TRACKLIST
Disc 1 - Voices Fall From The Sky
1-01 Espirito (1:14) feat. Omar Payano
1-02 Airlift (2:05) feat. Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez
1-03 Bouquet for Borah (12:26) feat. Andrea Wolper
1-04 City of Flowers (6:02) feat. Andrea Wolper
1-05 Despues de la Guerra (6:14) feat. Bernardo Palombo & Jean Carla Rodea
1-06 Small Lobby (3:26) feat. Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez
1-07 So, Important (6:20) feat. Kyoko Kitamura
1-08 We Often Danced (14:28) feat. Fay Victor
1-09 Voices Fall From The Sky (6:43) feat. Amirtha Kidambi
1-10 Revolution (5:39) feat. Timna Comedi
1-11 A Tree Called Poem (8:27) feat. Morley Shanti Kamen
1 – The Olmec Group
2 & 6 – Raina accompanies herself on piano / WP donso ngoni on 2
3 – Rob Brown alto sax / Dave Sewelson alto sax / Eri Yamamoto piano
William Parker bass / Gerald Cleaver drums
4 – Karen Borca bassoon / Masahiko Kono trombone, electronics
5 – Dario Acosta Teich guitar / Angelo Branford guitar
Timna Comedi harmony / WP, JCR, AB percussion
7 – Eri Yamamoto piano
8 – Dave Sewelson alto sax / Heru Shabaka-Ra trumpet / Jean Cook violin
Jason Kao Hwang violin / Eri Yamamoto piano / William Parker bass
9 – Steve Swell trombone / Jason Kao Hwang violin / William Parker bass
10 – Dario Acosta Teich guitar / William Parker bass
11 – William Parker 6-string donso ngoni.
Disc 2 - Songs
2-01 All I Want (2:20) feat. Ernie Odoom
2-02 Baldwin’s Interlude (2:51) feat. Ellen Christi
2-03 For Julius Eastman (3:05) feat. Lisa Sokolov
2-04 Aborigine Song (2:05) feat. Lisa Sokolov
2-05 Life Song (4:16) feat. Ellen Christi
2-06 Band in the Sky (6:03) feat. Lisa Sokolov
2-07 Sweet Breeze (5:06) feat. Leena Conquest
2-08 Morning Moon (6:08) feat. Lisa Sokolov
2-09 A Thought for Silence (3:12) feat. Ellen Christi
2-10 Poem for June Jordan (3:02) feat. Leena Conquest
2-11 Autumn Song (2:01) feat. Lisa Sokolov
2-12 Falling Shadows (8:24) feat. Ellen Christi
2-13 Tour of the Flying Poem (5:52) feat. Mola Sylla
2-14 Prayer (3:54) feat. Leena Conquest
1 – AMR Ensemble
2, 5, 9, 12 – William Parker bass
3, 4, 6, 8 – Yuko Fujiyama piano
7, 10, 14 – Eri Yamamoto piano
11, 13 – Cooper-Moore piano
Disc 3 - Essence
3-01 The Essence of Ellington (7:11) feat. Ernie Odoom
3-02 Lights of Lake George (4:41) feat. Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
3-03 For Fannie Lou Hamer (11:56) feat. Leena Conquest
3-04 Deep Flower (8:23) feat. Ernie Odoom
The Blinking Of The Ear feat. AnnMarie Sandy
3-05 Meditation on Freedom (4:57)
3-06 Without Love Everything Will Fail (3:42)
3-07 Dark Remembrance (7:01)
3-08 Heavenly Home Meditation on Peace (14:12)
3-09 Natasha's Theme (2:04) feat. Leena Conquest
1 & 2 – William Parker Orchestra
3 – Kitchen House Blend Ensemble
4 – AMR Ensemble
5–8 : Eri Yamamoto piano / Leonid Galaganov drums
9 – William Parker Double Quartet