The Last Wave (album)

The Last Wave
Studio album by Arcana
Released	July 23, 1996
Recorded	April 1995 (1995-04) at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Jazz fusion, free jazz
Length	60:23
Label	DIW
Producer	Bill Laswell, John Zorn, Kazunori Sugiyama
Arcana chronology
The Last Wave (1996) Arc of the Testimony (1997)

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The Last Wave is the debut album by American jazz fusion band Arcana, released on July 23, 1996. This first album is largely improvised, and features the trio of English free jazz guitarist Derek Bailey, bass guitarist Bill Laswell and legendary drummer Tony Williams.

Track listing

All music is composed by Derek Bailey, Bill Laswell and Tony Williams

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Broken Circle"	11:04
2.	"Cold Blast"	8:17
3.	"The Rattle of Bones"	7:57
4.	"Pearls and Transformation"	16:27
5.	"Tears of Astral Rain"	8:06
6.	"Transplant Wasteland"	8:32
Total length:		60:23

Personnel

• Derek Bailey – guitar
• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, production
• Tony Williams – drums
• John Zorn – assistant production
• Kazunori Sugiyama – assistant production
• Robert Musso – engineering
• Layng Martine, Jr. – assistant engineering
• Allan Tucker – mastering
• Arai Yasunori – design