The Empire Box

Tracklist

• CD 1: The Five Year Plan
• 1
  The Glasco (for Julius Hemphill)
  9:35
• 2
  A.K. Wadud (for Abdul Wadud)
  13:55
• 3
  Computerized Taps For 12 Different Steps
  6:25
• 4
  N.Y.C. Rites
  14:35
• CD 2: 7x
• 1
  Chang
  6:48
• 2
  The Water People (for Brian Horner)
  8:42
• 3
  7X
  9:37
• 4
  Flies
  7:11
• 5
  A Pearl in the Oliver C.
  4:12
• 6
  Showtime (for Don and Thelma Cline)
  12:07
• CD 3: Spectres
• 1
  Hot and Cold
  7:57
• 2
  Spectres
  5:36
• 3
  Grendel (for Hamid Drake)
  8:53
• 4
  Stroll
  9:19
• 5
  For Charles Mingus
  11:34
• CD 4: Songs and Rituals in Real Time
• 1
  San Antonio / The Unknown Factor (for Akira Kurosawa)
  19:37
• 2
  Roberto Miguel (for Roberto Miguel Miranda)
  4:35
• 3
  New Dog/Old Tricks
  14:57
• CD 5: Songs And Rituals In Real Time (2)
• 1
  Shirley's Song (for Shirley Britt) / The Mutant of Alberan
  26:40
• 2
  Flies / The Ancient Ones (for Alex Cline)
  25:10

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Decay

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Ornery People

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Yikes Too

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Release credits

• Alex Cline
  percussion [2.1-6, 3.1-5, 1.1-4]
• Ed Schuller
  double bass [5.1-2, 4.1-3, 3.1-5]
• Glenn Ferris
  trombone [1-4]
• James Harvey
  trombone [1-5]
• John Carter
  clarinet [1-4]
• John Lindberg
  double bass [3-4]
• John Rapson
  trombone [1-6]
• Mack Goldsbury
  soprano saxophone [3.4, 4.1-3, 5.1-2], tenor saxophone [3.4, 4.1-3, 5.1-2]
• Nels Cline
  12 string guitar [1-6], Hawaiian guitar [1-6], guitar [1-6]
• Olu Dara
  cornet [1-5]
• Paul Motian
  drums (drum set) [4.1-3, 5.1-2, 3.4]
• Roberto Miranda
  double bass [2.1-6, 1.1-4]
• Tim Berne
  alto saxophone
• Vinny Golia
  alto flute [1-4], baritone saxophone [1.1-4, 2.1-6], bassoon [1-6], flute [1-6], khene [1-6], piccolo [1-4]

Issues

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  The Empire Box

  5x CD
  1999