Album US 1990 on A&M Records label
Jazz (Contemporary Jazz)
Recording dates / venues as follows: Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 12: 20 January 1990 / BMG Recording Studios, NYC. Track 2: 23 February 1990 / Serafine Studios, Santa Monica, CA. Track 4: 27 December 1988 / Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA. Tracks 6, 7: 20 November 1989 / BMG Recording Studios, NYC. Tracks 9, 10: 7 November 1989 / Fantasy Recording Studios, Berkeley, CA. Track 11: 8 November 1989 / Fantasy Recording Studios, Berkeley, CA. The musicians performing on tracks 9 & 10 (excluding Don Cherry) are collectively known as The Hieroglyphics Ensemble. Made in West Germany
Don Cherry tr, cor, 1936-1995 US album by, trumpet, pocket, voice, trumpet, pocket, instruments, doussn'gouni, flute, norwegian birchwood, instruments, pods, trumpet, pocket, melodica, piano, trumpet, pocket, handclaps, chorus, trumpet, pocket, written by | |
Teri Bloom , photography by, inside | |
Frank Serafine fl, key, synthesizer | |
A Watts Prophet , voice | |
Anthony Hamilton , voice | |
Mark London Sims b, eb, perc, key, bass | |
David Ornette Cherry key, synthesizer, producer | |
Carlos Ward fl, *1940 PA alto saxophone, written by | |
Ed Blackwell dr, 1929-1992 US drums | |
Karl Berger vib, p, *1935 DE marimba, chorus | |
Naná Vasconcelos perc, voc, *1944 BR percussion | |
Peter Apfelbaum ts, *1960 US tenor saxophone, cowbell, marimba, tenor saxophone, piano, bells, gong, synthesizer, roland d-50, organ, korg, written by, tenor saxophone, piano, handclaps, chorus, instruments, palitos | |
Bob Stewart tu, *1945 US tuba | |
Ingrid Sertso voc, *1944 US voice, chorus | |
Peck Allmond tr, ts, *1962 US baritone saxophone | |
Bo Freeman , bass | |
Robert Huffman , congas, voice, instruments, bell tree, vocals, 2nd quinto tumbadora, lead vocals, gallo, written by | |
Deszon X. Claiborne dr, drums | |
Josh Jones perc, dr, US drums, timbales, cowbell, voice, claves, handclaps, vocals, harmony, 1st quinto segundo (tres gope), written by | |
Stan Franks g, guitar | |
Will Bernard g, eg, US guitar | |
Frank Ekeh , shekere, voice, instruments, djun-djun | |
Jessica Jones ts, p, US tenor saxophone | |
Tony Jones ts, tenor saxophone | |
James Harvey tb, trombone | |
Jeff Cressman tb, US trombone, voice | |
Bill Ortiz tr, US trumpet, voice | |
Allen Ginsberg voc, har, 1926-1997 US chorus | |
Claudia Engelhart , chorus | |
Karen Knight voc, chorus |
Chuck Beeson art direction |
Ph.D art direction, design |
Chris Coobatis engineer, recording |
Claudia Engelhart engineer, recording |
Frank Serafine engineer, recording |
Jay Newland engineer, recording |
Joe Lopes engineer, recording |
Steve Ralbovsky executive-producer |
Carol Friedman photography by, cover |
John Snyder producer |
John L. Price drum programming, producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Trumpet | Don Cherry | 0:45 | |
2 | Multikulti Soothsayer | Don Cherry | 5:26 | |
3 | Flute | Don Cherry | 1:08 | |
4 | Birdboy | Don Cherry | 4:41 | |
5 | Melodica | Don Cherry | 1:26 | |
6 | Dedication To Thomas Mapfumo | Don Cherry | 4:23 | |
7 | Pettiford Bridge | Don Cherry | Carlos Ward | 4:44 |
8 | Piano / Trumpet | Don Cherry | 2:25 | |
9 | Until The Rain Comes | Don Cherry | Peter Apfelbaum | 12:17 |
10 | Divinity-Tree | Don Cherry | Peter Apfelbaum | 5:14 |
11 | Rhumba Multikulti | Don Cherry | Don Cherry, Josh Jones, Robert Huffman | 4:10 |
12 | Multikulti Soothsayer Player | Don Cherry | 4:27 |