Album

Baselines

Bill Laswell

1983 · Jazz

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Baselines by Bill Laswell

Baselines is a Jazz album by Bill Laswell, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 19 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Activate3:20
  2. A2Work Song7:11
  3. A3Hindsight3:54
  4. A4Uprising1:03

Side B

  1. B1Barricade4:06
  2. B2Upright Man3:50
  3. B3Moving Target1:51
  4. B4Lowlands4:24
  5. B5Conservation4:51

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Jazz Fusion
  • bassheavy
  • hypnotic
  • nocturnal

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

First catalogue number on spine (reads "Musician 9 60221-1 Stereo"), second on labels

Credits

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Performers

  • Bill LaswellBASS BASS , FRETLESS BASS BASS , 6-STRING BASS , 8-STRING BASS GUITAR
  • Daniel PonceCONGAS
  • David MossVOICE, PERCUSSION , STEEL DRUMS PERCUSSION, VOICE VOCALS, PERCUSSION , STEEL DRUMS
  • Fred FrithGUITAR, VIOLIN, STRINGS GUITAR, VIOLIN GUITAR, VIOLIN, ELECTRIC GUITAR , SLIDE GUITAR
  • George LewisTROMBONE
  • Martin BisiDRUMS, PERCUSSION, ELECTRONIC DRUMS , STEEL DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
  • Michael BeinhornSYNTHESIZER , PERFORMER , TAPE SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER , SOUNDS , TAPE
  • Phillip WilsonDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
  • Ralph CarneyBASS SAXOPHONE, CONTRABASS CLARINET BASS CLARINET, CONTRABASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE
  • Ronald Shannon JacksonDRUMS

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 19 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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