A Retrospective (Pink Martini album)

File:Pink Martini - 2012 Savannah Music Festival.jpg performing in 2012]]A Retrospective contains twenty-one tracks totaling more than seventy minutes in length, some of which were previously unreleased.{{Cite news|url=http://www.knoxville.com/news/2011/nov/08/knoxville-music-pink-martini-saori-yuki-review/?print=1|title='Tuned In' review: Japan's Saori Yuki gets a taste of Pink Martini on '1969'|first=Chuck|last=Campbell|date=November 8, 2011|access-date=December 17, 2011|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|oclc=12008657|location=Knoxville, Tennessee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406124018/http://www.knoxville.com/news/2011/nov/08/knoxville-music-pink-martini-saori-yuki-review/?print=1|archive-date=April 6, 2012|url-status=live}} Tracks originally appearing on the group's 1997 debut album Sympathique include Manuel Jiménez's "¿Donde Estas Yolanda?", "La Soledad", "Sympathique", "Que Sera Sera" by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, and "Amado Mio".{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/sympathique-bonus-track-r930623|title=Sympathique|access-date=December 16, 2011|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204053031/http://www.allmusic.com/album/sympathique-bonus-track-r930623|archive-date=December 4, 2011|url-status=live}} "Hang On Little Tomato", "Una Notte a Napoli", "Anna (El Negro Zumbón)", "Lilly" and "Aspettami" first appeared on Hang On Little Tomato (2004).{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/hang-on-little-tomato-r706323/review|title=Hang on Little Tomato|access-date=December 16, 2011|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|first=Heather|last=Phares|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204052919/http://www.allmusic.com/album/hang-on-little-tomato-r706323/review|archive-date=December 4, 2011|url-status=live}} The group's 2007 album Hey Eugene! included the song of the same name; similarly, "Splendor in the Grass" was the title track of the 2009 album of the same name.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/hey-eugene-r1031686/review|title=Hey Eugene!|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=December 16, 2011|first=Jeff|last=Tamarkin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204052926/http://www.allmusic.com/album/hey-eugene-r1031686/review|archive-date=December 4, 2011|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/splendor-in-the-grass-r1646264/review|title=Splendor in the Grass|first=Heather|last=Phares|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=December 16, 2011}} The samba-influenced version of "Auld Lang Syne" was the final track on Pink Martini's 2010 holiday album Joy to the World.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/joy-to-the-world-r2020659/review|title=Joy to the World|first=Heather|last=Phares|access-date=December 16, 2011|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225063148/http://www.allmusic.com/album/joy-to-the-world-r2020659/review|archive-date=December 25, 2010|url-status=live}} 1969, the collaborative album with Saori Yuki first released in October 2011,{{cite web |url=http://pinkmartini.com/discography/nineteensixtynine/ |title=1969 |publisher=Pink Martini |access-date=December 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209120721/http://pinkmartini.com/discography/nineteensixtynine/ |archive-date=December 9, 2011 }} included Jorge Ben Jor's "Mas que Nada".{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/1969-r2294759|title=1969|access-date=December 16, 2011|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009101917/http://www.allmusic.com/album/1969-r2294759|archive-date=October 9, 2011|url-status=live}}

"Moon River", originally by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, and "The Man with the Big Sombrero" were previously unreleased.{{cite web|url=http://pinkmartini.com/discography/retrospective/ |title=A Retrospective |access-date= December 16, 2011 |publisher=Pink Martini |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209121102/http://pinkmartini.com/discography/retrospective/ |archive-date=December 9, 2011 }} "Moon River" featured guest vocals by director Gus Van Sant, marking his singing debut.{{cite news|url=http://www.theaureview.com/news/pink-martini-announces-new-album-a-retrospective-to-be-released-in-november|title=Pink Martini announces new album A Retrospective to be released in November|first=Andrew|last=Wade|date=October 16, 2011|access-date=December 17, 2011|work=The AU Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232701/http://www.theaureview.com/news/pink-martini-announces-new-album-a-retrospective-to-be-released-in-november|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://oregonmusicnews.com/2011/09/19/pink-martini-releases-two-albums-at-the-same-time-1969-and-a-retrospective/ |title=Pink Martini releases TWO albums at the same time: '1969' and 'A Retrospective' |first=Tom |last=D'Antoni |date=September 19, 2011 |access-date=December 19, 2011 |work=Oregon Music News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015230257/http://oregonmusicnews.com/2011/09/19/pink-martini-releases-two-albums-at-the-same-time-1969-and-a-retrospective/ |archive-date=October 15, 2011 }} French singer-songwriter Georges Moustaki provided vocals on "Ma Solitude", and pianist and singer Michael Feinstein contributed to Max Lief and Joseph Meyer's "How Long Will It Last?" The compilation also features two remixed recordings: "Una Notte a Napoli" by New York City disc jockey Johnny Dynell, and an instrumental version of "Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu" by Hiroshi Wada.{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2016879510_newcds29.html |title=Pink Martini's 'A Retrospective' hits highlights |first=Michael |last=Upchurch |access-date=December 17, 2011 |work=The Seattle Times |publisher=The Seattle Times Company |date=November 29, 2011 |issn=0745-9696 |oclc=9198928 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222064439/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2016879510_newcds29.html |archive-date=December 22, 2011 }} "Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu" originally appeared on Hang On Little Tomato.

Included with the album is a 48-page booklet of previously unseen Polaroid pictures taken by Thomas Lauderdale, along with postcards and posters from Pink Martini's history. A deluxe hardbound CD book version was also available for purchase. The group promoted the release of A Retrospective and 1969 by touring throughout the United States,{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.com/news/2011/nov/07/pink-martini-returns-arlington/|title=Pink Martini Returns to the Arlington|date=November 7, 2011|first=Charles|last=Donelan|access-date=December 19, 2011|work=Santa Barbara Independent|location=Santa Barbara, California|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213144321/http://www.independent.com/news/2011/nov/07/pink-martini-returns-arlington/|archive-date=December 13, 2011|url-status=live}} including a holiday special in Portland, Oregon featuring Saori Yuki as part of their Holiday Tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.pcpa.com/events/pink-martini-holiday-celebration|title=Pink Martini Holiday Celebration|date=2011|access-date=December 19, 2011|publisher=Portland Center for the Performing Arts|location=Portland, Oregon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415062254/http://www.pcpa.com/events/pink-martini-holiday-celebration|archive-date=April 15, 2012|url-status=live}}

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Overall, critical reception of the album was positive, though some reviewers criticized select tracks. Michael Upchurch of The Seattle Times wrote that the "A" before "Retrospective" in the album's title was appropriate and that the compilation included highlights of the group's career. The New Zealand Herald{{'s}} Lydia Jenkin thought the collection represented a standard Pink Martini concert set list by including a variety of sounds, languages and vocalists, each delivered with "class, passion and subtlety". Jenkin awarded the album 3.5 of 5 stars, complimenting the album overall but noting that some tracks featured less "elegant sophistication" or "imaginative" arrangements. Marion Pragt wrote a positive review for The Cambridge Student, believing the compilation incorporated various styles of music and reflected the group's "cosmopolitan nature". Pragt concluded by asserting that the album was "perfect for avid admirers and newcomers alike".{{cite news|url=http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/issue/music/2011-a-musical-retrospective/|title=2011 – A Musical Retrospective|first=Marion|last=Pragt|access-date=December 17, 2011|date=2011|work=The Cambridge Student|publisher=Cambridge University Students' Union at Cambridge University|location=Cambridge, United Kingdom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205130432/http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/issue/music/2011-a-musical-retrospective/|archive-date=December 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}

Rave magazine's Chad Parkhill rated the album three of four stars. Parkhill described "Auld Lang Syne" as "weirdly off-kilter" and found Dynell's remix to be "profoundly derivative", but also called some of the previously unreleased material "wonderful". Tom D'Antoni of Oregon Music News called Van Sant's performance "truly awful in execution", but considered the album to be "simply sensational" overall. The Sydney Star Observer{{'s}} Nick Bond complimented the album's artwork and packaging.{{cite news|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/play/2011/11/19/a-retrospective-pink-martini/66065|title=A Retrospective – Pink Martini|date=November 19, 2011|access-date=December 19, 2011|work=Sydney Star Observer |publisher=Gay and Lesbian Community Publishing Limited|location=Sydney, Australia|issn=0819-5129|oclc=26727666}}

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{{Track listing

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| title1 = Una Notte a Napoli

| note1 = First Recording

| writer1 = Alba Clemente, Johnny Dynell, China Forbes, Thomas Lauderdale

| length1 = 2:27

| title2 = Hang On Little Tomato

| writer2 = Patrick Abbey, Forbes, Lauderdale

| length2 = 3:17

| title3 = ¿Donde Estas Yolanda?

| note3 = China Forbes Vocals Version

| writer3 = Manuel Jiménez

| length3 = 3:25

| title4 = Hey Eugene

| writer4 = Forbes

| length4 = 3:09

| title5 = La Soledad

| writer5 = Frédéric Chopin, Lauderdale, Pepe Raphael

| length5 = 5:38

| title6 = Splendor in the Grass

| writer6 = Lauderdale, Alex Marashian

| length6 = 3:37

| title7 = Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu

| note7 = The Hiroshi Wada Mix

| writer7 = Yoichi Suzuki, Michio Yamagami

| length7 = 4:32

| title8 = Anna (El Negro Zumbón)

| writer8 = Francesco Giordano, Roman Vatro

| length8 = 2:37

| title9 = Ma Solitude

| note9 = featuring Georges Moustaki

| writer9 = Georges Moustaki

| length9 = 3:27

| title10 = Mas que Nada

| note10 = featuring Saori Yuki

| writer10 = Jorge Ben Jor

| length10 = 2:35

| title11 = Sympathique

| writer11 = Forbes, Lauderdale

| length11 = 2:47

| title12 = Lilly

| writer12 = Forbes, Lauderdale

| length12 = 2:43

| title13 = How Long Will It Last?

| note13 = featuring Michael Feinstein)
(from the 1931 film Possessed

| writer13 = Max Lief, Joseph Meyer

| length13 = 4:06

| title14 = Tuca Tuca

| writer14 = Gianni Boncompagni, Franco Pisano

| length14 = 2:49

| title15 = Que Sera Sera

| writer15 = Ray Evans, Jay Livingston

| length15 = 4:10

| title16 = Moon River

| note16 = featuring Gus Van Sant

| writer16 = Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

| length16 = 1:24

| title17 = Amado Mio

| writer17 = Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts

| length17 = 4:47

| title18 = The Man with the Big Sombrero

| note18 = from the 1943 film Hi Diddle Diddle

| writer18 = Phil Boutelje, Foster Carling

| length18 = 1:32

| title19 = Aspettami

| note19 = First Recording

| writer19 = Forbes, Lauderdale

| length19 = 2:50

| title20 = Auld Lang Syne

| writer20 = Robert Burns, Dirgham Sbait, Jacques Sevin, traditional

| length20 = 3:21

| title21 = Una Notte a Napoli

| note21 = DJ Johnny Dynall Remix

| writer21 = Clemente, Dynell, Forbes, Lauderdale

| length21 = 6:50

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Track listing adapted from Allmusic.

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• Patrick Abbey – composer
• Keiko Araki – violin
• Jennifer Arnold – viola
• Eric Asakawa – choir, chorus
• Kazunori Asano – acoustic guitar, ukulele
• Phil Baker – double bass, sitar
• Joël Belgique – viola
• Jorge Ben Jor – composer
• Lauren Berg – choir, chorus
• Heather Blackburn – cello
• Gianni Boncompagni – composer
• Gavin Bondy – choir, chorus, trumpet, vocals
• Phil Boutelje – composer
• Edith Bradway – violin
• Robert Burns – composer
• Brandyn Callahan – choir, chorus
• Luis Candido – cavaquinho
• João Canziani – cover photo
• Foster Carling – composer
• Pansy Chang – cello
• Joe Chiccarelli – mixing
• Frédéric Chopin – composer
• Alba Clemente – composer, narrator
• Julie Coleman – violin
• Tim Cooper – surdo
• Noah Cotter – choir, chorus
• Nicholas Crosa – soloist, violin
• Drew Danin – tamborim
• Brian Davis – choir, chorus, conga, cuica, direction, drums, maracas, percussion, repenique, shaker, surdo, vocals
• Ami Davolt – violin
• Daniel Dempsey – choir, chorus
• Esteban Diaz – caixa
• Johnny Dynell – composer, remixing
• David Eby – cello
• Stephen Echlemann – choir, chorus
• Adam Esbensen – cello
• Ray Evans – composer
• Gregory Ewer – violin
• Joy Fabos – violin
• Dan Faehnle – electric guitar, guitar
• Michael Feinstein – vocals
• Doris Fisher – composer
• China Forbes – composer, tambourine, vocals
• Dave Friedlander – engineer, mixing
• Jeramie Gajan – choir, chorus
• Forrest Gamba – choir, chorus
• David Gerhards – choir, chorus
• Francesco Giordano – composer
• Randall Givens – caixa
• Jeremy Gordon – surdo
• Paloma Griffin – violin
• Luise Gruber – violin
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Kassandra Haddock – choir, chorus
• Tracey Harris – soloist, backing vocals
• Tadashi Hashimoto –assistant engineer
• Elena Hess – choir, chorus
• Mike Horsfall – vibraphone
• Kathleen Hunt – caixa
• Alex Hutchinson – design
• Jun Iwasaki – violin
• John Jenness – caixa
• Tim Jensen – flute
• Manuel Jiménez – composer
• Adam Johnson – choir, chorus
• Taylor Johnson –choir, chorus
• Anthony Jones – drums
• Justin Kagan – cello
• Shauna Keyes – viola
• Matthew Krane –choir, chorus
• Thomas Lauderdale – arranger, choir, chorus, composer, fender rhodes, keyboards, photography, piano, vocals
• Norman Leyden – clarinet
• Max Lief – composer
• Jay Livingston – composer
• Maureen Love – harp
• Henry Mancini – composer
• Alex Marashian – composer
• Johnny Mercer – composer
• Aaron Meyer – violin
• Joseph Meyer – composer
• Georges Moustaki – composer, guitar, vocals
• Jay Mower – tamborim
• Calvin Multanen – choir, chorus
• Luke Multanen – choir, chorus
• Osao Murata – organ
• Ara Nelson – tamborim
• Timothy Nishimoto – backing vocals, choir, chorus, shaker, vocals
• Charles Noble – viola
• Audrey Overby – choir, chorus
• Franco Pisano – composer
• Chelsea Plaskitt – choir, chorus
• Pete Plympton – engineer
• Pepe Raphael – composer, vocals
• Derek Rieth – bongos, choir, chorus, percussion, shaker, surdo, tambourine, timpani
• Allan Roberts – composer
• Richard Rothfus – bongos, drums, percussion, shaker, vocals
• Mia Hall Savage – direction
• Dr. Dirgham Sbait – adaptation, assistant, composer
• Lauren Searls – choir, chorus
• Peter Sellers – sitar
• Pauline Serrano – chocalhos
• Jacques Sevin – composer
• Doris Smith – backing vocals
• Doug Smith – choir, chorus, claves, cymbals, drums, guiro, percussion, shaker, timbales, vibraphone, vocals
• Theresa Stahl – viola
• Clark Stiles – engineer
• Yoichi Suzuki – composer
• Courtney Taylor-Taylor – electric guitar
• Robert Taylor – choir, chorus, trombone, trumpet, vocals
• Jayson Thoming-Gale – tamborim
• Masumi Timson – koto
• Yumi Torimaru – tamborim
• Duncan Tuomi – choir, chorus
• Devin Van Hine – choir, chorus
• Gus Van Sant – vocals
• Roman Vatro – composer
• Inés Voglar – violin
• {{Proper name|Skip vonKuske}} – cello
• Hiroshi Wada – slide guitar
• John Wager – bass
• Jessica Wasko – choir, chorus
• Michio Yamagami – composer
• Teruo Yamaguchi – engineer
• Saori Yuki – vocals
• Martín Zarzar – bongos, choir, chorus, cymbals, drums, percussion

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Credits adapted from Allmusic

A Retrospective reached a peak positive of number seven on Billboard{{'s}} Top Jazz Albums chart.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/a-retrospective-r2294756/charts-awards|title=A Retrospective: Charts & Awards|access-date=December 16, 2011|website=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation}}

In 2014 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,{{Cite web |url=http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020101004.htm |title=Color |access-date=2019-09-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170827005732/http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020101004.htm |archive-date=2017-08-27 |url-status=live }} which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.{{Cite web |url=http://www.impalamusic.org/node/340 |title=IMPALA Awards for European Independent Acts Hit Record Levels | Impala |access-date=2019-09-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170827005610/http://www.impalamusic.org/node/340 |archive-date=2017-08-27 |url-status=live }}

Release history adapted from Pink Martini's official website

• Michael Feinstein discography

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• [http://www.wrasserecords.com/Pink_Martini_72/A_Retrospective_304.html A Retrospective at Wrasse Records]

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