Sky Trails Explained

Sky Trails
Type:	Album
Artist:	David Crosby
Cover:	David Crosby - Sky Trails.png
Released:	September 29, 2017
Recorded:	February–June 2017
Studio:	The Bamboom Room (Altadena, CA) Groove Masters (Santa Monica, CA) Rumor Mill Recording (Santa Ynez, CA) Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA) Esplenade Studios (New Orleans, LA) Amaja Studio and Tuhalaane Studio (Estonia)
Genre:	Jazz rock
Length:	50:29
Label:	BMG
Producer:	James Raymond
Prev Title:	Lighthouse
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	Here If You Listen
Next Year:	2018

Sky Trails is David Crosby's sixth solo album, released on September 29, 2017, by BMG Music.^[1] It is Crosby's third album in less than four years, whereas his first three solo albums appeared over a span of 22 years. Musicians on the album derive in part from Crosby's various 21st Century collaborations. Producer James Raymond and Jeff Pevar were Crosby's bandmates in CPR; Andrew Ford and Steve DiStanislao were respectively that band's touring bassist and drummer. Michael League of Snarky Puppy and Becca Stevens had appeared on Crosby's previous album, and Dean Parks had played on the 2004 album Crosby did with long-time partner Graham Nash.

Personnel

• David Crosby — vocals, acoustic guitar (10)
• James Raymond – acoustic piano (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10), electric piano (1, 3, 5, 6), synthesizers (1-5, 7, 10), synth bass (1, 3, 7), horn arrangements (1), drum programming (3, 6), vocoder (5, 9), all other instruments (9), backing vocals (9), acoustic guitar (10), percussion (10)
• Dean Parks – electric guitar (1, 6)
• Becca Stevens – acoustic guitars (2), vocals (2)
• Jeff Pevar – electric guitar (3)
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (3, 6, 7)
• Steve Postell – acoustic guitar (6)
• Mai Agan – bass (2, 4, 5, 10), backing vocals (5)
• Andrew Ford – bass (6)
• Steve DiStanislao – drums (1, 3, 5, 6)
• Gary Novak – drums (9)
• Steve Tavaglione – tenor saxophone (1), soprano saxophone (2, 5, 6), EWI (5, 6), alto flute (9)
• Walt Fowler – flugelhorn (1)
• Jacob Collier – backing vocals (1)

Instruments on "Somebody Home"

• Snarky Puppy:
• Bill Laurance – acoustic piano
• Justin Stanton – electric piano
• Shaun Martin – synthesizers
• Cory Henry – organ
• Bob Lanzetti – guitar
• Mark Lettieri – guitar
• Chris McQueen – guitar
• Michael League – bass
• Robert "Sput" Searight – drums
• Nate Werth – percussion
• Jeff Coffin – alto saxophone, flute
• Chris Bullock – tenor saxophone
• Jay Jennings – flugelhorn
• Mike "Maz" Maher – flugelhorn

Production

• James Raymond – producer, recording (1-7, 9, 10)
• Dan Garcia – recording (1-7, 9, 10), mixing
• Andre Maaker – bass recording (4)
• Eric Hartman – recording (8)
• Meelis Tinno – bass recording (10)
• Joel Jacks – assistant engineer
• Bill Lang – assistant engineer
• Rich Tosi – assistant engineer
• Ed Wong – assistant engineer
• Nate Haze – mix assistant
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Emilia Canas Mendes – artwork
• Jeffrey Parrish – photography
• Bamboo Studios – photography
• Mike Chadwick – management

Studios

• Recorded at The Bamboom Room (Altadena, CA); Groove Masters (Santa Monica, CA); Rumor Mill Recording (Santa Ynez, CA); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA); Esplenade Studios (New Orleans, LA); Amaja Studio and Tuhalaane Studio (Estonia).
• Mixed at Sunset Sound
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).

Notes and References

1. https://www.davidcrosby.com/album/sky-trails David Crosby website