Features Jack Bruce, Steve Swallow, Don Pullen, Henry Threadgil, etc. An erotic, obscene, streetwise, evocative cultural swirl.

Shahrazad (1) within which Shahrazad starts telling the story of Sitt al Mila/Zumurrud (2) Zumurrud starts relating the the Jewish Doctor's Tale (3)the Jewish doctor mentions Hashim ibn Sulamain who told him about Aziz's explanation of why he's destroyed as a man,the story of Aziz and Azizah (4)Azizah consoles herself with Puntilla's story of Diente de Oro (5) Aziz and Azizah (6) she sings Aziz to rest with excerpts of traveler's stories she'd heard: al- Mamuun and the Arab Girl by the Well (7) the Lost Prince (8) Taj al-Muluk and Princess Dunya (9) Dunya's nocturnal realization (10) Shahrazad shifts angles, introducing: (11) The merchant and the three different colored women (12) the Jinniyya who envied human suffering (13) the Hasheater's tale (14) the Angel Charles and the Caravans of Jinns and Dreams (15)Shahrazad and the closing of the first night of stories (16)

Track Listing

• Shahrazad (Opening)
• Sitt Al Mila/Zumurrud
• The Jewish Doctor'S Tale
• Aziz And Azizah (Opening)
• Diente De Oro
• Aziz And Azizah (Continued)
• Al- Mamuun And The Arab Girl By The Well
• The Lost Prince
• Taj Al-Muluk And Princess Dunya
• Princess Dunya'S Nocturnal Realization
• Shahrazad Shifts Angles, Introducing:
• The Yemeni Merchant And The Three Different Colored Women
• The Jinniyya Who Envied Human Suffering
• The Hasheater'S Tale
• The Angel Charles And The Caravans Of Jinns And Dreams
• Shahrazad And The Closing Of The First Night Of Stories

Additional Details

Label: American Clave

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 70 mins

Release Date: 04/07/09

UPC: 753607103628