(Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Experimental Big Band) [LP] [24/96] Charlie Haden / Carla Bley - The Ballad Of The Fallen - 1983, FLAC (image+.cue)

Track listing
LP side A:
1. “Els Segadors” (“The Reapers”) (traditional) – 4:14
2. “The Ballad of the Fallen” (folk song from El Salvador) – 4:19
- “If You Want to Write Me” ("Si Me Quieres Escribir") (traditional) – 3:55
- “Grandola Vila Morena” (José Afonso) – 2:11
- “Introduction to People” (Carla Bley) – 3:55
- “The People United Will Never Be Defeated” (“El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!”) (Sergio Ortega) – 1:40
3. “Silence” (Charlie Haden) – 5:49
LP side B:
1. “Too Late” (Carla Bley) – 8:24
2. “La Pasionaria” (Charlie Haden) – 10:26
3. “La Santa Espina” (Àngel Guimerà/Enric Morera) – 6:58
All Arrangements by Carla Bley
Charlie Haden — bass
Carla Bley — piano, glockenspiel
Don Cherry — pocket trumpet
Sharon Freeman — French horn
Mick Goodrick — guitar
Jack Jeffers — tuba
Michael Mantler — trumpet
Paul Motian — percussion, drums
Jim Pepper — flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Dewey Redman — tenor saxophone
Steve Slagle — clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Gary Valente — trombone
Digital recording, November 1982, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Produced by Manfred Eicher
An ECM Production
Side 1:
Els Segadors (The Reapers) From the Spanish Civil War, this was the song about the revolt
ot the Catalan farmers against the central power. It became the official hymn of the Catalan Republic.
The Ballad of the Fallen Recent song from El Salvador - (See poem)
If You Want to Write Me (Si Me Quieres Escribir) From the Spanish Civil War, this was a
fighting song of the Spanish Republican Armies.
Grandola Vila Morena This song was played on Portuguese radio to signal the young enlisted
army officers to revolt against the fascist Portuguese government in 1974.
Introduction to People A song by Carla Bley based on traditional Spanish harmonies.
The People United Will Never Be Defeated (El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido!)
Written by Sergio Ortega and Quilapayun, this is probably the best-known political song to have
emerged from Chile, and since the C.I A supported Coup and Pinochet Dictatorship, it has
become an anthem of the Chilean resistance.
Silence Silence is at the beginning and end of everything in life. This song was written with the thought
that there are infinite possibilities for humankind contained within the brilliance of the universe.
Side 2:
Too Late written by Carla Bley as a duet for Carla and me.
La Pasionaria This song is dedicated to Dolores Ibarruri, the renowned „La Pasionaria", who during
the Spanish Civil War inspired the Spanish Republic against fascism with the slogan „No Pasaran"
(They shall not pass).
La Santa Espina Old song from the country of Catalonia, revived during the Spanish Civil War
by the fighters of the Republic.
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