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David Byrne
Music For The Knee Plays
Album US 1985 on ECM Records label
Jazz and Soundtrack (Contemporary Jazz)
Complete title on front sleeve: "Music for 'The Knee Plays' by Robert Wilson and David Byrne from Robert Wilson's 'The CIVIL WarS': A tree is best measured when it is down" This music was inspired by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band of New Orleans First produced and performed at The Walker Centre, Minneapolis April 26, 27, 28, 1984 Choreographed by Suzushi Hanayagi Recorded: One On One Studio, North Hollywood, April 4, 1984 Engineer: Mark Wolfson Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, April 5 & 6, 1984 Engineer: Joel Moss Mixed at RPM Studio, December 8-17, 1984 Originally Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y. This album was digitally mastered Cover Drawing, 19 1/4" x 26 1/8" © 1984 Robert Wilson, courtesy of the Paula Cooper Gallery Performance Photographs © 1984 JoAnn Verburg (Top), and Glenn Halvorson (Bottom), courtesy of the Walker Art Center ©℗ 1985 Sire Records Company Published by Index Music, Inc. ASCAP Manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A. Sequential track positions
Musicians
 | David Byrne voc, g, *1952 US arranged by, composed by, design, mixed by, producer, voice, album by |
 | David Blumberg alp, 1942-2010 US arranged by, conductor, conducted by |
 | Ernie Fields sax, baritone saxophone |
 | William Green sax, 1925-1996 US baritone saxophone |
 | Michael Hodgson , US design, with |
 | Paul Humphrey dr, *1935 US drums |
 | Bobbye Hall perc, cng, US percussion |
 | Don Myrick ts, sax, bs, 1940-1993 US saxophone |
 | Ernie Watts ts, *1945 US saxophone |
 | Jackie Kelso ts, as, 1922-2012 US saxophone |
 | Pete Christlieb ts, fl, *1945 US saxophone |
 | Dana Hughes tb, US trombone |
 | David Stout str, tb, trombone |
 | Fred Wesley tb, *1943 US trombone |
 | Garnett Brown tb, *1936 US trombone |
 | Phil Teil trombone |
 | Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US trumpet |
 | Harry Kim tr, fh, str, trumpet |
 | Nolan Smith tr, *1949 US trumpet |
 | Ray Brown tr, US trumpet |
 | Rich Cooper tr, fh, voc, trumpet |
 | The Baptist Methodist Choir Church Of God , arranged by |
| Sister Clara Hudman , arranged by |
| Ensemble Of The Bulgarian Republic , arranged by |
| The Pindar Family , arranged by |
 | The Swan Silvertones , *1938 arranged by |
Producers
| Joel Moss engineer |
| Mark Wolfson engineer |
| Robert Wilson illustration, cover drawing |
| Greg Calbi mastered by |
| Dominick Maita mixed by |
| Mike Krowiak mixed by, assistant |
| Glenn Halvorson photography by, backsleeve bottom |
| JoAnn Verburg photography by, backsleeve top |
Composers
| David Byrne |
| Traditional |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion) | David Byrne | 4:02 | |
| 2 | In The Upper Room | David Byrne | 3:35 | |
| 3 | The Sound Of Business | David Byrne | 6:15 | |
| 4 | Social Studies | David Byrne | 4:52 | |
| 5 | (The Gift Of Sound) Where The Sun Never Goes Down | David Byrne | 2:34 | |
| 6 | Theadora Is Dozing | David Byrne | 2:59 | |
| 7 | Admiral Perry | David Byrne | 5:32 | |
| 8 | I Bid You Goodnight | David Byrne | 2:51 | |
| 9 | I've Tried | David Byrne | 3:24 | |
| 10 | Winter | David Byrne | 6:11 | |
| 11 | Jungle Book | David Byrne | 3:38 | |
| 12 | In The Future | David Byrne | 6:35 |
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