On March 17, 1998, “Tzadik” label released “Busy Being Born”, the fourth Gary Lucas album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Gary Lucas and Kazunori Sugiyama.
Personnel:
- Gary Lucas– vocals, acoustic, electric and steel guitar
- Greg Cohen– bass guitar
- Jonathan Kane – drums
- Larry Fine – vocals
- John Zorn– saxophone
- Misako Kano – piano
- Kenny Hurwitz – vocals
- Tim Kalliches – engineer
- Sascha von Oertzen – engineer
- Irene Trudel – engineer
- Allan Tucker – mastering
- Ikue Mori– design
- André Grossmann – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Lucas, except where noted.
- Adon Olom (instrumental) – traditional
- Adon Olom – (vocal) – traditional
- Shekhinah
- Sandman
- Sunrise Sunset – Jerry Brock, Sheldon Harnick
- Tradition – Jerry Brock, Sheldon Harnick
- The Mensch in the Moon – Walter Horn, Gary Lucas
- Lydia, The Tattooed Lady – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
- Crawlspace
- Dayenu / Dreidei – traditional
- Fleisherei – Green, Lerner, Timberg
- A Hundred pounds of Clay – Luther Dixon, Bob Elgin, Kay Rogers
- The Seven faces of Dr. Lao – Leigh Haarline
- Abie the Fishman
- Hinay Ma Tov – traditional
- Theme from Exodus – Ernest Gold
- Adon olom (acappella) – traditional
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