''Union Cafe'' is the fifth and final studio album by the

Penguin Cafe Orchestra The Penguin Cafe Orchestra (PCO) were an avant-pop band led by English guitarist Simon Jeffes. Co-founded with cellist Helen Liebmann, it toured extensively during the 1980s and 1990s. The band's sound is not easily categorized, having elemen ...

, released in 1993 under the Zopf label. The album was originally released only as a CD and cassette. It was never released on vinyl until 2017, when a double LP edition was finally released under the Erased Tapes label to commemorate the 20th anniversary since Simon Jeffes' passing.

Track listing

All music composed by

Simon Jeffes Simon Harry Piers Jeffes (19 February 1949 – 11 December 1997) was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the primary performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He was the composer of the ballet ''Sti ...

except as indicated. #"Scherzo And Trio" – 6:55 #"Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)" – 7:15 #"Nothing Really Blue" – 5:17 #"Cage Dead" – 4:33 #"Vega" – 10:20 #"Yodel 3" – 3:25 #"Organum" – 3:47 #"Another One From Porlock" – 2:58 #"Thorn Tree Wind" – 3:14 #"Silver Star Of Bologna" – 4:05 #"Discover America" ''(Traditional)'' – 3:02 #"Pythagoras On The Line" – 1:50 #"Kora Kora" – 3:04 #"Lie Back And Think Of England" – 4:21 #"Red Shorts" – 4:06 #"Passing Through" – 5:28

Personnel

*Khakberdy Allamurdov – drums *Barbara Bolte – cor Anglais *Belinda Bunt - violin *

Roger Chase Roger Chase (born in London in 1953) is a British violist who currently teaches at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Life Roger Chase was born in London and studied under Bernard Shore (with occasional lessons fr ...

– viola soloist *Paul Cullington – bass *Steve Fletcher – piano *Roger Garland – violin *

Wilf Gibson Wilfred Gibson (28 February 1942 — 21 October 2014) was an English violinist, session musician, and early member of the Electric Light Orchestra. Early life Wilfred Gibson was born on 28 February 1942 in Dilston, Northumberland. He received ...

– violin *Roy Gillard – violin *Tim Good – violin *

– arranger, bass, cuatro, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, omnichord, percussion, piano, Prophet 5, viola, violin *Paul Kegg – cello *

Nigel Kennedy Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is an English violinist and violist. His early career was primarily spent performing classical music, and he has since expanded into jazz, klezmer, and other music genres. Early life and background Kenn ...

– violin *Patrick Kiernan – violin *Boguslav Kostecki – violin *Kurban Kurbanov – accordion *

Chris Laurence Chris Laurence (born 6 January 1949) is an English musician. Born in London, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and primarily works with jazz and classical music. In the classical world he was principal double bass with th ...

– bass *

Helen Liebmann Helen Liebmann was a founding member (along with Simon Jeffes) of the avant garde music group Penguin Cafe Orchestra in 1973. A cellist, she studied at the Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the olde ...

– cello, soloist *Martin Loveday – cello *Ian Maidman – bass, percussion *Rita Manning – violin *Peter McGowan – violin *

James McLeod James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

– violin *Peter Oxer – violin *Tony Pleeth – cello *Neil Rennie – ukulele * Geoffrey Richardson – cello, clarinet, viola *Sabir Rizaev – clarinet, soprano saxophone * George Robertson – viola * Roger Smith – cello *Stephen Tees – viola *

Kathryn Tickell Kathryn Tickell, OBE, DL (born 8 June 1967) is an English musician, noted for playing the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle. Music career Early life Kathryn Tickell was born in Walsall, then in Staffordshire, to parents who originated from N ...

– Northumbrian smallpipes *

Naná Vasconcelos Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician wi ...

– clay pot *

Annie Whitehead Lena Annie Whitehead (born 16 July 1955 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an English jazz trombone player. Career Whitehead learned the trombone in high school and participated in rock and jazz bands. When she was 16, she left school to become ...

– trombone *Barry Wilde – violin *Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin – viola *

Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...

– soloist, violin

References

{{Authority control 1993 albums Penguin Cafe Orchestra albums Albums produced by Simon Jeffes