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The Disappearing Man: Cloud City Sessions

by Jahn Sood

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St. Louis (Ensemble) 05:18
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2.
The Circus Is Coming (feat. Jeremy Morse) 00:29
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The Disappearing Man (feat. Mike Longo) 02:31
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Sara (feat. Katie Melby and Jason SweetTooth Williams) 03:30
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Escape Artist (feat. Luke Wygodny) 03:48
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Rockefeller Steel (feat. Luke Wygodny and Mary Kate Morrissey) 01:29
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Smoking (feat. Mary Kate Morrissey) 02:00
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Tough Luck (feat. Luke Wygodny) 04:12
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Soldiers (feat. Jeremy Morse) 01:57
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The Magician's Lovely Assistant (feat. Mary Kate Morrissey) 02:57
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I Won't Be Back (feat. Katie Melby and Luke Wygodny) 03:16
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Whiskey Blues (feat. Mike Longo and Jason SweetTooth Williams) 03:06
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All Gone (feat. Andrew Lynch) 01:10
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Arms (feat. Mike Longo, Mary Kate Morrissey and Luke Wygodny) 03:03
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Jumping Jack (feat. Jason SweetTooth Williams, Jeremy Morse and Katie Melby) 02:38
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Existential Declaration (Ensemble) 03:38
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Old No. 22 (feat. Mike Longo and Mary Kate Morrissey) 04:21
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about

Jahn Sood’s THE DISAPPEARING MAN is a new folk opera that takes place backstage at a small-time circus in 1936. A magician and his lovely assistant fight to break free of the roles they’ve always played and start anew while the rest of the acrobats and clowns fight to keep the train on the tracks.

In January 2014, the Musical Theatre Factory mounted a showcase production at Cloud City, a Brooklyn factory converted into a performance space, theater and gallery.

The show ran for 10 performances directed by Shakina Nayfack, arranged and music directed by Brian Cavanagh-Strong and featured an amazing cast and orchestra including: Mike Longo, Mary Kate Morrissey, Jason “SweetTooth” Williams, Luke Wygodny, Katie Melby, Andrew Lynch, Jeremy Morse, Jeremy Yaddaw, Lizzie Hagsdedt, Brian Cavanagh-Strong and Jahn Sood; Lighting Design by Robert Brown, Set design by Adam Rigg, Costume design by Deanna Rose Friedman, and Stage Management by Cait Weisensee. The pre-show circus featured an expert team of acrobats, clowns, gypsies, folk musicians and circus enthusiasts including: Rachael Shane (an aerialist), Bathtub Jen and her Henchmen (a band of vaudevillians), Nelson Lugo the Charming Trickster, Becca Bernard (a clown), Tanya Solomon (a clown), Matthew Holtzclaw (a magician), Baker the Fakir (a magician), Amazing Amy (a contortion dancer), Rose Hips and Ships (a band), Gorgas (an aerialist).

After the sold out run in Brooklyn we took the clowns into the studio to lay down these tracks. While a musical is an ever evolving creature that changes in time, a record is a snapshot of one time and place—a little artifact of an event. This record is snapshot of the magic that happened at Cloud City. Hopefully it will keep you warm when the whiskey’s gone.

credits

released December 6, 2014

All songs written by Jahn Sood
Except Old No. 22 by Jahn Sood and Ezra Furman
All songs recorded and mixed by Jahn Sood in New York, NY.
All songs arranged by Brian Cavanagh-Strong.

This album features performances by:
Jason SweetTooth Williams as Andrew Bellows, The Ringmaster
Mike Longo as Jim Plaster, The Disappearing Man
Mary Kate Morrissey as Sara, The Magician's Lovely Assistant
Luke Wygodny as Jumping Jack the Acrobat
Katie Melby as Daphne the Lion Tamer
Jeremy Morse as Harvey the Clown
Andrew Lynch as Lloyd the Other Clown
Lizzie Hagstedt as Melanie the Human Cannonball (Bass)
Jeremy Yaddaw as Francois the Sword Swallower (Drums)
Brian as Clyde the Cavanagh-Strongest Man Alive (Piano)
Jahn Sood as Geronimo the One-Legged Cyclist (Guitars)

This album was recorded following the showcase production of THE DISAPPEARING MAN at Cloud City Brooklyn in January 2014, which was directed by Shakina Nayfack and produced by Musical Theatre Factory.

Cover photos by Micah Joel Nordvedt
Cover design by Jahn Sood

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Jahn Sood is a songwriter, impresario and colored-pencil wielder who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

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