The Long Vacation: Live! 1988-1989

~ Release by Pidgin Combo (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded live at Manda-la 2, Tokyo, May 3, 1988 (1-5) and March 8, 1989 (6-9).
Mastered at Omega Sound, April 26, 2000.
Track 3 based on "Der Glater Bulgar".

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-16 14:17 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Solo
live recording of:
Solo
writer:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer)
3:32
2Do-Do-Do-Little Song
live recording of:
Do-Do-Do-Little Song
writer:
大熊亘
6:37
3Klezmorim
arranger:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer)
live recording of:
Klezmorim
writer:
Dave Tarras
4:03
4The Hard Wood
live recording of:
The Hard Wood
writer:
George Cartwright (jazz saxophonist, improviser)
7:51
5Total Preparation / Hoppas att det går (version '88)
live recording of:
Total Preparation / Hoppas Att Det Går (version '88)
writer:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer) and Lars Hollmer
9:06
6Improvisation ~ Hickwall
live recording of:
Improvisation ~ Hickwall
writer:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer)
6:34
7Gym
live recording of:
Gym
writer:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer)
5:38
8Expert Song
live recording of:
Expert Song
writer:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer)
4:41
9Total Preparation / Hoppas att det går (version '89)
live recording of:
Total Preparation / Hoppas Att Det Går (version '89)
writer:
Tom Cora (US cellist and composer) and Lars Hollmer
7:44

Credits

Release

producer:Wataru Ohkuma
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:Masami Shinoda (Japanese saxophonist)
bass:Takuya Nishimura (bassist/vocalist improvisational musician)
cello:Tom Cora (US cellist and composer)
drums (drum set) and soprano saxophone:Shinya Kimura (Japanese jazz bassist)
marimba [bass]:Rorie (experimental Japanese vocalist, pianist, marimba player)
piano:Wataru Ohkuma
choir vocals:Takuya Nishimura (bassist/vocalist improvisational musician)
Wataru Ohkuma
vocal:Tom Cora (US cellist and composer)
Rorie (experimental Japanese vocalist, pianist, marimba player)
recorded at:MANDA-LA2 in Kichijōjihonchō, Musashino (Musashino City), Tokyo, Japan
mastered at:Omega Sound in Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1939181 [info]