The Leaders - Slipping and Sliding

[robviti]

Hey all,

I'm looking for information (dates, locations, credits) for a 1994 release on the Japanese Sound Hills label by The Leaders called Slipping and Sliding. Here's what I have so far:

The Leaders - Slipping and Sliding

Arthur Blythe - as

Lester Bowie - tpt

Chico Freeman - ts

Kirk Lightsey - piano, fl

Cecil McBee - bass

Don Moye - drums

Slipping and Sliding

Everything Changed

Fukawe T.

High Summer

Louisa

Blues on the Bottom

Mist

Drums till Don

Thanks in advance, Rob

[Hot Ptah]

I have this CD and can look at the liner notes tonight. What is it that you wanted to know, exactly?

[robviti]

I have this CD and can look at the liner notes tonight. What is it that you wanted to know, exactly?

thanks. i'd like to know:

composer credits

recording location(s) and date(s)

engineer(s)

producer(s)

artwork credits

catalog number

band members' favorite colors

what they ate between sessions

what kind of tree they would like to be

you know, the usual stuff.

[JSngry]

Did you forget?

[jeffcrom]

thanks. i'd like to know:

composer credits

recording location(s) and date(s)

engineer(s)

producer(s)

artwork credits

catalog number

band members' favorite colors

what they ate between sessions

what kind of tree they would like to be

you know, the usual stuff.

Not to step on anyone's toes, but:

Slipping and Sliding (Kirk Lightsey)

Everything Changed (Lightsey)

Fukawe T. (Bowie/Lightsey/McBee/Moye/Blythe/Freeman)

High Summer (Lightsey)

Louisa (Cecil McBee)

Blues on the Bottom (McBee)

Mist (Chico Freeman)

Drums Til Don (Lightsey)

Recorded 6/15, 6/16, 6/17/1993 and 1/8/1994

System Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Engineer: Joe Marciano

Executive Producer: Hirakazu Sasabe

Producer: The Leaders

Co-Producer: Art Ensemble of Chicago Operations

Sound Hills SSCD-8054

Photos by Ted Gray; no other artwork credits (at least in English)

2,900 Yen

Lots of stuff in Japanese in the booklet.

Edited March 26, 2009 by jeffcrom

[robviti]

thanks very much

[James]

*Thank you* for starting this thread, robviti. I was unaware of the existence of this recording. *Love* this group! Seeing them live around the release time of Mudfoot was amazing --- I'll have to try to track down this recording.

[jeffcrom]

Slight correction: I left out the date of 1/7/94. And it's not totally clear (the dates are "recorded and mixed"), but I assume the music was recorded in June of '93 and mixed in January of '94.

It's a great album.

[Guest Bill Barton]

robviti & jeffcrom:

Thanks for this thread and the info. I have a download of this album that I purchased several months ago and couldn't find any details at the "usual suspects" online; the discographies that I checked didn't even show the existence of the session much less provide any info.