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Track Listing
1. Shahrazad (Opening)
2. Sitt Al Mila/Zumurrud: Sitt Al Mila / Zumurrud
3. Jewish Doctor's Tale, The
4. Aziz & Azizah
5. Diente De Oro
6. Aziz & Azizah
7. Lost Prince, The - (with Mamuun & the Arabe Girl By The Well)
8. Princess Dunya & Taj Al Muluk
9. Princess Dunya's Nocturnal Realization
10. Yemeni Merchant & The Three Different Colored Women, The
11. Jinniya Who Envied Human Suffering, The
12. Hasheater's Tale, The
13. Angel Charles & The Caravan Of Jinns, The
14. Hasheater's Tale, The
15. Angel Charles & The Caravans Of Jinns & Dreams, The
16. Shahrazad & The Closing Of The First Night Of Stories
Album Notes
Personnel: Kip Hanrahan (percussion); Charles Neville (vocals, tenor saxophone); Brandon Ross, Eric Schenkman (vocals, guitar); Fernando Saunders (vocals, bass); Carmen Lundy, Jack Bruce, Silvana Diluigi (vocals); Henry Threadgil (flute); Alfredo Tiff (violin); Don Pullen, Mike Cain (piano, organ); D.D. Jackson (piano); Andy Gonzalez, Steve Swallow (bass); Robby Ameen, J.T. Lewis, Horacio Hernandez (drums); Paoli Mejias, Puntilla Orlando Rios (quinto, congas); Anthony Carillo (congas, bongos); Abraham Rodriguez, Eric Valez, Milton Cardona, Richie Flores (congas).
Recorded in New York, New York between 1994 & 1996.
Personnel: Kip Hanrahan (percussion); Carmen Lundy (vocals); Don Pullen (piano); Steve Swallow (bass instrument); Fernando Saunders (bass guitar); J.T. Lewis (drums); Abraham Rodriguez (congas).
This 1997 album presents songs based on translations of the Arabian Nights, filtered through Kip Hanrahan's poetic sensibilities as they become lyrics, with a smattering of narration between sections. Many of his regular collaborative pals are on hand again, including Fernando Saunders, Jack Bruce, and Don Pullen.
The latter carry the singing parts, each in the guise of a particular character (Saunders as the Lost Prince, Bruce as the Jewish Doctor, etc.). A sultry sexuality pervades, uniting the entire work. The tropical rhythms, which are the foundation of much of this music, manage to be both laid back and propulsive, sometimes simultaneously. The opening theme, "Shahrazad" is such a delicately gorgeous melody, it alone is worth the price of admission.
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