tracks 2-1 to 2-6 alto saxophone Rob Brown tracks 1-1 bass Nicki Parrott tracks 1-2 to 1-10, 2-1 to 2-6, 3-1 to 3-11 bass William Parker tracks 2-1 to 2-6 bass saxophone, flute Klaas Hekman tracks 1-1 cello Shiau-Shu Yu tracks 3-1 to 3-10 choir Soloists Of NFM Choir composed by, lyrics by William Parker tracks 3-1 to 3-10 conductor Jan Jakub Bokun tracks 2-1 to 2-6 drums Hamid Drake tracks 1-1 drums J.T. Lewis tracks 3-1 to 3-11 drums Mike Reed tracks 3-1 to 3-10 flute [bamboo flutes] William Parker tracks 1-8 flute [hocchiku] William Parker liner notes Philip Clark liner notes [lyrics] William Parker mastered by Petr Cancura tracks 3-1 to 3-10 orchestra NFM Symphony Orchestra painting [paintings on all cd sleeves], cover [box cover] Douglas Arnold tracks 1-1 percussion Jim Pugliese tracks 3-1 to 3-10 piano Charles Gayle tracks 2-1 to 2-6 piano Cooper-Moore tracks 1-2 to 1-10 piano Eri Yamamoto tracks 1-1 piano Kathleen Supové producer Steven Joerg producer William Parker recorded by Brian Forbes tracks 1-1 recorded by, mixed by Benjamin Arnow tracks 2-1 to 2-6 reeds [double reed instruments] Bill Cole tracks 1-1 reeds [various winds] J.D. Parran tracks 1-1 reeds [various winds] Sam Furnace tracks 3-1 to 3-10 soprano saxophone Charles Gayle tracks 1-2 to 1-10 soprano saxophone Darryl Foster tracks 3-1 to 3-10 strings [doson ngoni] William Parker tracks 3-1 to 3-11 tenor saxophone Charles Gayle tracks 1-5, 1-10 tenor saxophone Darryl Foster tracks 1-1 trombone Masahiko Kono tracks 1-1 trumpet Ravi Best tracks 1-1 violin Todd Reynolds tracks 1-1 to 1-10 voice Leena Conquest tracks 2-1 to 2-6 voice, mbira, ngoni Mola Sylla tracks 2-1 to 2-6 voice, shruti box [electronic shruti box] Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay Phonographic Copyright (p) AUM Fidelity Copyright (c) Centering Music Phonographic Copyright (p) Polskie Radio Recorded At The Kitchen, New York City Recorded At Jazztopad Festival Recorded At The Gallery Recording Studio Mastered At Sound Changes Studio Glass Mastered At CDA ImPressing Solutions, USA Glass Mastered At CDA ImPressing Solutions, USA Glass Mastered At CDA ImPressing Solutions, USA For Fannie Lou Hamer (track 1-1) was commissioned by The Kitchen [...] as part of the series Kitchen House Blend. World premiere: October 26, 2000. This performance took place on October 28, 2000 (third night), The Kitchen, New York.
Tracks 1-2 to 1-10: Recorded at The Gallery Recording Studio, Brooklyn on March 6, 2011.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-6: Recorded January 2012 in Paris, France.
Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still (tracks 3-1 to 3-10) was commissioned by the National Forum of Music for premiere performance at the Jazztopad Festival in Wroclaw, Poland on November 15, 2013.
Escapade For Sonny (dedicated to Sonny Rollins) (track 3-11): This trio improvisation preceded the premiere of Ceremonies .. (tracks 3-1 to 3-10).
Mastered at Sound Changes Studio, Brooklyn Box Set Design by Ming@AUM