Thursday, June 5, 2014

Jamaaladeen Tacuma ‎– Renaissance Man

Jamaaladeen Tacuma ‎– Renaissance Man

All Compositions by Jamaaladeen Tacuma, except where indicated

1. Renaissance Man
    Cornet, African Flute – Olu Dara
2. Flash Back
3. Let's Have A Good Time
4. The Next Stop
5. Dancing In Your Head (Ornette Coleman, arr. Tacuma)
    Alto Saxophone – Ornette Coleman
    Electric Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
    Electric Guitar – Charles Ellerbe
    Electronics [Dmx], Drum Programming – Greg Mann, Jamaaladeen Tacuma
    Percussion, Percussion [Electronic] – Ron Howerton
6. There He Stood
    Bass Guitar [Four And Five Stringed Steiberger], Bass [Peavey T-20 Lined Fretless] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
    Handclaps – Daniel Ponce, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Verna Gillis
    Lyrics By [Poem], Narrator – Howie Montaug
    Percussion – Daniel Ponce
7. The Battle Of Images - In Four Movements
    Bass [Peavey T-20 Lined Fretless] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
    Conductor – Bob Zollman
    Strings – Ebony String Quartet
    Violin – Cynthia Shoats, Kathleen Thomas
    Viola – Nina Wilkenson
    Cello – Aaron Henderson
    Timpani, Percussion – Bob Zollman
8. Sparkle
    Electric Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
    Electric Guitar – Vernon Reid
    Tenor Saxophone – David Murray
    Drums – Bill Bruford
    Drums [African Gymbe] – Daryl Burgee

Tracks 1-4 (Jamaaladeen Tacuma featuring his band Jamaal)
Electric Bass, Electronics – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Alto Saxophone – James R. Watkins
Electric Guitar – Rick Iannacone
Drums – Cornell Rochester

Track 1-4, 7 recorded at Studio 4, Philadelphia, 1983 
Track 5 recorded at Gramavision Recording Studio, New York, 1984 
Track 6 recorded at Sinus Musik, Berlin, Germany, 1983 
Track 8 recorded at Unique Recording Studio, New York, 1983 
Mixed at Gramavision Recording Studio, New York, 1984 

Gramavision ‎– GR 8308, 1984

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Ronald Shannon Jackson With Twins Seven Seven ‎– Live At The Caravan Of Dreams


Ronald Shannon Jackson With Twins Seven Seven ‎– Live At The Caravan Of Dreams

Composed and Arranged by Ronald Shannon Jackson

1. The Ancient Voice Of 'E'
    Vocals, Percussion, Talking Drum – Twins Seven Seven
2. Dream Caravan
3. Iré ("Eray")
    Vocals, Percussion, Talking Drum – Twins Seven Seven
4. Boilling Cabbage

Drums – Ronald Shannon Jackson
Soprano, Alto Saxophone – Eric Person
Violin, Barriphone – Akbar Ali
Guitar – Cary Denigris
Electric Bass – Reginal Washington

Recorded live at the Caravan Of Dreams, Fort Worth, Texas in 1985

Caravan Of Dreams Productions ‎– CDP 85005, 1986

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James Blood Ulmer - Live at the Caravan of Dreams

James Blood Ulmer - Live at the Caravan of Dreams

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

1. Are You Glad To Be In America?
2. The Little Red House
3. Cheering
4. Recess
5. Revealing
6. Lonely Man
7. Church
8. I Need Love

Recorded at the Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth Texas in 1985

James Blood Ulmer - guitar, vocals
Charles Burnham - violin
Amin Ali - bass
Warren Benbow - drums

Caravan Of Dreams Productions ‎– CDP85004, 1986

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Ornette Coleman and Prime Time ‎– Opening The Caravan Of Dreams



Ornette Coleman and Prime Time – Opening The Caravan Of Dreams

All compositions by Ornette Coleman

1. To Know What To Know
2. Harmolodic Bebop
3. Sex Spy
4. City Living
5. See-Thru
6. Compute

Ornette Coleman – Alto Saxophone
Charlie Ellerbie – Guitar
Bern Nix – Guitar
Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Bass
Albert MacDowell – Bass
Sabir Kamal – Drums
Denardo Coleman – Drums

Caravan Of Dreams Productions – CDP85001, 1985

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