tracks

Overture
Joe Lieberman Reads John F. Kennedy
Ask Not - Kennedy
Deepak Chopra Reads Jawaharlal Nehru
Spoken At Midnight - Nehru
William Vanden Heuvel Reads Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Four Freedoms - Roosevelt
Douglas Brinkley Reads Ronald Reagan
Tear Down This Wall - Reagan
David Miliband Reads Winston Churchill
The Deliverance - Churchill
Glenn Close Reads Aung San Suu Kyi
Water In Cupped Hands - Suu Kyi
Sam Waterston Reads Lyndon B. Johnson
The American Promise - Johnson
Andrew Young Reads Nelson Mandela
The Time For The Healing Of The Wounds - Mandela
Overture
Ask Not - Kennedy
Spoken At Midnight - Nehru
The Four Freedoms - Roosevelt
Tear Down This Wall - Reagan
This Deliverance - Churchill
Water In Cupped Hands - Suu Kyi
The American Promise - Johnson
The Time For The Healing Of The Wounds - Mandela

notes

Presidential Suite was recorded at Varis Leichtman Studio, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, NY on September 14, 2014.
Additional recording:
William vanden Heuvel - July 22, 2014
Glenn Close - November 3, 2014
Sam Waterston - July 19, 2015
Andrew Young - June 21, 2016
Deepak Chopra - October 10, 2014
Joe Lieberman - November 3, 2014
David Miliband - February 12, 2015
Douglas Brinkley - January 15, 2016

Packaged in oversized gatefold cardboard sleeve with 40-page booklet.
CD1 contains the spoken word readings and musical pieces. CD2 contains the same musical pieces without the spoken word recordings.

credits

Alto Saxophone, Flute, Alto Flute – Sherman Irby
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone – Charles Pillow
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Paul Nedzela
Cameraman [Videography] – Jordan Welner, Josh Robertson (2), Yasunari Rowan
Co-producer – Adam Inselbuch, Michael Fricklas, Scott Jacobson (4)
Co-producer [Assistant Producer] – Ben Gundersheimer, David Longoria, Dennis Sy, Dorie Clark, Grant Maloy Smith, Julian Weller, Kenya Autie, Laura Dickinson, Lori Henriques, Nicolas Rodriguez-Brizuela, Oscar Autie, Paul Avgerinos
Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Camille Zamora, Jose Garcia (14), R.P. Eddy, Ryan Bethea, Ryan Holiday, Saad Khan
Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Ted Nash
Cowbell – Ansel Scholl (tracks: 1-17, 2-9)
Design [Package Design], Illustration – Rebecca Meek
Drums, Percussion – Ali Jackson
Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass – Carlos Henriquez
Executive-Producer – Kabir Sehgal
Guest, Soloist, Baritone Saxophone – Joe Temperley (tracks: 1-11, 2-6)
Guest, Soloist, Trumpet – Wynton Marsalis (tracks: 1-15, 2-8)
Liner Notes – Douglas Brinkley, Kabir Sehgal
Mastered By – Doug Schwartz
Percussion – Zach Adleman (tracks: 1-13, 2-7)
Photography By – Frank Stewart (2), Josh Robertson (2), Yasunari Rowan
Piano – Dan Nimmer
Producer – Alexandre Walser, Douglas Brinkley, Herschel Garfein, Kabir Sehgal, Robert Allen (20)
Producer [Senior Producer] – Jana Herzen
Product Manager [Project Manager], Public Relations [Publicity] – Jana La Sorte
Recorded By, Mixed By, Engineer – Rob Macomber
Technician [Recording Assistant] – Jelli Dorman
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute – Victor Goines
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet – Walter Blanding
Trombone – Chris Crenshaw, Elliot Mason
Trombone [Lead] – Vince Gardner,
Trumpet – Greg Gisbert, Kenny Rampton, Marcus Printup
Trumpet [Lead] – Ryan Kisor

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ted Nash
Licensed To – Motéma Music LLC
Copyright (c) – Motéma Music LLC
Recorded At – Varis Leichtman Studio
Mastered At – Mulholland Music

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