The President (album)

Dinner at Eight is an album by American keybordist and composer Wayne Horvitz recorded in 1985 and released on the German Dossier label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars stating "several of the compositions tend to linger quite pleasantly in one's memory".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Horvitz except as indicated

1. "Dinner at Eight" - 1:45
2. "This New Generation" - 3:26
3. "3 Questions" - 2:36
4. "Conjunction for C.B." - 2:30
5. "True" - 2:51
6. "Extra Extra" (Horvitz, Doug Wieselman) - 3:31
7. "In Fields They Lay" - 2:40
8. "Second Line" - 4:12
9. "Danced All Night" - 2:32
10. "These Hard Times" - 4:15
11. "Reprise for C.B." - 3:20

Personnel

• Wayne Horvitz - keyboards, drum programming, harmonica
• Elliott Sharp - guitar
• Doug Wieselman - tenor saxophone, rhythm guitar
• Bill Frisell - guitar
• Bobby Previte - drums, drum programming, keyboards
• Dave Hofstra - electric bass, tuba

Additional Musicians:

• Robin Holcomb - keyboards (track 8)
• Jim Mussen - Emulator drums operation
• Nica - vocals (track 6)
• Jon Rose - unintentional cello (track 8)

References