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Jayne Cortez & The Firespitters
Cheerful & Optimistic

Album US 1994 on Bola Press label
Jazz and Spoken Word (Free Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Spoken Word, Poetry)

Recorded at Polarity, NYC, on 22 February and 14 March 1994. Mixed at Eastside Sound, NYC. Mastered at Barry Diament Audio, NYC.

     
Musicians
PortraitJayne Cortez voc, 1934-2012 US
voice, lyrics by, poetry, album by
PortraitThe Firespitters ,
album by
PortraitTalib Kibwe fl, as, *1953 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
PortraitJames Carter ts, bs, *1969 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitAl MacDowell b,
bass
PortraitAbdulai Bangoura dr, kal, vib, voc, GN
djembe
PortraitBern Nix g, 1950-2017 US
guitar
PortraitMuhamadou Salieu Suso voc, GM
kora
Sarjo Kuyateh
kora
PortraitDenardo Coleman dr, key, *1956 US
producer, drums, coordinator, musical
PortraitFrank Lowe ts, 1943-2003 US
tenor saxophone
Producers
Frank DeGennaro engineer
Chris Agovino engineer, assistant
Mel Edwards illustration
Barry Diament mastered by
Lou Holtzman mixed by
Composers
Jayne Cortez
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Hello EverybodyJayne Cortez & The Firespitters0:57
2Samba Is PowerJayne Cortez & The Firespitters4:35
3I Wonder WhoJayne Cortez & The Firespitters6:03
4She Got He GotJayne Cortez & The Firespitters6:46
5War Devoted To WarJayne Cortez & The Firespitters3:40
6Find Your Own VoiceJayne Cortez & The Firespitters4:03
7Sacred TreesJayne Cortez & The Firespitters4:37
8I'm Gonna ShakeJayne Cortez & The Firespitters2:51
9Into This TimeJayne Cortez & The Firespitters4:48
10I Got The BluesJayne Cortez & The Firespitters3:25
11Cheerful & OptimisticJayne Cortez & The Firespitters3:17
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