Above photo courtesy of Amy "Dragonfly" Kerwin.
Bloom Where You're Planted
Released May 2017
Pat Tomasso is a singer/songwriter with a deep, smoky voice whose country, blues, jazz, gospel and Latin songs are personal stories that speak to her generation. Simpatico stands for Simply Pat Tomasso & Company.
Music can be sampled and purchased at CD Baby.
SIMPATICO
Pat Tomasso: lead and harmony vocals
Bill Conway: double bass
Tom Flammia: electric/acoustic guitar & harmony vocals
Cliff Hackford: drum set/percussion
Jim Wacker: piano, organ & harmony vocals
featuring:
Dennis Winge: electric & acoustic guitar
Craig Purpura: saxophone & flute,
Mark the Harper: harmonica
Rhonda Denet, Lisa Ferraro, Satya Franche, & Joan Indig: harmony vocals
WHAT YOU PUT IN
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2013
vocal: Pat Tomasso
piano: Jim Wacker
electric guitar: Dennis Winge
flute: Craig Purpura
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set, guiro, conga, cowbell & shaker: Cliff Hackford
THE BLUE-LINED PAGE
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2012
vocal: Pat Tomasso
piano: Jim Wacker
electic guitar: Dennis Winge
saxophone: Craig Purpura
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set: Cliff Hackford
EMPTY NEST
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2011
vocal: Pat Tomasso
acoustic & electric guitar: Tom Flammia
piano: Jim Wacker
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set, conga, guiro: Cliff Hackford
LATE BLOOMER
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2011
lead vocal: Pat Tomasso
harmony vocal: Joan Indig
acoustic & electric guitar: Tom Flammia
harmonica: Mark, the Harper
piano: Jim Wacker
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set, conga, shaker: Cliff Hackford
SISTER ANGELITA
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 1976
vocal: Pat Tomasso
piano: Jim Wacker
electric guitar: Dennis Winge
saxophone: Craig Purpura
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set: Cliff Hackford
Co-Producers: Cliff Hackford & Pat Tomasso
Engineer: Cliff Hackford
Executive Producers: Pat Tomasso & Joel Mausner
Art Design: Chris Merola/cmerola1@gmail.com
Photography: Amy Kerwin/dragonflyenterprises.us
Mastering: Cliff Hackford
Recorded, mixed & mastered at Park Hill Recording, Yonkers, NY
parkhillrecording.com
Thank you, Joel for everything.
Thank you Erin, Gideon & Tobias for your inspiration.
This album is dedicated to Kathy Tomasso Wells.
HELP ME TO LOVE HIM
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2014
lead vocal: Pat Tomasso
acoustic & electric guitar: Dennis Winge
piano & organ: Jim Wacker
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set, steel drum, timbales: Cliff Hackford
harmony vocals: Pat Tomasso, Lisa Ferraro, Satya Franche, Joan Indig
STUFF
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2013
vocal: Pat Tomasso
electric guitar: Dennis Winge
piano: Jim Wacker
double bass: Bill Conway
drums/brushes: Cliff Hackford
BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2013
lead vocal: Pat Tomasso
piano & organ: Jim Wacker
acoustic & electric guitar: Dennis Winge
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set: Cliff Hackford
harmony vocals: Rhonda Denet, Joan Indig, Lisa Ferraro,
Tom Flammia, Satya Franche, Pat Tomasso
REINVENT THE WHEEL
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2013
lead vocal: Pat Tomasso
piano: Jim Wacker
electric guitar: Dennis Winge
saxophone: Craig Purpura
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set & conga: Cliff Hackford
harmony vocals: Joan Indig, Rhonda Denet, Lisa Ferraro, Tom Flammia,
Satya Franche, Jim Wacker, Pat Tomasso
TREACHEROUS TANGO
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso © 2012
vocal: Pat Tomasso
acoustic & electric guitar: Tom Flammia
piano: Jim Wacker
double bass: Bill Conway
drum set, claves, cajon, shaker: Cliff Hackford
Above photo courtesy of Bryan Meador.
Simpatico / Simply Pat Tomasso & Company
Stacy Brunner: piano
Bill Conway: double bass
Cliff Hackford: drums/conga/djembe/tambourine/shaker
Michael Mangino: conga/cajon/tambourine/rain stick/triangle
Pat Tomasso: vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Dennis Winge: electric, slide & acoustic guitar/banjo/mandolin; harmony vocals
Pat Tomasso played piano on "Temptation".
Cliff Hackford played percussion on "Lilla's House", "Temptation", "How You Live Your Life", and "Walk Away Angry".
Michael Mangino played percussion on "Lilla's House", "I Won't See Him Again", "Brian", "Temptation", "I Love You, I Love You, I Think", and "How You Live Your Life".
Dennis Winge played acoustic guitar on "I Won't See Him Again" and "I Love You, I Love You, I Think", and shared lead vocals on "I Love You, I Love You, I Think".
Recorded at Park Hill Recording / www.parkhillrecording.com
Co-Producers: Cliff Hackford, Harley Fine and Pat Tomasso
Engineer: Harley Fine
Executive Producer: Pat Tomasso
Mastered by Atom Fellows
Album Design: Chris Merola / www.yonderdesign.com
Photography: Bryan Meador / www.bryanmeador.com; Joel Mausner
Special thanks to Stacy Brunner, Dennis Winge and Joel Mausner, whose creative ideas permeate this album.
Dedicated to the memory of Miriam & Vic Tomasso, whose love of classical music grounded me.
How You Live Your Life
Lyrics & Music by Pat Tomasso ©2011
To purchase a download of How You Live Your Life, go to http://pattomasso.bandcamp.com.
Fifty percent of the download's net proceeds to benefit the Alliance for Global Justice, a fiscal sponsor of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Video produced by Pat Tomasso © 2011
Photography by Reid & Boettcher © 2011
How You Live Your Life by Pat Tomasso © 2011 recorded at Park Hill Recording
Co-produced by Cliff Hackford, Harley Fine & Pat Tomasso
Engineer: Harley Fine
Simpatico / Simply Pat Tomasso & Company
Stay Brunner, piano
Bill Conway, bass
Cliff Hackford, drums
Michael Mangino, percussion
Pat Tomasso, vocals, acoustic guitar
Dennis Winge, electric guitar, harmony vocals