| CHARLIE HADEN |
| COMTEMPORARY BIG BAND 1990 |
CHARLIE HADEN AND THE LIBERATION MUSIC ORCHESTRA:
DREAM KEEPERwith the OAKLAND YOUTH CHORUS DIW RECORDS, DIW 844(CD) (P)(C)1990 DISK UNION/DIW RECORDS, INC., JAPAN RECORDED: APRIL 4,5, 1990 RELEASED: 1990, JAPAN US-ISSUED: BLUE NOTE RECORDS, CDP 7 95474 2(CD) RELEASED: 1991, USA |
| CREDITS (productions) : |
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Words on Dream Keeper Parts I-IV from the poem "As I Grew Older", by Langston Hughes. From "The Dream Keeper And Other Poems" by Langston Hughes. Reprinted by permission of Alfred A.Knopf Inc. |
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All songs arrangements by Carla Bley, except "Rabo De Nube" by Karen Mantler |
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Produced by Hans Wendl Executive Producer: Disk Union/DIW |
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Recorded April 4th & 5th, 1990 at Clinton Studios, New York City Recorded by Tom Lazarus; Assistant Engineer: Neil Dignon |
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additional recording at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA Engineer: Neill King |
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Mixed at Master Sound Astoria, Queens, NY Mixed by Tom Lazarus; Assistant Engineer: David Merrill |
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Mastered by Dan Hersch at DigiPrep, Hollywood, CA Project Assistant: Ruth Cameron |
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Cover Art: Daniel Larue Johnson Liner Photography: Cheung Ching-Ming Cover Design: DIW Design Room |
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Branford Marsalis courtesy of Columbia Records Ray Anderson courtesy of Gramavision Records Amina Caudine Myers courtesy of RCA/Novus Records |
| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| Carla Bley | : | conducter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie Haden | : | bass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey Redman | : |
tenor saxophone (on 2,3,4)
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Joe Lovano | : |
tenor saxophone, flute
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Branford Marsalis | : |
tenor saxophone (on 1,2)
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Ken McIntyre | : |
alto saxophone
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Tom Harrell | : |
trumpet, flugelhorn
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Earl Gardner | : |
trumpet
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Sharon Freeman | : |
french horn
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Ray Anderson | : |
trombone
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Joe Daley | : |
tuba
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Amina Claudine Myers | : |
piano
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Mick Goodrick | : |
guitar
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Paul Motian | : |
drums
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Don Alias | : |
percussion
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Juan Lazzaro Mendolas | : |
pan pipes, wood flute | (on "Canto del Pilon", 2)
The Oakland Youth Chorus | : |
chorus (on 1,5) | Elizabeth Min (director) |
| TRACKS (total time 48:39) : |
| 1. | Dream Keeper (16:51) [words by Langston Hughes] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dream Keeper - Part I [Carla Bley] solo: Charlie Haden
Feliciano Ama [trad. from El Salvador] | solo: Tom Harrell
Dream Keeper - Part II [Carla Bley]
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Canto del Pilon (I) [trad. from Venezuela] | solos: Ken McIntyre, Don Alias
Dream Keeper - Part III [Carla Bley]
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Canto del Pilon (II) [trad. from Venezuela] | solo: Juan Lazzaro Mendolas
Hymn Of The Anarchist Women's Movement [trad. from Spanish Civil War] | solos: Joe Daley, Paul Motian
Dream Keeper - Part IV [Carla Bley] | solo: Tom Harrell
2. |
Rabo De Nube (Tail of the Tornade)
(5:23) [Silvio Rodriguez, Ediciones Quiroga]
| solos: Mick Goodrick, Joe Lovano(left), Dewey Redman(right)
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Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika
(Anthem of the African National Congress) (10:31) [Enoche Sontonga]
| solos: Ken McIntyre, Dewey Redman
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Sandino (6:39) [Charlie Haden]
| solos: Charlie Haden, Tom Harrell, Sharon Freeman, Mick Goodrick
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Spiritual (8:59) [Charlie Haden]
| dedicated to Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers and Malcolm X solos: Ray Anderson, Branford Marsalis, Charlie Haden, Amina Claudine Myers |
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