LP, ECM Records, 1983
Style: Experimental Big Band, Avant-Garde Jazz, Flamenco
Vibe: Mournful, Communal, Political, Anthemic, Conceptual, Conscious, Liberation, Sombre, Traditional
Musical Qualities: Polyphonic, Suite, Acoustic, Complex, Dynamic, Thematic Improvisation, Instrumental, Orchestral, political, Technical
Personnel
Charlie Haden – double bass
Carla Bley – piano, glockenspiel, arrangements
Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
Jim Pepper – flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Steve Slagle – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Michael Mantler – trumpet
Gary Valente – trombone
Sharon Freeman – French horn
Jack Jeffers – tuba
Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
Mick Goodrick – guitar
Paul Motian – percussion, drums
1980s, 1983, Acoustic, Active Listening, Anthemic, Avant-Garde Big Band, Avant-Garde Jazz, Big Band, Brass, Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, Communal, Complex, Conceptual, Conscious, Dewey Redman, Don Cherry, Dynamic, ECM, Flamenco, Horns, Improvisation, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin, liberation, Michael Mantler, Mournful, Orchestral, Paul Motian, Political, Polyphonic, Powerful, Progressive, rebellious, Saxophone, sombre, suite, Technical, Thematic, Traditional, Triumphant, Trumpet, Tuba, Upright Bass, Warm
