Jazz / Opera, Modern Creative, World Fusion, Ethnic Fusion, Ambient, Post-Bop, M-Base, Experimental, Mood Music, Electronica, Avant-Garde Jazz
Becky Friend Flute (Alto), Flute
Bill Laswell Construction, Producer
Bill Murphy
Byard Lancaster Soloist, Sax (Tenor)
Denise Stillwell Violin, Viola
Garo Yellin Cello
Graham Haynes Soloist, Flugelhorn, Cornet
Hector Falcon Violin
John Brown Quintet/Ray Codrington Material
Karl Berger Keyboards, String Arrangements, Horn Arrangements
Krystof Witek Violin
Mark Helias Bass (Acoustic)
Mark Taylor French Horn
Michael Dorf Executive Producer
Michael Fossenkemper Mastering
Michael Webster Assistant
Ralph Farris Violin, Viola
Robert Musso Engineer
Russell Mills Design, Artwork
Stephanie Oxley Project Manager
Steven Saporta Realization
Vincent Chancey French Horn
This production by Alan Douglas and Bill Laswell reinvents our emotional participation in the operazone! In allowing Karl Berger to weave a magical tapestry of strings, Laswell has delivered a coup de grace with the rhythmic intensity of tabla beats and waves of sizzling cymbals. Stripped of the predictable, opera has been restored to the art of soulful surprise. Special six-page digipak reissue, with stunning Russell Mills artwork, of a release that has been absent from American shelves for a long time! |
