Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus(Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus)Label: Columbia CK 52739Recording date: 1992 (?) Producer: Hal Willner Liner notes: Charles Mingus, Hal Willner, Sue Mingus, Frannie Thum, Jeff Rosen, Bill Flanagan Notes: Words and music by Charles Mingus. Special instruments built by Harry Partch. Performers: (1,3): Art Baron - didjeridoo, trombone, wooden flute Francis Thum - chromelodeonII Bill Frisell - guitar Don Alias - percussion Gary Lucas - electricslide guitar Michael Blair - cone gongs, bass marimba Greg Cohen - cloud chamber bowls Robbie Robertson - voice (3) (2): Michael Blair - marimba eroica, drums, flapper Art Baron - tuba Greg Cohen - bass Don Alias - cymbals, percussion Henry Threadgill - flute Marc Ribot - banjo Bill Frisell - guitar Francis Thum - harmonic canon (4): Don Alias - percussion, timbales, cowbells Michael Blair - chinese drum, drums Art Baron - trombone Bill Frisell - guitars Gary Lucas - electric guitar Greg Cohen - bass (5,19): Michael Blair - cloud chamber bowls Mark Ribot - marimba eroica Don Alias - bass marimba Elvis Costello - vocal, harmonic canon Henry Threadgill - flute Art Baron - great bass recorder, trombone Greg Cohen - bass Bill Frisell - guitar Francis Thumm - chromelodeon II (6): Greg Cohen - cone gongs, bass Vernon Reid - surrogate kithara, guitar Geri Allen - chromelodeon II, piano Don Byron - marimba eroica, clarinet Don Alias - diamond marimba, hand drums Michael Blair - crychord, drums Francis Thumm - cloud chamber bowls, marimba eroica Bill Frisell - adapted guitar, guitar Art Baron - harmonic canon, tuba (7): Bill Frisell - guitar, surrogate kithara Don Byron - clarinet, bass clarinet Art Baron - trombone Don Alias - bass marimba Greg Cohen - adapted guitar Michael Blair - conga Francis Thumm - marimba eroica (8): Don Alias - congas Greg Cohen - bass Michael Blair - brushes, harmoniccanon, cloud chamber bowls Art Baron - great bass recorder Bill Frisell - guitar Francis Thumm - chromelodeon II Don Byron - clarinet Henry Rollins - voice (9): Charlie Watts - drums Greg Cohen - bass The Uptown Horns: Crispin Cioe - alto saxophone Bob Funk - trombone ArnoHecht - tenor saxophone Hollywood Paul Litteral - trumpet (10): Michael Blair - drums, chromelodeon II Chuck D - vocal Bill Frisell - guitar, surrogate kithara Don Alias - bata, percussion Greg Cohen - bass ArtBaron - trombone (11): Bill Frisell - guitar (12): Don Alias - congas, dumbek, clappers Don Byron - clarinet, bass clarinet Michael Blair -drums, whirley tube, clappers, chromelodeon II, finger cymbals Bill Frisell - guitar, surrogate kithara Greg Cohen - bass Lall Willner -sound effects, samples (Haitian Fight Song Montage) Greg Lucas - National steel bottleneck guitar (Haitian Fight Song Montage) (13): Tony Trischka - banjo Bob Stewart - tuba Barry Mitterhoff - mandolin, guitar Susan Evans - percussion, washboard, spoons Kenny Kosek - violin Howard Levy - harmonica Bobby Previte - kazoo, castanets, spoons (14): Don Byron - bass clarinet Art Baron - great bass recorder Greg Cohen - bass Bill Frisell - guitar Hubert Selby Jr. - voice (15): Greg Cohen - bass Chuck Leavell - piano Keith Richards - vocals, guitar Charlie Watts - drums Bobby Keyes - tenor saxophone The Uptown Horns (see 9): Bernard Fowler - vocals (16): Art Baron - wood flute, didjeridoo, great bass recorder, trombone, percussion Diamanda Galas - vocals Don Alias - bass marimba, dumbetik, clappers, percussion Michael Blair -whirley tube, Tibetan cymbals, bass drums, percussion Greg Cohen - cone gongs, crychord, bass,percussion Leonard Cohen - spoken voice Bill Frisell - guitar, percussion Don Byron - bass clarinet Francis Thumm- percussion Hal Willner - percussion, g-bastard calls (17): Robert Quine - guitar, sample keyboard Greg Cohen -bass Art Baron - muted trombone Don Alias - chair Francis Thumm - marimba eroica Bill Frisell - guitar Hal Willner - sound effects, samples (18): Don Alias - humming, hand drums, timbales, percussion Art Baron - humming, metal slab, trombone Michael Blair - humming, drums,Chinese drums, timbales, percussion, bass marimba, two by four Francis Thumm - humming, chromelodeon II Ray Davies - humming Greg Cohen - bass Gary Lucas - National steel bottleneck guitar Dr. John - spoken words, lead vocal Bill Frisell - electric guitar, effects
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