Memory Serves
Memory Serves is a 1981 album by the New York based No Wave music group Material.[3][4]
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz Fusion Jazz-Rock | |||
| Length | 38:51 | |||
| Label | Celluloid Records, 529812 Elektra/Musician | |||
| Producer | Material with Martin Bisi | |||
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  |
Track listing
- "Memory Serves" (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn) – 5:08
- "Disappearing" (Olu Dara, Sonny Sharrock, Laswell, Beinhorn, Fred Maher) – 7:11
- "Upriver" (Billy Bang, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 5:25
- "Metal Test" (Fred Frith, Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher) – 4:30
- "Conform To The Rhythm" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Frith) – 4:30
- "Unauthorized" (Sharrock, Laswell, Maher) – 3:50
- "Square Dance" (Frith, Laswell, Maher) – 4:29
- "Silent Land" (George Lewis, Laswell, Beinhorn) – 3:48
- "For A Few Dollars More" (E. Morricone) - 3:51 (7" edit, bonus track on CD release)
Personnel
- Material
- Bill Laswell – 4, 6 and 8 string basses
- Michael Beinhorn – synthesizers, tapes, radio, guitar, drums, voice.
- Fred Maher – drums, percussion, guitar (except "Silent Land")
- Additional personnel
- Sonny Sharrock – guitar (except "Square Dance" and "Silent Land")
- Fred Frith – guitar, violin, xylophone (1,4,5,7)
- Olu Dara – cornet ("Disappearing", "Upriver")
- Henry Threadgill – alto sax ("Disappearing", "Unauthorized", "Square Dance")
- George Lewis – trombone ("Memory Serves", "Square Dance", "Silent Land")
- Billy Bang – violin ("Upriver", "Unauthorized")
- Charles K. Noyes – drums, percussion, bells ("Memory Serves", "Silent Land")
Production
- Recorded at OAO Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Produced by Material with Martin Bisi.
References
- Memory Serves at AllMusic
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 132. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Jazzlists: Elektra Musician LP discography, accessed March 20, 2018
- Both Sides Now: Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 8: Consolidated 60000 Series (1982- ), accessed March 20, 2018
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