''Intersections (1985–2005)'' is a 4-CD and DVD retrospective boxed set by Bruce Hornsby. The tracks are a mixture of previously unreleased live recordings, unreleased studio recordings, and album cuts. The boxed set's title emphasizes the large number of musical collaborations Hornsby has embarked upon during his career, as evidenced by the list of collaborators below. The discs are thematically broken into three categories: "Top 90 Time", "Solo Piano, Tribute Records, Country-Bluegrass, Movie Songs," and "By Request (Favorites and Best Songs)" (two CDs). A full third of the music is previously unreleased; many familiar tracks are presented as unreleased live versions rather than the original studio recordings, and the majority of the remaining tracks are from single b-sides, collaborations and/or tribute albums and movie soundtracks. Some noteworthy collaborations include a piano-and-

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duet with

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and a performance with

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's " Comfortably Numb." The set also offers a number of excellent examples of Hornsby's re-inventiveness with his own compositions, particularly in a live setting, for instance three different versions of “The Valley Road” are included—a live "bluesy funk" version with the Noise Makers, a

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-winning bluegrass version with the

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, and "a loose and sloppy but totally grooving boogie" take with the Grateful Dead. Critics have said that Hornsby's particular integrations of different musical genres, and his passion for reinventing his own compositions, create a kind of music many might "never hear" otherwise as it is "a kind of music no one else is making." "Song H" was a new composition that was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental at the

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Track listing

:''All songs written by Bruce Hornsby, except where noted.'' :(*) ''denotes previously unreleased live version'' :(**) ''denotes previously unreleased track''

Disc one: "Top 90 Time"'

#" The Way It Is" * #"

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" (w/ J. Hornsby) * #" The Valley Road" (w/ J. Hornsby) * #" Jacob's Ladder" (w/ J. Hornsby) * #"Nobody There But Me" (w/ Haden / J. Hornsby) * #" The End of Innocence" (w/ Henley) * #"Look out Any Window" (w/ J. Hornsby) * #"Across the River" (w/ J. Hornsby) * #"Lost Soul" * #"Fields of Gray" > "That's Where It's At" (Alexander / Cooke) * #"Walk in the Sun" #"Gonna Be Some Changes Made" * #"Dreamland"

Disc two: "Solo Piano, Tribute Records, Country-Bluegrass, Movie Songs"

#"Song A" #"Song B" #"Song C" #"Song D" #"Variations on Swan Song & Song D" #"Song F" #"Song H" ** #"Barcelona Mona" #"Backhand" (Jarrett) #" Jack Straw" (Hunter, Weir) #"Madman Across the Water" (

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) #"Darlin' Cory" (traditional) #"The Valley Road" (w/ J. Hornsby) – bluegrass version #"Crown of Jewels" * #"Big Stick" #"The Valley Road" (w/ J. Hornsby) – performed live with the Grateful Dead * #"Hop / Skip and Jump" (Coleman) ** #"Love Me Still" (w/ Stevens) * #"Shadowland"

Disc three: "By Request" (Favorites and Best Songs)

#"The Show Goes On" * #"Barren Ground" (w/ J. Hornsby) #"A Night on the Town" (w/ J. Hornsby) * #"Talk of the Town" * #"Rainbow's Cadillac" #"Pastures of Plenty" #"Spider Fingers" > " Tempus Fugit" (Powell) * #"White Wheeled Limousine" > "Long Black Veil" (Dill / Wilkin) * #"King of the Hill" > "Twelve Tone Tune" (Evans) > "Mystery Train" (Parker / Phillips) *

Disc four: "By Request" Part 2

#"Resting Place" #"Preacher in the Ring, Part I" #"Preacher in the Ring, Part II" #"Fortunate Son" > " Comfortably Numb" (

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)" * #"Sneaking Up on Boo Radley" * #"Shadowhand" * #"Sticks & Stones" * #"The Chill" #"The Good Life" #"What the Hell Happened" #"Hooray for Tom" #"Candy Mountain Run" *

DVD

#"The Way It Is"

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#"The Valley Road" music video #"Look out Any Window" music video #"Defenders of the Flag" music video #"Across the River" music video #"Talk of the Town" music video #"Fields of Gray" music video #"Walk in the Sun" music video #"Swing Street" music video #"Go Back to Your Woods w/

Robbie Robertson Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson, OC (born July 5, 1943), is a Canadian musician. He is best known for his work as lead guitarist and songwriter for the Band, and for his career as a solo recording artist. With the deaths of Richard Manuel in ...

#"Barcelona Mona" w/

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#"Love Me Still" w/

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...

#"The Valley Road" w/

#"The Mighty Quinn" (

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

) w/

B. B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimm ...

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...

#"They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) (as

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) #"Comfortably Numb" (Gilmour, Waters) w/Roger Waters #"Imagine" (

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

) #"Another Day" #"The Tide Will Rise" w/

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progre ...

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...

#"Talk of the Town" w/

Gregory Hines Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for '' Wolfen'' (1981), '' The Cotton C ...

#"Star-Spangled Banner (Key)" w/Branford Marsalis #"Gonna Be Some Changes Made" #"Candy Mountain Run"

"Cast of Characters"

* Bruce Hornsby *

* Shawn Colvin * Bill Evans *

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

* Big Chief Bo Dollis *

Levon Helm Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. H ...

* David Hollister *

Steve Kimock Steve Kimock (born October 5, 1955) is an American rock guitarist. He was a member of San Francisco Bay Area bands Zero and KVHW. His tone and some of his playing approach has been compared to Jerry Garcia, who was a friend of his, and he has ...

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...

* Levi Little *

* The Meters *

* The Noise Makers *

* The Range *

* Ricky Skaggs * Frank Vincent *

Musicians

* Bruce Hornsby * John "J. T." Thomas * Bobby Read * J. V. Collier * Doug Derryberry * Sonny Emory * R. S. Hornsby * George Marinelli *

John Molo John Molo (born December 5, 1953, Bethesda, Maryland) is an American rock and jazz drummer and percussionist. He has played with a variety of bands, combos, and soloists. Best known for being the drummer for Bruce Hornsby and the Range, he has a ...

* Joe Puerta *

* Shawn Murphy * Laura Creamer-Dunville * Shawn Colvin *

Jimmy Haslip James Robert Haslip (born December 31, 1951) is an American bass guitarist who was a founding member of the jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets, which he left in 2012. He was also an early user of the five-string electric bass. Early life and ...

* Levi Little * David Hollister * John Paris *

Robert Brookins Robert Brookins (October 7, 1962 – April 15, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, producer and musician. Brookins was a member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He also worked with artists such as George Duke, Stephanie Mills, Stanley Clark ...

* Lloyd Jones * Woody Green * Ralph Payne *

* Theodore 'Bo' Dollis * Tim Green * Clarence Johnson * Reginald Houston *

Craig Klein Bonerama is a brass funk rock band from New Orleans. Bonerama was formed in 1998 by trombone players Mark Mullins and Craig Klein, who, from 1990

* Jason Marsalis * Percy Miller * Joshua Paxton * Matt Perrine * Stuart Duncan * Mark Fain * Kim Fleming * Bob Bailey * Vickie Hampton * Clay Hess * Jim Mills * Ricky Skaggs * Jeff Hanna * Jimmy Ibbotson * Jimmie Fadden * Bob Carpernter *

Jerry Douglas Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. Career In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he has ...

Roy Huskey Jr. Roy Milton Huskey (December 17, 1956 – September 6, 1997) was a prominent American upright bass player in country music from Nashville, Tennessee. Huskey performed alongside musicians such as Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Vince Gi ...

* Bernie Leadon * Mark O'Conner * Randy Scruggs * Terry Burell * Rodney Denton * John Tracy *

Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

* Bill Kreutzmann *

Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of ...

Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead ...

* Vince Welnick *

* Bonny Bonaparte * John Bigham *

Jean McClain Jean McClain (born March 8, 1953), better known as Pepper Mashay, is an American soul, house and dance music singer-songwriter who has had success as a touring and studio performer. Early life McClain grew up in Muncie, Indiana. Growing up, h ...

* John D'earth * Glen Wilson *

* Debbie Henry * Matt Chamberlain * Kyle Davis * John Leventhal * John Pierce * Michael Baker * David Bendeth * Steve Kimock

References

Bruce Hornsby albums 2006 compilation albums Legacy Recordings compilation albums 2006 live albums Music video compilation albums Legacy Recordings live albums {{DEFAULTSORT:Intersections (1985-2005)