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Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo
The Opium War
Album US 1999 on Einstein Records label
Jazz and Spoken Word (Radioplay, Contemporary Jazz, Free Improvisation)
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Studio zOaR Actors recorded at 6/8 Studios
Musicians
 | Zeena Parkins hrp, eb, *1956 US music by, sampler, harp, el. harp, album by |
 | Ana Maria Simo , text by, album by |
 | Margaret Parkins vc, cello |
 | Ikue Mori dr machine, *1953 JP electronic drums, el. percussion |
 | Chris Cochrane g, voc, guitar, voice |
 | Joe Trump dr, perc, US percussion |
 | DJ Olive ttbl, *1961 US turntables |
 | David Shea sampler, p, *1965 US turntables |
 | D.D. Dorveillier voice |
 | Jonathan Bepler str, org, voc, perc, voice |
 | Tenko voc, JP voice |
 | Ruth Maleczech , 1939-2013 US voice actor, amalia |
| Lola Pashalinski voice actor, dr. stein |
| Mary Shultz voice actor, evelyn harding |
| J. Ed Araiza voice actor, louie |
| Jeff Webster voice actor, manuel |
| K.J. Sanchez voice actor, mariana |
| Lisa Vidal voice actor, mariana |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Bedroom Over The Butcher Shop. Night. Manuel Smokes Opium In Bed And Reads Out Loud To His Wife, Mariana. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 7:54 | |
| 2 | | The Butcher Shop. Next Morning. Amalia Holds Her Grandson Clemente, And Sings To Him While She Tries To Chop Meat. Mariana Enters, Then Louie. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 4:15 | |
| 3 | | The Bedroom. Later That Morning. Manuel Is Sitting In Bed. Louie Enters. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 4:23 | |
| 4 | | The Butcher Shop. That Night. Manuel Shows Louie How To Cook And Smoke Opium. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 3:16 | |
| 5 | | Chinatown. Later That Night. Louie Stands On A Soapbox And Delivers A Speech To A Large Crowd. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 2:01 | |
| 6 | | The Butcher Shop. A Month Later. Morning. Amalia And Mariana Are Working. Clemente Is In His Crib. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 3:07 | |
| 7 | | The Dining Room. That Evening. Manuel, Mariana, And Amalia Sit At The Table. Louie Enters, His Hand Bandaged. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 5:39 | |
| 8 | | The Butcher Shop. A Month Later. Evening. Louie, Very Well Dressed, Totals Up His Opium Sales Using An Abacus, Then Writes Them In His Ledger. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 1:49 | |
| 9 | | The Bedroom. That Night. Manuel Confides In The Young Clemente. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 1:46 | |
| 10 | | The Butcher Shop. Dawn. Amalia Is Alone. She Sings Her Thoughts About The Universe. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 2:43 | |
| 11 | | The Parlor. Two Months Later. Afternoon. New Expensive Furniture, Freshly Painted Walls. Manuel Has Fallen Asleep In A Chair While Reading. After Watching, Mariana Wakes Him Up. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 9:00 | |
| 12 | | The Gauze Curtains Flutter From A Breeze. Manuel Sees A Shadow By The Window. It Is His Dead Father. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | ||
| 13 | | Louie Enters. He Is Wearing A Business Suit, And Carrying A Briefcase And Blueprints. He Shows Them To Manuel. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | ||
| 14 | | The Bedroom. That Evening. Mariana Reads A Letter Sent By Her Father To Her Mother In 1896. Louie Listens Behind The Door. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 2:53 | |
| 15 | | The Parlor. That Night. Manuel Crouches, Naked, On The Window Ledge. Amalia Begs Him To Go To Bed. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 2:09 | |
| 16 | | The Parlor. Next Morning. Evelyn Harding, A Fashionable Opium Customer, Is Talking With Mariana. Later, They Move To The Bedroom. Louie Enters When They Are Asleep, Afterwards Manuel. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 7:17 | |
| 17 | The Psychiatric Ward. A Month Later. Morning. Manuel Is Crouching In The Isolation Room. Dr. Stein Sits Next To Him. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 4:53 | ||
| 18 | The Living Room. Six Months Later. Morning. Mariana And Amalia Are Sitting. Manuel Enters Wearing An Old Suit That Belonged To Her Father, And Carrying A Suitcase. He Is Just Out Of The Hospital. Louie Follows Him. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 4:52 | ||
| 19 | The Bedroom. That Night. Manuel Sleeps In An Opium Daze. Mariana Cuts Her Hair In Front Of The Mirror. Louie Enters, Then Later Amalia. | Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo | 2:35 |
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