Lou Pomanti & Friends Lou Pomanti

• 1 Come Together 06:30
• 2 Your Mind Is on Vacation 03:06
• 3 2001: A Space Odyssey 05:16
• 4 Amarte Duele 05:38
• 5 Stoned Soul Picnic 04:32
• 6 Me and Mrs. Jones 05:39
• 7 A House Is Not a Home 04:15
• 8 Windmills of Your Mind 03:55
• 9 What Remains 03:53
• 10 Déjà Vu 04:14
• 11 Money Love 04:20
• 12 Slow Hot Wind (Lujon) 03:38
• 13 The Nearness of You 05:16
• 14 Father and Son 04:11
• Total Runtime 01:04:23

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Award-winning composer, arranger, pianist, producer, and bandleader Lou Pomanti has worked in countless areas of the music business and has received accolades in each.

After working on numerous projects for other artists, Pomanti has used some of the time over the pandemic to work on a project that finds him hosting a musical party featuring some of his best mates on a record appropriately titled "Lou Pomanti and Friends".

"Pomanti’s “ten piece touring funk juggernaut, Oakland Stroke” is represented here with a bluesy and thrilling version of Me and Mrs. Jones, graced by the incredible pipes of George St. Kitts. Of special, luminous beauty is the haunting Windmills of Your Mind perfectly rendered by the incomparable Garber – who doesn’t just sing the lyrics, but imbues them with deep emotional content and flawless interpretation. Of special note is Pomanti’s composition, What Remains – a loving tribute to his adored wife of more than 20 years – made all the more moving by featuring the still-besotted Pomanti on vocals." (TheWholeNote)

Composer, producer, musician, Gemini Award winner and 5-time nominee, Lou Pomanti is highly respected nationwide as one of the country’s finest musical talents. With over 25 years of credits in scoring, songwriting and performing his expertise has awarded him hundreds of musical projects for film, television, and album work. In 1980, Lou received a call from David Clayton-Thomas asking him to join Blood, Sweat and Tears on their world tour. This kickstarted him into a whirlwind period over the next 2 decades of playing with a who’s who of the North American music scene, from Anne Murray to Kim Mitchell, from Gordon Lightfoot to Platinum Blonde, from Triumph to Leonard Cohen, from Jeff Healey to Michael Bublé. Lou has just finished producing and arranging Clayton-Thomas’ new CD for Universal Records, “Soul Ballads”.

Steve Heathcote, drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, & 8)
Larnell Lewis, drums (track 10)
Davide Direnzo, drums (track 11)
Marc Rogers, bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, & 11)
Scott Alexander, bass (track 2)
Jake Langley, guitar (track 13)
Lou Bartolomucci, guitar (track 6)
KC Roberts, guitar (track 5)
Justin Abedin, guitar (track 10)
Sam Pomant, guitar (track 3)
Danny Wies, guitar (track 11)
Drew Jurecka, violin & viola (tacks 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12)
Blair Lofgren, cello (track 1)
Prague Smecky Orchestra (track 7)
Randy Brecker, trumpet (tracks 2, 5)
Tony Carlucci, trumpet (tracks 3, 6, 12)
Chris Howells, trumpet (track 6)
Jason Logue, trumpet (track 2)
William Sperandei, trumpet (tracks 11)
William Carn, trombone (track 2, 6)
Robyn Black, backing vocals (track 6)
Kathryn Rose, backing vocals (track 11)
Bill McBirnie, flute (track 4)
John Johnson, tenor saxophone (track 4)
Steve MacDonald, tenor saxophone (track 6)
John Panchyshyn, tenor saxophone (track 2)
Simon Wallis, baritone saxophone (track 6)

Engineered by Lou Poman6 with additional engineering by Steve Heathcote, Marc Rogers, Jake Langley, Drew Jurecka, Ada Rovar, William Carn, & Jeff Wolpert.

Lou Pomanti
Canadian Screen Awards (Gemini) winner Lou Pomanti is one of Canada’s most accomplished producers, composers, musicians and musical directors. Lou’s original music and performances are featured on soundtracks and recordings from some of Canada’s biggest stars, and he has contributed playing, arrangements and productions to several Grammy winning albums.

Lou studied music at Humber College in Toronto in the Jazz Program. He was the recipient of The Duke Ellington Scholarship Award for Arranging.

In 1980 Lou received a call from David Clayton-Thomas to join the seminal jazz rock group Blood, Sweat and Tears and toured the world. It began a decades-long association including the role as producer on DCT’s “Soul Ballads” album for Universal Records.

1983 saw the beginning of Lou’s session career as the first call pianist/synthesist in Toronto. His playing and arranging has enhanced the recordings of Michael Bublé, Gordon Lightfoot and Anne Murray; as well as rockers Kim Mitchell and Triumph. His record credits are a “Who’s Who” of the Canadian recording industry.

The mid 90s saw his emergence as a prominent TV and Film composer, which continues to this day, scoring for networks such as CBC, CTV, Global, HBO, and Showtime.

In the 1990s, Lou emerged as one of the country’s top Musical Directors. Lou was the MD for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (6 times), The Gemini Awards (7 times), the Genie Awards (5 times) and the Junos. Lou has written and directed music for James Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Leonard Cohen and Michael Bublé.

Lou received a Gemini award for arranging and conducting “Both Sides Now” for Joni Mitchell’s induction to the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Lou was Musical Director of the CBC TV show “Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge” with producer Bob Rock. He also conducted the orchestra for the CBC’s “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria” on live national TV.

Lou arranged the orchestra for Michael Buble’s smash hit “Haven’t Met You Yet”, which has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. He has 8 arrangements in total on Michael Buble records. Lou composed the music for the 2011 Pan Am Games Handover Ceremony in Guadalajara, an 8-minute suite for multimedia. Lou also leads his 10-piece horn band Oakland Stroke in Toronto.

The last few years have seen Lou’s return to his first love, making records. He has contributed to and/or produced recent albums by Marc Jordan, The Tenors, Matt Dusk, David Clayton-Thomas, June Garber, John Finley, Barbra Lica and many more. Decades into a long and successful career, he is excited to be releasing an album as leader, featuring many of his famous vocalist friends and his most treasured studio musicians.

In 2012, the City of Toronto named a street after Lou Pomanti to honour his accomplishments.

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