea" features kena, soaring solos, and &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:0xftxq8hldae"&gt;Miguel Jimenez&lt;/a&gt; on the pan flutes. Russell is a character, and her very serious music has a charm that many musicians fail to express in the recording process. "Boxcar" is a great opening, specifically the drone of "Walk Thru Fire" where "we glimpse through fire and the future." It feels like gypsies spying on a black mass listening to this tune -- incredibly moody and perceptive. There is little of the shrill homogenized Top 40 production that stops so many good records from becoming great. &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;amp;sql=11:abfuxq95ldfe"&gt;Ernesto Diaz&lt;/a&gt; plays strong gothic percussion on "Walk Thru Fire," setting up the listener for the tour de force performance: the title number. The singer walks across a roadway that reaches over water and into the stars with a full moon above her and a red rose piercing the blue. The cover is an exquisite reflection of this great song, with heavy contributions from &lt;a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=11:knfyxqy5ldae"&gt;Holmes&lt;/a&gt;. 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