The Garden (Michael Nesmith album)

Allmusic writes "the music retains Nesmith's inimitable and signature sound, yet compared to his most concurrent effort, Tropical Campfires (1992), The Garden is exceedingly ethereal and more often than not instrumental. There are vocals that feature not only the artist, but also his children Jason — who is likewise the central character in the short story — Christian, and Jessica. The backing band also includes Christian Nesmith as well as most of the musicians the senior Nez had collaborated with on the aforementioned Tropical Campfires, most notably Desert Rose Band string man John Jorgenson (guitar/sax/bassoon/mandolin/oboe/bandurila/mandocello), Joe Chemay (bass), and John Hobbs (keyboards), as well as studio maven Sid Page (violin)". ==Production==

According to the liner notes, the album was recorded at various times between October 1991 and September 1993 at Footprint Studios and Trax in Los Angeles. Additionally, The Garden is the first studio album Nesmith does not use a pedal steel guitar on any track. The Garden novella features seven paintings of Claude Monet at the beginning of each chapter. ==Track listing==

All songs written by Michael Nesmith. • "Garden's Glow" – 7:29 • "Ficus Carica" – 5:10 • "City" – 10:06 • "Hills of Time" – 7:38 • "Flowers Dancing" – 6:36 • "Wisteria" – 11:28 • "Life Becoming" – 7:21 ==Personnel==

• Michael Nesmith – 12-string acoustic guitar, vocals • Christian Nesmith – 6-string acoustic guitar • John Jorgenson – 6-string acoustic and electric guitars, soprano sax, bassoon, mandolin, mandocello, oboe • John Hobbs – keyboards • Joe Chemay – bass • Joe Romano – trumpet • John Yoakum – oboe, English horn • Sid Page – violin • Curt McGetrick – bass clarinet Production notes • Michael Nesmith and John Hobbs – producers ==Monet paintings featured in each chapter==

• The Artist's Garden of Giverny (1900) • A Bend in the Epte River, Near Giverny (1888) • Vertheuil in Summertime (1879) • Valley of the Petite Creuse (1889) • Poppy Field in a Hollow Near Giverny (1885) • Wisteria (1920) • Waterlilies and Japanese Bridge (1899) ==References==