Rachel Z TRIO

Grace

(2005)

1. Protect This Child 5'59
(Rachel Z)
2. Moon In Your Hair 5'27
(Rachel Z)
3. One 7'03
(U2: Adam Clayton / 'The Edge' Dave Evans / 'Bono' Paul Hewson / Larry Mullen)
4. Grace 5'40
(Rachel Z)
5. Pain 6'37
(Rachel Z)
6. Come As You Are 6'36
(Kurt Cobain)
7. This Woman's Work 5'11
(Kate Bush)
8. Riot 6'09
(Rachel Z)
9. Joga 7'05
(Björk Gudmunsdottir / Adrian Thaws)
10. Imagine 6'59
(John Lennon)

Total Time: 62:46

  • Rachel Z – Piano, Vocals
  • Chris J. Luard - Bass, Backing Vocals on "Pain"
  • Bobbie Rae - Drums, Percussion

    Produced by David Chesky
    Recording, Editing and Mastering Engineer: Nicholas Prout
    2nd Engineer / Recording Coordinator: Richard Bonaventure Eckerle
    Musical Coordinator: Bobbie Rae
    Technical Consultant: Ben Manley
    Session Assistant: Matthew Epstein
    Project Director: Lisa Marks
    Production Assistants: Sven Philipp, Matthew Epstein, Lisa Hershfield
    Stylist: Bobbie Rae
    Photography: Janette Beckman
    Art Director: Andrij Borys

    Music Arranged by Bobbie Rae & Rachel Z
    Rachel Z played a YAMAHA C 9-foot Grand Piano

    Rachel's Ridiculously Special Thanks To - Mom, Dad, Mr. Chan, Ming, my husband and love of my life, Carolena, Jenette, Kathleen, Jeff, Anna, Larry from RADU, Adrian Mills, Mike Mainieri, Wayne Shorter, Joel Ewing, Charlie Banacos Si Peacebox Associates, ray(YODA)bmom, Fabian, & my friends and family - you rule. And Special Thanks To Peter Gabriel for giving me the opportunity to expand my vocal skills and for his artistic mentorship on The Growing Up Tour.

    Bobbie Rae Thanks Rachel, his family, Ray, Robbin, Heleane, Bobbie Jean, Ed and Mary Nicolazzo. I am blessed to have your love, strength and support. Lisa Marks for your creative input and tireless support and dedication, it is truly priceless - Rachel and I Thank You from the bottom of our hearts. The band Amplify: Joe Rodriguez, Claw, and abian. Eric Gast at FM, Mr. Chan, Ming, Elvin Rae Jones, McCoy Tyner, Trane, Buddha and Basquiat - Thanks for your eternal inspiration. I dedicate my performance to all those who still believe in love and selflessness. Good Fortune to you all. Be well. Bobbie Rae endorses VIC FIRTH Sticks, SABIAN Cymbals, PEARL Drums.

    Chris Wishes To Thank Kathy and the Dali Lama

    Z TRIO Special Thanks - Shah, the builder of the future music cathedral. All the PG fans, Marco Parisi, Dardo, Roger, Alberto, Luciano, Ìànu and Roberto, Robi, Bari, PG camp - PG, Maybh, Becks, Mel, Anna of course, Tony, Rich, DR, DT and Ged. WOW! Our promoters especially Jim, Steve, Cliff, Adrian, Pete McCrossin, The DAKOTA, Ken Shapiro, The COCONUT GROVE, Dan Melnik, Johnny Padell, Gary Walker (WBGO), Bobby Jackson, Michael Bloom, Mike Varney and TRIO. YAMAHA Pianos, KORG and KURZWEIL Keyboards and SHURE Microphones for live touring. Chesky staff - Adrian, Lisa H, Lisa M, Jeanette, Rick, Nick and David and Norm - we tove you for making this CD happen and for your talents! It is gonna be a great year.

    Recorded at St. PETERS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, New York City

    This project has been residing in mine and Bobbie's hearts for almost ten years. I was originally going po he an opera singer but I fell in love with jazz and it still consumes me. I am so elated at this opportunity to use all of my gifts and to present them here for you. Dave and Norm Chesky agreed to this by hearing just one song at the piano in their office. It was fate and it was meant to be! I am grateful to Bobbie Rae for the years invested in this concept and for his patience through each year of our devotion to music. Grace spells the beginning of a new chapter for The TRIO and our work with Chesky. I welcome you all to come with us and share this beautiful experience. Rachelz.com has the full lyrics and liner notes, Luv Z.




    1. Protect This Child

      Mother moon orion sky
      Protect this child although she lied
      She did not know what she was running from
      She did not know why she was hiding

      Corn with treasures from the sun
      But she feared she might be the one
      She did not know what she was running to
      She did not know why she was crying
    Chorus:

    Away,away
    Take me away
    Protect this child
    Away,away
    Show me the way to be myself
    Away


      Radiant her golden breath
      Innocence
      Could be her death
      She did not know what she was running to
      She did not know why she was silent

      Diva dies the game is through
      And now it's i who must be true
      I did not know what i was running from
      I did not know why i was crying
      I did not know what i was running from
      I did not know why i was hiding
    Away,away
    Forgive this child
    Away away
    Show me the way
    To free myself
    Away ...

    2. Moon In Your Hair

      I give to you my sweet love and my trust on this nite
      Cause I love you soi much
      It doesnt matter what happens tommorow in the light
      Cause I love you this much
      I'm only looking for love to be pure when we touch i feel that beauty of yours
    Chorus:

    I love the moon in your hair the majical air of you my light my love
    I breathe your majical sky dont really know why i love you this much
    I love the moon in your hair the majical air of you my light my love
    I breathe your majical sky
    No one compares to you


      I give to you all the wisdom i've found in this life
      Cause I love you so much
      I want to hold you without having rights to your life
      Cause I want you this much
      I'm only looking for love to be oure when we touch i feel that body of yours
    Chorus
      If you should say that you don't want me- i would cry
      Cause I love you so much
      Out i would still try to love unconditionally
      Cause I love you so much
      I'm only looking for love to be real
      When we touch i feel that body of yours
    Chorus
      Cause I love you this much
    (Dedicated to Roberto and Manu for your wedding may you have many happy years of love and light !)

    3. One

      instrumental

    4. Grace

      Softly I tread on hollowness
      My body ignorant of this
      How did this happen to me
      How did I lose my grace and
      I taste it
      Wont swallow
      The heroin of emptiness
      How did this come upon me again again
    Chorus:

    This ocean so violent as I seem calm from afar
    This siren compliant
    With deadly waters of thought
    I only know that in the morning as I touch your skin
    I touch your grace
    That holy place that I miss



      I thought I knew all that was you
      All that lie in your faith in me
      How did you strip this from me
      How did I lose my face and
      A psalm of hope a psalm of skin
      I crucify the numb within
      How did this come upon me again again

      This ocean so violent
      As I seem calm from afar
      This siren compliant
      With deadly waters of though
      I dont know
      How I came
      To be like you my friend now
      I only know that in the morning as I touched your skin
      I touched my grace that holy place that I miss
      you
      ~---<>---

      For those who loved for those who died
      For those whose love has not survived
      Dont ever lose your faith
      Dont ever lose your grace

    5. Pain

    RAP:

    Its a pain it a pain it a difficult pain ohhh

      Why can't I be
      Rivers so deep
      Dreaming of he
      Empty as me
      Why must I run
      Run from my free
      Freedom to think
      Think only me

      Why must I be
      Rivers so deep
      Dreaming of he
      Empty as me

      Forever to never
      I am more than this
      Forever to never
      I am more than this

      Its a pain its a pain its a difficult pain ohh etc...

      Now I must be
      Rivers so deep
      Deeply I breath
      Breath only me
      Blinded these eyes
      Eyes burned by sun
      Sun of your lies
      Melted by love
    Chorus:

    Forever to never I am more than this
    Forever to never I am more than this

    BRIDGE
      Cut off my left arm rather than be strong
      I did'nt know you would lie
      I didn't see it this time
      I died for your cake
      I made a mistake
      I lost everything

      Broken these bones
      Bones made of sand
      Sand in the wind
      Gone with your hand
      Mouth me one kiss
      Mouth me no lie
      Now i forgive
      Thus now I try

      Spoken my fears
      Fears turned to fire
      Now let me be
      Your instrument of peace

    6. Come As You Are

      instrumental

    7. This Woman's Work

      Oooh

      Pray God you can cope
      I stand outside
      This woman's work
      This woman's world
      Oh it's hard on the man
      Now his part is over
      Now starts the craft of the father

      I know you've got a little life in you left
      I know you've got a lotta strength left
      I know you've got a little life in you left
      I know you've got a lotta strength left
      I should be cryin' but I just can't let it show
      I should be hopin' but I can't stop thinkin'
      All the things we should've said that are never said
      All the things we should've done that we never did
      All the things we should've given, but I didn't
      Oh darlin', make it go
      Make it go away

    8. Riot

      What if darkness failed you tonight
      What if you unraveled your life
      What if you began to feel again what if you lost your heart and then
      What if you became undone

      What if dreams unveiled you tonight
      What if you believed this was right
      What if you began to feel
      The things that you have never revealed
      What if you became
      A man tonight

      Riots rage
      Across your heart
      Gently rocks the dark

      What if darkness failed you tonight
      What if you began to walk the light
      What if you becan to feel again
      What if you lost your heart again
      What if you became
      Undone
      One to one

      What if you lost yourself in she
      What if you found yourself- believe
      What if you found yourself -set free
      What if you lost yourself in me ...???

    9. Joga

      instrumental

    10. Imagine

      Imagine there's no heaven,
      It's easy if you try,
      No hell below us,
      Above us only sky,
      Imagine all the people
      living for today...

      Imagine there's no countries,
      It isnt hard to do,
      Nothing to kill or die for,
      No religion too,
      Imagine all the people
      living life in peace ...

      Imagine no possesions,
      I wonder if you can,
      No need for greed or hunger,
      A brotherhood of man,
      Imagine all the people
      Sharing all the world ...

      You may say I'm a dreamer,
      but I'm not the only one,
      I hope some day you'll join us,
      And the world will live as one.

      Writen by: John Lennon
      © Bag Productions Inc.