Book of Days (Meredith Monk album)
Book of Days is the seventh album by Meredith Monk, released in 1990 through ECM New Series.
| Book of Days | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | June 1989 at Clinton Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Minimalism | |||
| Length | 48:35 | |||
| Label | ECM New Series | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Meredith Monk chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Meredith Monk, except "Dusk" by Wayne Hankin.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Early Morning Melody" | 1:28 |
| 2. | "Travellers 1, 2, 3" | 2:31 |
| 3. | "Dawn" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Travellers 4/Churchyard Entertainment" | 6:34 |
| 5. | "Afternoon Melodies" | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Fields/Clouds" | 2:21 |
| 7. | "Dusk" | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Eva's Song" | 0:48 |
| 9. | "Evening" | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Travellers 5" | 1:55 |
| 11. | "Jewish Storyteller/Dance/Dream" | 4:54 |
| 12. | "Plague" | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Madwoman's Vision" | 7:40 |
| 14. | "Cave Song" | 3:48 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Johanna Arnold – vocals (3–4, 6, 11–12)
- Joan Barber – vocals (3–4, 6, 11–12)
- Robert Een – vocals (2–6, 10–12), cello (13)
- John Eppler – vocals (3–4, 6, 11–12)
- Ching Gonzalez – vocals (2–4, 6, 11–12)
- Andrea Goodman – vocals (2–6, 9–12)
- Wayne Hankin – vocals (5–6, 12), bagpipes (7), hurdy-gurdy (7)
- Naaz Hosseini – vocals (1–6, 10–13), violin (13)
- Meredith Monk – vocals
- Toby Newman – vocals (8, 14)
- Nicky Paraiso – vocals (2–4, 6, 11–12)
- Timothy Sawyer – vocals (3–4, 6, 11–12)
- Nurit Tilles – keyboards (3–4, 6), Hammond organ (14)
- Production
- Manfred Eicher – production
- James Farber – recording
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – mixing
- Dominique Lasseur – photography
- Barbara Wojirsch – design
References
- Allender, Mark W.B. "Book of Days". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
External links
- Book Of Days at Discogs (list of releases)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.