Boxset / Compilation · 1989
Tracklist
1-1 Legba Crossing 48:15
Riobec
2-1 Riobec 1 29:13
2-2 Riobec 2 13:13
2-3 Riobec 3 24:38
2-4 Riobec 4 6:45
Regalia
3-1 Snake Charm 42:08
3-2 Regalia 32:05
Remembrance
4-1 Remembrance 40:29
4-2 The Great Bear 21:20
4-3 Stone 1:36
Spots, Circles And Fantasy
5-1 Spots, Circles And Fantasy 73:44
Leaf Palm Hand
6-1 Stylobate 1 17:26
6-2 Leaf Palm Hand 42:20
6-3 Chimes 3:50
6-4 Stylobate 2 3:23
6-5 The Old Canal 2:42
Alms / Tiergarten (Spree)
7-1 Involution / Evolution 58:51
8-1 Weight - Breath - Sounding Trees 63:48
The Hearth
9-1 The Hearth
Tenor Saxophone – Evan Parker
61:31
Pleistozaen Mit Wasser
10-1 First Part 28:59
10-2 Second Part 33:02
Erzulie Maketh Scent
11-1 Part 1 33:15
11-2 Part 2 22:06
11-3 Part 3 16:46
11-4 Water 1:33
11-5 Stone 1:03
Line-up/Musicians
CD 1 (track 1-1):
Alto Saxophone – Joachim Gies
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Brigitte Vinkeloe
Double Bass – Alexander Frangenheim, Georg Wolf, Uwe Martin
Drums – H. Lukas Lindenmaier, Peeter Uuskyla
Flute – Sabine Kopf
Oboe – Daniel Werts
Piano – Paul Plimley
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Ove Volquartz
Trombone – Heinz-Erich Gödecke
Violin – Harald Kimmig
Voice – Cecil Taylor, Trudy Morse
Other tracks:
Cello – Tristan Honsinger (tracks: 7-1 to 9-1)
Double Bass – Peter Kowald (tracks: 7-1, 8-1), William Parker (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Drums – Günter Sommer (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4), Han Bennink (tracks: 5-1, 7-1, 8-1), Louis Moholo (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3), Tony Oxley (tracks: 6-1 to 6-5)
Drums [Selected], Cymbal – Paul Lovens (tracks: 3-1, 3-2)
French Horn – Martin Mayes (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Guitar – Derek Bailey (tracks: 10-1, 10-2)
Piano – Cecil Taylor Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Louis Sclavis (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Tenor Saxophone – Peter Van Bergen (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tárogató – Peter Brötzmann (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Evan Parker (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Hans Koch (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Trombone – Christian Radovan (tracks: 7-1, 8-1), Hannes Bauer (tracks: 7-1, 8-1), Wolter Wierbos (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Trumpet – Tomasz Stańko (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Enrico Rava (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
Vibraphone – Gunter Hampel (tracks: 7-1, 8-1)
About this release
FMP – FMP CD 0/2/3/4/5/6/8/9/11/16/18 (Germany)
The musicians on track 1-1 are collectively known as The Cecil Taylor Workshop Ensemble.
The musicians on tracks 7-1, 8-1 are collectively known as The Cecil Taylor European Orchestra.
All tracks recorded live at the "Kongresshalle" in Berlin during "Improvised Music 11/88".
Track 1-1 recorded on 15 July 1988.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-4 recorded on 17 June 1988.
Tracks 3-1, 3-2 recorded on 26 June 1988.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-3 recorded on 3 July 1988.
Track 5-1 recorded on 10 July 1988.
Tracks 6-1 to 6-5 recorded on 17 July 1988.
Tracks 7-1, 8-1 recorded on 2 July 1988.
Track 9-1 recorded on 30 June 1988.
Tracks 10-1, 10-2 recorded on 9 July 1988.
Tracks 11-1 to 11-5 recorded on 16 July 1988.
Thanks to snobb for the addition