The Wonderful People Who Made
SWINGSET
SERENADE
conceived, written, and performed by
MELANIE DILL vocals
TOM JOHNSON vocals & arrangements
featuring the talents of
Chris Leopold trumpet
Zak Pischnotte saxophones
Mike Horan guitar [left channel]
Eric Mardis guitar [right channel]
Nick Weiser piano
Will Dinkel double bass
Danny Rojas drums
Kelfel Aqui vocals on Jugo de Naranja
Rhyno Hensley drums on Jugo de Naranja
Ashley Zeigenbein piano on Make a Garden
Chris Shaw double bass on Make a Garden, Mariposa
Bill Crahan guitar on Mariposa
Clark Jamison percussion on Mariposa
Shannon Savoie vocals on Come Back Balloon
J Metz percussion and soundscapes on select arrangements
Danny O’Brien additional trumpet on select arrangements
the kids
Aurora Dill, Emerson Stoppel, Esther West, Evie MacFarland,
Hazel Stoppel, Irie Phelps, Isabel Carttar-Olea, Julian West,
Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre, Natalia Kalusha-Aguirre, Ruby Wagner,
Siel Snowden, Tori Dill Denton, Zakada Fitzgerald,
and a few more friends and neighbors
the original session band
Chris Leopold, George Brahler, James Henry, Justin White trumpets
Nate Jorgensen, Rich Wheeler, Dan Pem saxophones
Tom Johnson, Tony Tellez, Ted Toulouse trombones
Nick Weiser piano
Eric Johnson guitar
Will Dinkel double bass
Danny Rojas drums
Kelfel Aqui, Luis Moreira percussion
ORIGINAL SESSIONS RECORDED AT
AIRBORNE AUDIO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
engineered by Don Miller
DAYBREAK STUDIOS LAWRENCE, KANSAS
engineered by Colin Mahoney
ADDITIONAL RECORDING AT
9TH WARD PICKIN’ PARLOR LAWRENCE, KANSAS
engineered by Mike West
THE SHOP LAWRENCE, KANSAS
engineered by Tom Johnson
THE CABOOSE LAWRENCE, KANSAS
engineered by Tom Johnson
MIXED BY TOM JOHNSON
THE CABOOSE LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MASTERING & LACQUERS
BY SCOTT HULL
MASTERDISK PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK
PRESSED BY VINYL DE PARIS PARIS, FRANCE
ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY AMY LEE
DESIGN AND LAYOUT BY TOM JOHNSON