Liberation Music Orchestra

Liberation Music Orchestra

Recorded April 27, 28, and 29, 1969 at Judson Hall, New York City

Personnel :

Gato Barbieri Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Carla Bley Piano, Tambourine Sam T. Brown Guitar, Piano (Thumb) Don Cherry Flute, Cornet Andrew Cyrille Percussion, Drums Charlie Haden Violin Howard Johnson Tuba Michael Mantler Trumpet Paul Motian Percussion Bob Northern Percussion, French Horn Dewey Redman Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Perry Robinson Clarinet Roswell Rudd Trombone

track list :

1."The Introduction" (Bley)

2."Song of the United Front" (Brecht-Eisler)

3."El Quinto Regimiento" ("The FifthRegiment")(trad., arr. Bley)

"Los Cuatro Generales" ("The Four Generals")(trad., arr. Bley)

"Viva la Quince Brigada" ("Long Live the Fifteenth Brigade")(melody trad., words Bart Van Derschelling) -20:58

4."The Ending to the First Side" (Bley)

5."Song for Ché" (Haden)

6."War Orphans" (Coleman)

7."The Interlude (Drinking Music)"(Bley)

8."Circus '68 '69" (Haden)

9."We Shall Overcome" (Horton-Hamilton-Carawan-Seeger)

links :

• LMO at all music guide

photographs by Robert Capa (spanish civil war 1936-39)

• Magnum Photos

• Magnum Festival