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'''''Firebird V11''''' is the 13th [[studio album]] by [[Phil Manzanera]], [[guitarist]] of [[rock band]] [[Roxy Music]], released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressionrecords.com/blog/?page_id=29 |title=Firebird V11 |publisher=ExpressionRecords.com |date=2008-11-10 |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> The album's title refers to the guitar model [[Gibson Firebird|Firebird VII]], made by [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressionrecords.com/blog/?page_id=29 |title=Firebird V11 |publisher=ExpressionRecords.com |date=2008-11-10 |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> a guitar with which Manzanera has had a long career and that was used on this album.
'''''Firebird V11''''' is the thirteenth [[studio album]] by [[Phil Manzanera]], [[guitarist]] of [[rock band]] [[Roxy Music]], released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressionrecords.com/blog/?page_id=29 |title=Firebird V11 |publisher=ExpressionRecords.com |date=2008-11-10 |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> The album's title refers to the guitar model [[Gibson Firebird|Firebird VII]], made by [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressionrecords.com/blog/?page_id=29 |title=Firebird V11 |publisher=ExpressionRecords.com |date=2008-11-10 |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> a guitar with which Manzanera has had a long career and that was used on this album.


Manzanera met Polish pianist [[Leszek Możdżer]] while working with [[David Gilmour]] on his ''[[On an Island]]'' (2006) album and tour, particularly the final [[Live in Gdańsk|show at the Gdańsk shipyards]] at which Możdżer played piano.
Manzanera met Polish pianist [[Leszek Możdżer]] while working with [[David Gilmour]] on his ''[[On an Island]]'' (2006) album and tour, particularly the final [[Live in Gdańsk|show at the Gdańsk shipyards]] at which Możdżer played piano.

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Firebird V11
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Studio album by
Released2008
RecordedJune 2007
StudioGallery Studio, London
GenreRock, Instrumental
LabelExpression Records
ProducerPhil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera chronology
50 Minutes Later
(2005)
Firebird V11
(2008)
The Sound of Blue
(2015)

Firebird V11 is the thirteenth studio album by Phil Manzanera, guitarist of rock band Roxy Music, released in 2008.[1] The album's title refers to the guitar model Firebird VII, made by Gibson,[2] a guitar with which Manzanera has had a long career and that was used on this album.

Manzanera met Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer while working with David Gilmour on his On an Island (2006) album and tour, particularly the final show at the Gdańsk shipyards at which Możdżer played piano.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fortunately I Had One With Me"William MacCormick4:47
2."Cartagena"Manzanera6:11
3."FIReEBIReD"Leszek Możdżer5:57
4."Mexican Hat"Manzanera, Hayward, Możdżer, Stavi10:42
5."Firebird V11"Manzanera5:58
6."A Few Minutes"Stavi7:12
7."After Magritte"Charles Hayward7:18

Personnel

  • Phil Manzanera - Gibson Firebird VII guitar, vocals
  • Charles Hayward - Slingerland drums, vocals
  • Leszek Możdżer - piano, synthesizers, vocals
  • Yaron Stavi - bass guitar, acoustic bass, vocals
Technical
  • Jordi Teres, Mark McCarthy, Javier Goyes, Jamie Johnson - engineer
  • Lewis Hayward - photography

References

  1. ^ "Firebird V11". ExpressionRecords.com. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Firebird V11". ExpressionRecords.com. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2012.