Ready Reckoner CD

Ready Reckoner CD

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ready reckoner:
a table of questions. a walking into, and through.


hollow // opening prayer. to be hollowed out, emptied in order to allow a resonance, a sounding through, a sound returned.

january first // the planning stages. a setting out, admittance of a love

january third // recognition of a dissonance. an affair with the color green.

belfry ll my calling out. and then, for fear of speaking, a turning away. written in sight of a belfry, written with the words of the prophet/poet Amos in mind.
(known for writing against the disparity between the wealthy and the poor.)

too much ll near the end of the way, weary of doubt weighing in. every word is fact.
(i never wanted anyone to hear me sing it, yet it became a vessel to carry the most raw of me.)

won’t be satisfied ll a rallying to protect our home, a refusal of complacency or acceptance.

neglect ll once a song, a conversation between blue and green.
if i neglect to see, all of the blue and green, bind up my ears...  more

credits

released June 14, 2019

Ready Reckoner // Courtney Hartman


Credits:

Produced by Courtney Hartman
Engineered and Co-Produced by Shazhad Ismaily
Mixed by Tucker Martine

Courtney Hartman - Voice, Guitar
Shazhad Ismaily - Electric Bass, Synths
Bill Frisell - Guitar (Neglect)
Hannah Fidler - Electric Bass
Johanna Amaya - Percussion
Ethan Jodziewicz - Upright Bass
Jason Burger - Drums, Percussion
Sam Reider - Piano, Keys
Russell Durham - String Arrangements, Violin, Viola
Colin Stokes - Cello
Arthur Amidon - Trumpet
Doug Weiselman - Clarinets, Saxophone
Anais Mitchell - Vocal Harmony
Sam Amidon - Vocal Harmony
Aaron Roche - Vocal Harmony

Additional Engineering by Chris Botta, Jeremy MacDonald and Justin Anderson - find other engineer’s name
Additional Mixing by Shazhad Ismaily and Jon Seale
Recorded at Figure8 (Brooklyn, NY) Mason Jar Music (Brooklyn, NY) and Hive Studio (Eau Claire, WI)

All songs written and arranged by Courtney Hartman, except Hollow, written by Courtney Hartman and Maya de Vitry