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A1 Fred Frith Boots
Synthesizer [Synclavier], Guitar, Producer – Fred FrithWritten-By – Fred Frith
3:53
A2 Clubfoot Orchestra* Claire
Alto Saxophone [Solo] – Dave BarrettDrums – Arnold YoungWritten-By – Opter Flame
3:36
A3 Peter Fair Chuckles
Written-By – Peter Fair
1:38
A4 Sun Ra Egyptian Fantasy
Written-By – Sun Ra
13:20
A5 Rova Saxophone Quartet Swang
Written-By – The Rova Saxophone Quartet*
4:20
A6 Machete Ensemble Of S.F. Medicine Man
Bass – David BeloveConch [Conch Shells] – Steve TurreMbira [Thumb Piano] – Melcio Magdaluuyo*Mbira, Percussion – Rebeca Mauleon*Percussion – John Santos, Marion Abruzzo*Producer – John SantosWritten-By – Rebeca Mauleon*
5:25
B1 Tom Cora Recollection Bruise
Drums – Bobby PreviteLoops [Record Loops] – Christian Marclay, Tom CoraTrombone – George LewisTrumpet – Butch MorrisTuba – David HofstraWritten-By – Tom Cora
2:49
B2 Anthony Braxton & Gino Robair She Left Him For Her
Producer – d. Brown*Written-By – Gino Robair
4:00
B3 Eric Drew Feldman Bad Mirror Ball
Producer, Performer – Eric Feldman*Written-By – Eric Feldman*
1:34
B4 Snakefinger Reptology
Mixed By – Eric Drew Feldman, Howard Johnson*Producer – Howard Johnson*, SnakefingerWritten-By – Philip Lithman*
1:40
B5 B. Singer* Life Cycle
Written-By – S. Fair*
3:43
B6 Sonny Simons* Ballad For My Friend
Written-By – Sonny Simmons
3:43
B7 Winston Tong Prelude To A Kiss
Bass – Seth HamblinEngineer – Tony MilozGuitar – Jim LivelySaxophone – Brett StuartVocals – Winston TongWritten-By – Ellington*, Gordon*, Mills*
3:20
B8 Big Butter Beets
Written-By – Biscup*
0:20

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – T.E.C. Tones
  • Manufactured By – T.E.C. Tones
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – T.E.C. Tones
  • Copyright (c) – T.E.C. Tones

Credits

  • Art Direction – Rex Ray
  • Executive-Producer – Sheenah V.Schpec Fair*
  • Illustration [Drawings] – Gent Sturgeon, Kerry Hink
  • Producer [Production Director] – Thomas J. Timony*

Notes

Regular cassette version.
Also available the Special Collectors Edition cassette version: Various - Beets - A Collection Of Jazz Songs.

"Beets" is the second installment into the "fruits into the underground series". Also in this series, Various - Potatoes (A Collection Of Folk Songs From Ralph Records - Vol. 1) a collection of folk music.

Track A2 ("Clair", short for clairvoyant) is based on the changes to "E.S.P." by Wayne Shorter. This tune is highlighted with a trumper solo by the composer.
Track A6 from the LP "Africa Vol.1" (M-102).
Track B4 mixed at Different Fur Studio, S.F., CA.
Track B7 recorded at Peahdesign Studio.

Dedicated to Philip 'Snakefinger' Lithman

℗ & © T.E.C. Tones
Elemental/t.e.c. 90904
Printed in Canada

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 1796-19090-4 4
  • Barcode (Scanned): 017961909044

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
90902 Various Beets (A Collection Of Jazz Songs) ‎(CD) Elemental, T.E.C. Tones 90902 US 1990
90901 Various Beets - A Collection Of Jazz Songs ‎(LP) Elemental, T.E.C. Tones 90901 US 1990
none Various Beets - A Collection Of Jazz Songs ‎(Cass, Ltd) Elemental, T.E.C. Tones none US 1990

Various - Beets (A Collection Of Jazz Songs)

Performer: Various

Album Title: Beets (A Collection Of Jazz Songs)

Genre: Electronic, Jazz

Label: T.E.C. Tones ‎– 90904, Elemental ‎– 90904
Type: Cassette
Country: US
Date of released: 1990
Category: Electronic, Jazz
Style: Experimental

MP3 album zip size: 1612 mb

FLAC album zip size: 1390 mb

Rating: 4.4 / 5

Votes: 507

Other Format: MP3 VQF AA AHX AC3 DXD MPC MOD FLAC

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