Napoleon

Napoleon

Track Listings

1. You're Famous Baby

2. Flying V

3. Handsomely

4. Who's Your Daddy Now

5. Washington

6. Man's Way Out

7. Tell Me Lies

8. Come on With It Leigh

9. Valentines and Rosaries

10. Burn Like a Mother

11. Anniversary

12. Linda Blair

13. Till You Know Who You Are

14. Everyone Must Come Home One Day

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
If you judge a man by the company he keeps, Nicholas Tremulis is a very interesting man indeed. Over the years, Tremulis has worked, played and recorded with Keith Richards, Billy Corgan, Bonnie Raitt, Maceo Parker, Rick Danko, Marianne Faithfull and beat poet Gregory Corso, to name but a few. And a listen to his music makes it obvious why such luminaries keep company with him.

The son of a jazz pianist father and blues singer mother, Chicago hometown hero Tremulis cut his teeth playing in bands from the age of 13 and jamming with legends like Mighty Joe Young before stepping to the forefront with the Nicholas Tremulis Band, a 13-piece rock, R&B and pop powerhouse that became the Windy City's favorite party band for the smart set. "From the beginning, I always saw music as this broad canvas, so it's only natural that I like to mix things together," says Tremulis.

A tape of the band's music caught the ear of Chris Blackwell, who signed Tremulis to Island Records. Two albums of critically-acclaimed powerhouse R&B followed, 1987's Nicholas Tremulis and More Than The Truth two years later, featuring such stellar guests as Raitt, Parker, Ivan Neville and blues harmonica legend Sugar Blue. Tremulis pared down to a small combo for an indie EP featuring Corso, King Of The Hill, and an album collaboration with the poet, Bloody Show. On 1999's In Search of Woodfoot, Tremulis forged a union of visionary rock and his deep roots that featured the final recordings of one of his heroes, The Band's Rick Danko.

During the late 1990s, Tremulis launched The Waltz, his yearly benefit to help homeless teens that has featured such stars appearing with the Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra as Faithfull, Corgan, Steve Earle, Ian Hunter, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and Bun E. Carlos, Ronnie Spector, Graham Parker, Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy, David Johansen, Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, Robbie Fulks, Jon Langford, famed composer David Amran and others. A video of the debut gala, The First Waltz, was nationally released by Palm Pictures. The concerts also prompted the Chicago Tribune to crown Tremulis "The Waltz King" for the ways the NTO performs "blues, funk, jazz, film scores, gospel and rock with finesse and a sure feel for the groove."

Recent years have also seen the NTO join Los Lobos at Buddy Guy's Legends for a night of acoustic blues and stage a blues benefit that featured Johansen and Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin with the band. As well, Tremulis has worked on recordings with Richards and Corgan.

Now, with Napoleon, Tremulis shows how adept he has become at naturally fusing his considerable musical loves and knowledge into a wondrously cohesive pop music package. "With all the talk of rock dying out due to its own lack of inventiveness," observes All Music Guide, "maybe the powers that be oughta give the Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra a listen." And so should you.

Product Description
Napoleon, the new album from the Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra, seamlessly travels through the rock concert hall, soul dance party, Crescent City fete, late night jazz lounge, rollicking blues bar, and sharp-witted poetry slam. And all with a popular rock'n'roll vision that rests on a foundation of the finest musical traditions. Produced by Rob Frabroni, known for his work with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Band and Eric Clapton, Napoleon blends contemporary elan with a rich historicity into a colorful and beguiling listening experience. From the evocative flash-card imagery of "You're Famous Baby" to the seductive strains of his collaboration with Alejandro Escovedo and Ivan Neville, "Till You Know Who You Are," it's a modern musical tour de force that reflects the sum of its maker's considerable musical background and gifts.

Napoleon,Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra,Texas Music Group,Pop,R&B,Rock,Rock/Pop

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