Polaroid Photographs by Thomas Lauderdale

1 Derek Rieth + Nicholas Crosa—Cyprus, July 20092 MGM movie queen Jane Powell, glockenspielist Karen Brooks, queen of the triangle Kim Hastreiter of PAPER Magazine, members of the original cast of Sesame Street + Pink Martini outside the Roosevelt Hotel following 3 performances at the Hollywood Bowl—Los Angeles, September 20103 Conductor of the LA Philharmonic Thomas Wilkins, legendary French crooner Henri Salvador, China Forbes, Catherine Costa, Hollywood Bowl—Los Angeles, September 20074 The marquee of Le Grand Rex, record release concerts for Hang On Little Tomato—Paris, France, November 20045 Pink Martini’s North American team: Sam Feldman, Steve Macklam, Darrell Gilmour & Michelle Findlay of Macklam Feldman Management, Marilyn Rose of Ted Kurland & Associates, Tom Windish & Amy Davidman of The Windish Agency + William Tennant, Jason Mitchell & Peter Murray of Heinz Records outside the Pink Martini World Headquarters—Portland, Oregon, March 20116 Brian Davis—New York City7 Thomas Lauderdale + Philip Iosca at the Conservatory of Flowers—San Francisco, 20068 Charles Fuller, Nicole Johnson, Grace Fong, Jun Iwasaki, Tom di Maria, Ari Shapiro, Faith Prince + Rebecca Mikesell outside Creative Growth Art Center— Oakland, California, June 20109 Kerby Lauderdale, DJ Johnny Dynell, Adam Levey, China Forbes, Peter Murray + Paige Powell outside our favorite L.A. hotel, the Beverly Laurel—Los Angeles, September 200710 Gus Van Sant + Harvey Rosencrantz the day they almost convinced Thomas + his piano teacher Silvia Killman to drive across the country—Portland, Oregon, 199611 Pink Martini + the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra after recording “How Long Will It Last” with Michael Feinstein at Kung Fu Bakery—Portland, Oregon, 200812 Hiroshi Wada in the studio during the recording of “Kikuchiyo To Mohshimasu”—Tokyo, Japan, 200313 Our beloved Turkish promoter Sinan Nergis, trumpet player Justin Emerich + Derek Reith—Istanbul, Turkey14 Boarding Turkish Airlines15 Former manager John Brodie, President of Naïve Records Patrick Zelnik + China Forbes—Cannes, France, 200016 China Forbes + Rémy Kolpa Kopoul of Radio Nova—Paris, France17 Pansy Chang, Brian Davis, Gavin Bondy on the plane to France18 China Forbes, Robert Taylor + Friends—Damascus, Syria, 200819 Heinz with some roller-skaters on NW 19th Ave.—Portland, Oregon, 199520 Pianomoversattheband’sfirstphotoshoot—Portland,Oregon,199621 PatrickAbbey+ChinaForbesfilmingthe“fruitasadjectives”sequenceforthe“Sympathique”musicvideo—Portland,Oregon,199922 Alba Clemente + China Forbes in the studio recording “Una Notte A Napoli”—Portland, Oregon, June 200123 Emilio Delgado (Sesame Street’s Luis), Ariana Morgenstern, Ari Shapiro + Thomas Lauderdale at KCRW—Los Angeles, California, September 200924 Pansy Chang + Dan Faehnle (in the arms of Richard Rothfus) shortly after Pansy + Dan’s wedding—Palm Springs, California, 200125 Pink Martini’s fearless recording engineer Dave Friedlander in the studio—Portland, Oregon26 Pete Plympton + Phil Baker27 Thomas Lauderdale + Norman Leyden backstage at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall—Portland, Oregon28 A game of boule—Cannes, France29 School Children—Ankara, Turkey, 200430 Pink Martini on tour in Europe—Summer, 200531 ThomasLauderdale+Heinz—justsouthof SanFrancisco,199532 Elton John + Sharon Stone on stage during Pink Martini’s set at the Cannes Film Festival—Cannes, France, 199933 Hang On Little Tomato goes platinum in France—Paris, France, 200534 Isabel Toledo, China Forbes + Reuben Toledo—New York City35 Doug Smith, China Forbes, A Friend, Phil Baker, Jeff Budin, Martin ZarZar + Derek Reith—Omaha, Nebraska36 The crowd on Thomas’ birthday—Lyon, France, July 14, 200537 ChinaForbes—justoutsideFresno,California38 ImpromptuphotoshootduringPinkMartini’sfirsttouroutsideof Oregon.AtFt.Point,undertheGoldenGateBridge—SanFrancisco,California,199739 Heinz in the Nash

Una Notte A Napoli (First Recording)previously unreleased

Music by China Forbes & Thomas M. LauderdaleLyrics by Alba Clemente, Johnny Dynell, China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale

Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)

Alba Clemente, narrator; China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Nicholas Crosa, violin

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

Hang On Little Tomatofrom the album Hang On Little Tomato

Music and lyrics by Patrick Abbey, China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale

Published by Bug Music, Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)

Norman Leyden, clarinet; China Forbes, vocals; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Paloma Griffin,violin;PansyChang,cello;PhilBaker,uprightbass;DougSmith,drums; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

¿Donde Estas Yolanda? (China Forbes Vocal Version)from the album Sympathique

Music and lyrics by Manuel Jiménez

Published by EMI Blackwood Music o/b/o EMI Musical S.A.

China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet & vocals; Robert Taylor, trombone & vocals; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano & vocals; Brian Davis, congas, percussion & vocals; Doug Smith, guiro & vocals; Richard Rothfus, bongos, percussion & vocals

Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in Portland, Oregon

Hey Eugenefrom the album Hey Eugene!

Music and lyrics by China Forbes

Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI)

China Forbes, vocals & tambourine; Tracey Harris (solo) & Doris Smith, backup vocals; Dan Faehnle, guitars; Robert Taylor, trombone; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Phil Baker, upright bass; Mike Horsfall, vibraphone; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano & Fender Rhodes; Brian Davis, drums; Martin Zarzar, percussion; PalomaGriffin&NicholasCrosa,violins;PansyChang,cello

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

La Soledad from the album Sympathique

Music and lyrics by Pepe Raphael with Thomas M. Lauderdalewith excerpts from the “Andante Spianato” by Fredric Chopin.

Published by Geisha Boy Productions and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)

Pepe Raphael, vocals; David Eby, cello; John Wager, bass; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Brian Davis, shaker; Doug Smith, clave & shaker; Richard Rothfus, shaker

Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in Portland, Oregon

Splendor In The Grassfrom the album Splendor In The Grass

Music and lyrics by Alex Marashian & Thomas M. Lauderdale

Published by Alex Marashian Music and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP). Inspired by the melody “Burning Bridges” by Lalo Schifrin. Excerpt from “Piano Concerto #1” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

China Forbes, vocals; Courtney Taylor-Taylor, electric guitar; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Martin Zarzar, drums; Phil Baker, upright bass; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Derek Rieth, shaker

and members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra: Inés Voglar, Joy Fabos, PalomaGriffin,JulieColeman,GregoryEwer&JunIwasaki,violin;JenniferArnold, Joël Belgique & Charles Noble, viola; Heather Blackburn & Justin Kagan, cello

Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Studio de la grande armée in Paris, France

Kikuchiyo To Mohshimasu (The Hiroshi Wada Mix)previously unreleased

Music by Yoichi Suzuki. Lyrics by Michio Yamagami

Published by Victor Entertainment, Inc., Japan

Hiroshi Wada, slide guitar; China Forbes, vocals; Masumi Timson, koto; Kazunori Asano, acoustic guitar & ukulele; Dan Faehnle, electric guitar; John Wager, bass; Martin Zarzar, bongos; Doug Smith, vibes & percussion; Osao Murata, organ; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano & keyboards

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon. Additional recording at Little Bach Recording Studio, Tokyo, Japan: Teruo Yamaguchi, recording engineer; Tadashi Hashimoto, assistant engineer; Noriko Honda

Anna (el negro zumbon)from the album Hang on Little Tomato

Music by Francesco Giordano. Lyrics by Roman Vatro

Published by Hollis Music, Inc

China Forbes, vocals; Timothy Nishimoto, vocals; Dan Faehnle, guitars; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor, trombone; Phil Baker, upright bass; Doug Smith, vibes & percussion; Derek Rieth, surdo & percussion; Brian Davis, percussion; Martin Zarzar, drums; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano

The boys in the chorus: Gavin Bondy, Brian Davis, Thomas M. Lauderdale, Timothy Nishimoto, Derek Rieth, Doug Smith, Robert Taylor, Martin Zarzar & Heinz, the barking dog

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

Ma Solitude (featuring Georges Moustaki)from Georges Moustaki’s album Solitaire

Music and lyrics by Georges Moustaki

Published by SDRM

Georges Moustaki appears courtesy of EMI France

Georges Moustaki, vocals & guitar; China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano

Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Super Digital in Portland, Oregon, and DjouminParisMixedbyDjouminParis

Mas Que Nada (featuring Saori Yuki)from the album 1969

Music and lyrics by Jorge Ben

Published by Peer International Corporation

Saori Yuki appears courtesy of EMI Japan

SaoriYuki,vocals;TimJensen,flute;GavinBondy,trumpet;RobertTaylor,trombone; Dan Faehnle, guitars; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Jorge Alabe, reco reco; Anthony Jones, drums

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Super Digital in Portland, Oregon

Sympathique from the album Sympathique

Music and lyrics by China Forbes and Thomas M. Lauderdale

Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) / Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP). After the poem “Hotel” by Guillaume Apollinaire, published by Editions Gallimard

China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Dan Faehnle, guitar; John Wager, bass; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Richard Rothfus, drums.

Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in Portland, Oregon

Lilly from the album Hang On Little Tomato

Music and lyrics by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale

Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)

China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor, 2nd trumpet; Dan Faehnle, guitars; Derek Rieth, bongos & percussion; Brian Davis, congas; Doug Smith, timbales & percussion; Phil Baker, upright bass; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano

Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Joe Chiccarelli

How Long Will It Last? (featuring Michael Feinstein)from Michael Feinstein’s album The Sinatra Project

Firstheardinthe1931and1947filmversionsof PossessedstarringJoanCrawford.

Music by Joseph Meyer. Lyrics by Max Lief

Published by EMI Robbins Catalog Inc

Michael Feinstein appears courtesy of Concord Records

China Forbes and Michael Feinstein, vocals; Nicholas Crosa, solo violin; Phil Baker, upright bass; Maureen Love, harp; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Robert Taylor, trombone; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Derek Rieth, bongo; Brian Davis, maracas; Martin Zarzar, drums & percussion

and members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra: Keiko Araki, Julie Coleman,NicholasCrosa,JoyFabos&PalomaGriffin,violin;JoëlBelgique&Charles Noble, viola; Adam Esbensen, cello

Recorded by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

Tuca Tucafrom the album Splendor In The Grass

Music and lyrics by Gianni Boncompagni and Franco Pisano

Published by RCA Edizioni Musicali

China Forbes, vocals; Timothy Nishimoto, backup vocals; Phil Baker, sitar & upright bass; Robert Taylor, trombone; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Derek Rieth, tambourine & timpani drum; Martin Zarzar, drums

The sitar originally played by Peter Sellers in the movie The Party courtesy of Rochelle Smithline

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

Que Sera Serafrom the album Sympathique

Music and lyrics by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans

Published by Sony and ATV Harmony

China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; John Wager, bass; Maureen Love, harp; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Brian Davis, percussion; Doug Smith, vibe & cymbals; Richard Rothfus, percussion

and members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra: Edith Bradway, Ami Davolt, Luise Grube & Aaron Meyer, violin; Shauna Keyes & Theresa Stahl, viola; David Eby & Skip von Kuske, cello

Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in Portland, Oregon

Moon River (featuring Gus Van Sant)previously unreleased

Music by Henry Mancini. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

Published by Sony/ATV Harmony

Originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Gus Van Sant, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano

From the private archives of Thomas Lauderdale

Amado Miofrom the album Sympathique

Music and lyrics by Doris Fisher & Allan Roberts

Published by MCA Music/Doris Fisher Music and Allan Roberts Music

China Forbes, vocals; Gavin Bondy, trumpet; Dan Faehnle, guitar; John Wager, bass; Maureen Love, harp; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano; Doug Smith, guiro & clave; Brian Davis, congas; Richard Rothfus, drums

Recorded by Clark Stiles and Pete Plympton at Stiles Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon. Mixed by Dave Friedlander at Whitehorse Studios in Portland, Oregon

The Man With The Big Sombreropreviously unreleased

MusicbyPhilBoutelje.LyricsbyFosterCarling

Published by Boutelle Music, Kukrudu Publishing, and William Carling

China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

Aspettami (First Recording)previously unreleased

Music and lyrics by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale

Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)

China Forbes, vocals; Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

Auld Lang Synefrom the album Joy To The World

English lyrics by Robert Burns (1788) set to a traditional Scottish melody. French lyrics by Pere Jacques Sevin (1920)

Adaptation and additional lyrics in Arabic by Dr. Dirgham Sbait (2010). Arrangement by Thomas M. Lauderdale. Music and lyrics in the public domain, arrangement published by Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)

China Forbes, vocals; Luis Claudio Candido, cavaquino; Gavin Bondy, trumpets; Robert Taylor, trombones, Timothy Nishimoto, shaker; Martin Zarzar, cymbals

and members of the Lions of Batucada under the direction of Brian Davis: Pauline Serrano, chocalho; Drew Danin, Jay Mower, Ara Nelson, Jayson Thoming-Gale and Yumi Torimaru, tamborims; Esteban Diaz, Randall Givens, Kathleen Hunt and John Jenness, caixa; Jeremy Gordon, Tim Cooper and Brian Davis, surdo; Brian Davis, repenique & cuica

andThePacificYouthChoirunderthedirectionof MiaHallSavage:LaurenBerg, Kassandra Haddock, Elena Hess, Taylor Johnson, Audrey Overby, Chelsea Plaskitt, Lauren Searls, Devin Van Hine, Jessica Wasko, Eric Asakawa, Brandyn Callahan, Noah Cotter, Daniel Dempsey, Stephen Ecklemann, Jeramie Gajan,ForrestGamba,DavidGerhards,AdamJohnson,MatthewKrane,Calvin Multanen, Luke Multanen and Duncan Tuomi

Special thanks to Dr. Dirgham Sbait for his tireless and fearless assistance

Recorded and mixed by Dave Friedlander at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon

Una Notte A Napoli (DJ Johnny Dynell Remix)previously unreleased

Music by China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale. Lyrics by Alba Clemente, Johnny Dynell, China Forbes & Thomas M. Lauderdale

Published by Wow & Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)

Remixed by DJ Johnny Dynell

Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Los Angeles, California, August 2011

Photographs by Thomas LauderdalePosters and postcards by Mike King, Crash DesignCover Photograph by João CanzianiDesign by Alex Hutchinson, Free Barrabas