American Clave • Anthology

An anthology of musics (sequences of angers, passions, sexualities made audible and intangible by music) formed by the labor of Kip Hanrahan, Jack Bruce, Astor Piazolla, Robby Ameen, Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Don Pullen, Silvana DeLuigi, Paul Haines, Milton Cardona, Ishmael Reed, Steve Swallow, Alfredo Triff, Allen Toussaint, Puntilla Orlando Rios, David Murray, Taj Mahal, Sting, Andy Gonzalez, Arto Lindsay, Giovanni Hildalgo, Fernando Saunders, Leo Nocentelli, Benjamin Bratt, Pablo Ziegler, Fernando Suarez Paz, Carmen Lundy, Bobby Womack, Robert Wyatt, Peter Scherer, Lester Bowie, John Tchicai, Mike Cain, Jerry Gonzalez, Xiomara Laugart, Lucy Penebaz, George Cartwright, Elysee Pyronneau, Pedrito Martinez, Olu Dara, Amadito Valdez, Yosvannit Terry, Chocolate Armenteros, Dziga Vertov and many others informed by, but irreverent of expected form; but informed by and not irreverent of passionate cause and intent ...1980-1992

A two-disc compilation of songs (greatest hits?) from american clave records

“American Clave is both the label and the vehicle of Kip Hanrahan, one of the most experimental musical artists working today. In addition to Hanrahan, some of the artists featured range from power rocker Jack Bruce on vocals and bass to soul singer Bobby Womack to blues guitarist Taj Mahal to avant garde jazz pianist Don Pullen to New Orleans keyboardist Allen Toussaint, usually in some combination with each other. As the above names suggest, Hanrahan has created a body of work that is the most imaginative and complete syntheses of different traditions ever put together... This collection proves that experimental music can be just as listenable and melodic as the most mainstream material..."
—Blade, Citizen Preview

Gold Disc • 1020
1. Salute to Elegua (traditional, arranged by Milton Cardona) Milton Cardona • iya; Hector “Flaco” Hernandez • checkere; Steve Berries • itotele; Jose Fernandez • okonkolo; Sandra “Fela” Wiles, YomiYomi Awolowo, Carole Awolowo, Paulette “Nirvana” Buckley, Amma Oforiwaa Agyapon, Denise Ola DeJean, Jean Evans, Amma Dawn McKean, Teresa Gomez • chorus / recorded 8/85 / from AMCL 1004

2. Tanguedia III (Astor Piazzolla) Astor Piazzolla • bandoneon; Fernando Suarez Paz • violin; Pablo Ziegler • piano; Horacio Malvicino • guitar; Hector Console • bass / recorded 5/86 / from AMCL 1013

3. “…when I lose myself in the darkness of love, no, this love…” (Kip Hanrahan) Fernando Saunders • electric bass; Giovanni Hidalgo • quinto; Milton Cardona • congas; Robbie Ameen • trap drums; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Kip Hanrahan • percussion; Diahnne Abbott • voice; Andy Gonzalez • bass; Alfredo Triff • violin / recorded 8/89 / from AMCL 1016/1017

4. “…she turned so that maybe a third of her face was in this fuckin’ beautiful half-light…” (Kip Hanrahan) Giovanni Hidalgo • quinto; Milton Cardona • congas; Robbie Ameen • trap drums; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Kip Hanrahan • percussion; Andy Gonzalez • bass; Fernando Saunders • electric bass; Sting • electric bass, voice; Alfredo Triff • violin / recorded 2/90 / from AMCL 1016/1017

5. ‘Sputin (Ishmael Reed, Leo Nocentelli, Alien Toussaint, Kip Hanrahan) Leo Nocentelli • guitar; Steve Swallow • electric bass; Bobby Womack • voice; Allen Toussaint • piano; Robbie Ameen • trap drums; Lenny Pickett • tenor sax; Olu Dara • trumpet; Hamiet Bluiett • baritone sax / recorded 2/89 / from AMCL 1015

6. Jes’ Grew (David Murray, Ishmael Reed) Taj Mahal • voice, guitar; Ejaye Tracey • voice; Don Jay • voice; Olu Dara • trumpet; David Murray • tenor; Jean-Paul Bourelly • electric guitar; Allen Toussaint • piano; Steve Swallow • electric bass; Jamaaladeen Tacuma • electric bass; Billy Hart • trap drums; Puntilla Orlando Rios • percussion / recorded 9/83 / from AMCL 1006

7. Make Love 2 (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) Jack Bruce • voice, electric bass; Steve Swallow • electric bass; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Milton Cardona • congas; Puntilla Orlando Rios • congas; Peter Scherer • synclavier; Arto Lindsay • electric guitar; David Murray • tenor sax / recorded 2/84 / from AMCL 1010

8. Ah, Intruder (Female) (Astor Piazzolla; arranged by Kip Hanrahan and Astor Piazzolla) David Murray • tenor sax; Pablo Ziegler • piano; Andy Gonzalez • bass; Alfredo Triff • violin / recorded 5/86 / from AMCL 1012

9. Prelude to the Cyclical Night (part One) (Astor Piazzolla) Astor Piazzolla • bandoneon / recorded 8/87 / from AMCL 1019

10. The First and Last to Love Me (2, December) (Kip Hanrahan) Steve Swallow • electric bass; Jack Bruce • electric bass; Andy Gonzalez • bass; Giovanni Hidalgo • congas; Milton Cardona • congas; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Fernando Saunders • voice; George Adams • tenor sax / recorded 10/85 / from AMCL 1012

11. Ebioso (traditional, arranged by Milton Cardona) Milton Cardona • lead singer, atchere; Hector “Flaco” Hernandez • checkere; Steve Berrios • congas, checkere; Jose Fernandez • checkere; Sandra “Fela” Wiles, YomiYomi Awolowo, Carole Awolowo, Paulette “Nirvana” Buckley, Amma Oforiwaa Agyapon, Denise Ola DeJean, Jean Evans, Amma Dawn McKean, Teresa Gomez • chorus / recorded 8/85 / from AMCL 1004

12. The Author Reflects on his Thirty-fifth Birthday (Ishmael Reed, Steve Swallow) Bobby Womack • voice; Steve Swallow • electric bass; Don Pullen • organ; Alien Toussaint • piano; Robbie Ameen • trap drums; Eddie Harris • tenor sax; Leo Nocentelli • electric guitar; David Murray • tenor sax; Olu Dara • trumpet / recorded 9/87 / from AMCL 1015

13. Curtsy (Paul Haines, Robert Wyatt) Robert Wyatt • voice, keyboards, percussion; Evan Parker • tenor sax / recorded 8/86 / from AMCL 1014/1018

14. At the Moment of the Serve (excerpt) (Kip Hanrahan) Jamaaladeen Tacuma • electric bass; Arto Lindsay • electric guitar; Daniel Ponce • congas, iya; Jerry Gonzalez • congas; Anton Fier • trap drums; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Kip Hanrahan • percussion; George Naha • electric guitar; Carlos Ward • alto sax; Chico Freeman • tenor sax / recorded 1/81 / from AMCL 1007

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Red Disc • 1026

1. Meaning a Visa (excerpt) (Kip Hanrahan) Steve Swallow • electric bass; Elysee Pyronneau • electric guitar; Arto Lindsay • electric guitar; Alberto Bengolea • electric guitar; Jody Harris • electric guitar; Puntilla Orlando Rios • percussion; Kip Hanrahan • percussion / recorded 7/82 / from AMCL 1008/1009

2. Two (Still in Half Light) (Kip Hanrahan) Jack Bruce • electric bass, voice; Andy Gonzalez • bass; Milton Cardona • congas, checkere, quinto; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Giovanni Hidalgo • quinto; Steve Swallow • electric bass; Kip Hanrahan • checkere/ recorded 7/84 / from AMCL 1011

3. Soledad (Astor Piazzolla) Astor Piazzolla • bandoneon; Fernando Suarez Paz • violin; Pablo Ziegler • piano; Horacio Malvicino • electric guitar; Hector Console • bass / recorded 5/88 / from AMCL 1021

4. Fool-ology (The Song) (Lester Bowie, Ishmael Reed) Lester Bowie • voice, trumpet; Molly Parley • voice; Brenda Norton • voice; David Murray • tenor sax; Elysee Pyronneau • electric guitar; Jamaaladeen Tacuma • electric bass; Andy Gonzalez • bass; Frisner Augustin • congas; Milton Cardona • congas; Billy Hart • trap drums / recorded 8/83 / from AMCL 1006

5. A Lover Divides Time (To Hear How it Sounds) (excerpt) (Kip Hanrahan) Lisa Herman • voice; Daniel Ponce • congas; Jerry Gonzalez • congas; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Anton Fier • trap drums; Jamaaladeen Tacuma • electric bass; Arto Lindsay • electric guitar / recorded 2/81 / from AMCL 1007

6. India Song (Carios d’Alessio, Marguerite Duras) Carla Bley • voice, piano; Bill Laswell • electric bass; Chico Freeman • tenor sax; Orlando DiGirolamo • accordian; Billy Bang • violin; Carios Ward • alto sax; George Cartwright • flute; John Clark • french horn / recorded 1/81 / from AMCL 1007

7. Poem for Gretchen Ruth (Paul Haines, George Cartwright) Alex Chilton • voice; Wayne Horvitz • piano; David Hofstra • bass; Bobby Previtte • drums / recorded 10/86 / from AMCL 1014/1018

8. New Fast (Ikue Mori, Tim Wright, Arto Lindsay) Ikue Mori • drums; Tim Wright • bass; Arto Lindsay • guitar, voice / recorded 3/80 / from AMCL 1003

9. Velasquez (Kip Hanrahan) Jack Bruce • voice; Steve Swallow • electric bass; Puntilla Orlando Rios • congas; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Anton Fier • trap drums; Elysee Pyronneau • electric guitar; Arto Lindsay • electric guitar; Jody Harris • electric guitar / recorded 7/82 / from AMCL 1008/1009

10. There Aren’t These Things (Paul Haines, John Tchicai) John Tchicai • tenor sax; Andrew Cyrille • trap drums / recorded 1/90 / from AMCL 1014/1018

11. Leijia’s Game (Astor Piazzolla) Pablo Zinger • piano / recorded 8/87 / from AMCL 1019

12. Shadow Song (Mario’s In) (Rene Hernandez, Kip Hanrahan) Jack Bruce • piano, voice; Steve Swallow • electric bass; Ignacio Berroa • trap drums; Puntilla Orlando Rios • congas, bongo; Milton Cardona • congas; David Murray • tenor sax; John Stubblefield • tenor sax; Mario Rivera • baritone sax; Ned Rothenberg • tenor sax; Lew Soloff • trumpet; Richie Vitale • trumpet / recorded 2/84 / from AMCL 1010

13. Geography (Kip Hanrahan) Robbie Ameen • trap drums; Fernando Saunders • electric bass; Lucy Penabaz • voice; Leo Nocentelli • electric guitar / recorded 2/90 / from AMCL 1016/1017

14. Prelude to the Cyclical Night (part two) (Astor Piazzolla) Astor Piazzolla • bandoneon/ recorded 8/87 / from AMCL 1019

Produced by Kip Hanrahan

Label: American Clavé – AMCL 1020/26
Format: 320
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Folk,  Latin
Style: Afro-Cuban, Religious