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Billy Bang: Da Bang!

On June 18, 2013, “Tum Records” label released “Da Bang!”, the 30th Billy Bang album. It was recorded in February 2011, at “Studio MI” of the “Finnish Broadcasting Company” in Helsinki, Finland.

Personnel:

  • Billy Bang – violin
  • Dick Griffin – trombone
  • Andrew Bemkey – piano
  • Hilliard Greene – double bass
  • Newman Taylor Baker – drums

Track listing:

  1. Da Bang – Barry Altschul
  2. Guinea – Don Cherry
  3. Daydreams – Billy Bang
  4. Law Years – Ornette Coleman
  5. All Blues – Miles Davis
  6. St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins

Ornette Coleman: Science Fiction

In February 1972, “Columbia” label released “Science Fiction”, the 13th Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded September – October 1971, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
  • Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette
  • Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
  • Bobby Bradford – trumpet
  • Carmine Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarz – trumpet
  • Charlie Haden – double bass, electric double bass with wah-wah pedal
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Ed Blackwell – drums
  • David Henderson – recitation
  • Asha Puthli – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. What Reason Could I Give?
  2. Civilization Day
  3. Street Woman
  4. Science Fiction
  5. Rock the Clock
  6. All My Life
  7. Law Years
  8. The Jungle Is a Skyscraper

Ornette Coleman: Science Fiction

In February 1972, “Columbia” label released “Science Fiction”, the 13th Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded September – October 1971, at “Columbia Studio E” in New York City and was produced by James Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
  • Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette
  • Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
  • Bobby Bradford, Carmine Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarz – trumpet
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell – drums
  • David Henderson – recitation
  • Asha Puthli – vocals
  • Stan Tonkel – engineer
  • Russ Payne – mixing
  • Ed Lee – cover design
  • Robert Amft – cover photography
  • Bob Palmer – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. What Reason Could I Give?
  2. Civilization Day
  3. Street Woman
  4. Science Fiction
  5. Rock the Clock
  6. All My Life
  7. Law Years
  8. The Jungle Is a Skyscraper