Tropic Appetites

Carla Bley

Tropic Appetites
Release date: 01.06.1998 Watt 1
CD18,90 €out of print
LP14,90 €out of print
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A continuation of the work begun by Carla Bley with poet Paul Haines on "Escalator over the Hill". "The world view ‘Appetites’ conveys is diametrically opposed to Marshal McLuhan’s vision of the global village. Its sinister jungles, incurable diseases, and ultimately insoluble conflicts between full stomachs and empty ones are more reminiscent of Paul Bowles’s bleak, despairing, but exquisitely crafted third world travelogues. A challenging work with a jumpy, eccentric surface and murky depths." – The New York Times. Very hip band: Julie (Driscoll) Tippetts, Gato Barbieri, Howard Johnson, Dave Holland, Paul Motian…

Featured Artists
  • Carla BleyVoice, Recorders, Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Organ, Marimba, Celeste, Percussion
  • Julie TippettsVoice
  • Gato BarbieriTenor Saxophone, Percussion
  • Howard JohnsonVoice, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Tubas
  • Dave HollandCello, Acoustic Bass, Bass Guitar
  • Michael MantlerTrumpet, Valve Trombone
  • Toni MarcusViolin, Viola
  • Paul MotianDrums, Percussion
Recorded

November 1973 & September 1973-February 1974

Original Release Date

01.02.1978

  • 1What Will Be Between Us And The Moon Tonight? (for Japan)
    (Carla Bley, Paul Haines)    11:04
  • 2In India (to Irene)
    (Carla Bley, Paul Haines)    01:10
  • 3Enormous Tots (to People's Music Works)
    (Carla Bley, Paul Haines)    06:05
  • 4Caucasian Bird Riffles (for Sheila)
    (Carla Bley, Paul Haines)    05:06
  • 5Funnybird Song (to Swallow)
    (Carla Bley, Paul Haines)    01:18
  • 6Indonesian Dock Sucking Supreme (to Peking Widow)
    (Carla Bley, Paul Haines)    08:54
  • 7Song Of The Jungle Stream (to Besha and to Tadd Dameron)
    (Carla Bley, Paul Haines)    10:15
  • 8Nothing (for WATT)
    (Carla Bley, Paul Haines)    03:34

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