Arc of the Testimony
Arc of the Testimony | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 14, 1997 | |||
Recorded | Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion, free jazz | |||
Length | 53:27 | |||
Label | Axiom/Island | |||
Producer | Bill Laswell, Tony Williams | |||
Arcana chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
Arc of the Testimony is the second and final album by American jazz fusion band Arcana that was released on October 14, 1997.
Drummer Tony Williams died while this album was still in production.[3]
Track listing
All music is composed by Bill Laswell and Tony Williams
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gone Tomorrow" | 9:39 |
2. | "Illuminator" | 6:07 |
3. | "Into the Circle" | 9:25 |
4. | "Returning" | 4:29 |
5. | "Calling Out the Blue Light" | 6:37 |
6. | "Circles of Hell" | 7:15 |
7. | "Wheeless on a Dark River" | 4:27 |
8. | "The Earth Below" | 5:28 |
Total length: | 53:27 |
Personnel
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar, synthesizer, record producer
- Graham Haynes – cornet on "Gone Tomorrow" and "Into the Circle"
- Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
- Byard Lancaster – alto saxophone on "Gone Tomorrow", "Into the Circle", "Calling Out the Blue Light"
- Buckethead – guitar on "Illuminator", "Returning" and "Circles of Hell"
- Nicky Skopelitis – guitar
- Tony Williams – drums, record producer
- Robert Musso – engineering
- Oz Fritz – additional engineering
- Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
- Russell Mills – artwork
- Michael Webster – design
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Arc of the Testimony at AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "Tony Williams". Music.hyperreal.org. 1997-03-25. Retrieved 2012-01-14.