Thus cut has given me endless satisfaction for two decades.
Peter Apfelbaum : tenor and soprano saxophones,piano,keyboards,snare drum,qarqabas,tambourine,funde,bells
Bill Ortiz : trumpet
Jeff Gressman : trombone,satelite drums,pyramid bell,chimtag cymbals
James Harvey : trombone ,bells
Paul Hanson : alto& tenor saxophones,bassoon
Tony Jones : tenor saxophone
Peck Allmond : baritone saxophone,trumpet,clarinet,percussion
Norbert Stachel : sopranino,soprano,tenor,baritone & bass saxophones,flute,bass flute.
Will Bernard : electric & acoustic guitars
Stan Franks : electric guitar
Jai Uttal : electric,acoustic & midi guitars,harmonium,vocals,bells,chimtag cymbals
Bo Freeman : bass,vocals
Josh Jones V : drums,timbales,djun-djun
Deszon X. Clairborne : drums
“Buddha” Robert Huffman : congas,shekere,bell tree,gongs
Scheherazade Stone : vocals
Tempo and meter changes are a notable feature of this performance. Some quick and dirty notes:
We build from the beginning: guitar, bass and symbols; then sax; then vocal at 0:32
2:12 full drum kit kicks in and we start building the instrumental, horns at 2:30
3:01 shift gears, we floating the time
3:21 back to a steady beat, 3:25 change up, 3:42 pounding drive, 3:57 tumbling horns
4:00 Drive!
4:10 sax solo over handclaps and percussion punctuations
5:20 add bass & guitar commping behind sax, 5:39 add horns, another sax in background, building to collective improv
6:35 thins out, sax comes out front again, begin to drag, 7:00 pump it! (drums)
7:10 sax is alone, like Wylie Coyote suspended out over the cliff
7:26 Wham! Horns tumble in, vocalist comes back, and we drive it home
6:44 gear shift