Jazz piano player from Sweden.

In a live intro to the song from 1970, Roger Waters states that the song is "about being on Ibiza" the setting of the film, More. David Gilmour – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, Richard Wright – piano, Farfisa organ, Roger Waters – bass guitar, Lindy Mason – tin whistle. ACTUEL FESTIVAL was to take place in France in October 1969, but the French authorities canceled the authorizations at the last minute (some called it the European Woodstock). It was moved hastily in Amougies (Belgium). It was a rock-pop-jazz festival. Frank Zappa was invited to play, but The Mothers was dissolved, so he participated as a Master of Ceremonies and played in many jam sessions with various groups. He's playing drums on this cut which is taken from a 20 minute set. Jérôme Laperrousaz and jean-Noël Roy made a long film (documentary + concerts). It was broadcast a couple of times on TV, but then it was lost. Only a few pieces have been saved. On the bill with Zappa along with Pink Floy were, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Don Cherry, Archie Shepp, John Surman, Anthony Braxton, Blossom Toes, Ansley Dunbar Retaliation...

"From a recording date 1973-77. Not all the personnel are known due to the loose nature of the original recordings, which were made by club owners and never intended for release. Nonetheless, The Man Who Cried Fire is an essential recording by Kirk. Here he uses his multi-instrumental approach more plainly than on any of his studio albums, especially on ""Multi-Horn Variations,"" where he transmutes the blues from Hebrew folk song to gutbucket R&B while playing three different horns that often change melodies and begin to weave into one another! Kirk's circular breathing skills on full dispaly.- AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek "

A former street preacher who became an artist, poet, and musician, Gertrude Morgan painted biblical themes to illustrate her gospel teachings. Born on April 7, 1900, in Lafayette, Alabama, Morgan moved to New Orleans during the late 1930s following a separation from her ​“earthly” husband. In New Orleans she became affiliated with the Holiness and Sanctified denomination, a loosely organized religious group that praised God through music and dancing. Morgan adopted the title ​“Sister” during the early 1940s when she became associated with two other street missionaries, Mother Margaret Parker and Sister Cora Williams. As a result of contributions and offerings from their combined street preaching, the three women purchased land, built a chapel, and opened a child-care center in the Gentilly section of New Orleans. For more than twelve years they furnished food and shelter to orphans, runaways, and children of working mothers. The center was destroyed by a hurricane in 1965. After the center closed, Morgan moved to St. Bernard Parish and became the nurse-companion of an elderly woman who owned the tiny house that later became Morgan’s Everlasting Gospel Mission. She also prepared an all-white room in her house as the prayer room. In 1966, Morgan claimed God instructed her to draw pictures of the world to come— the New Jerusalem. - wiki

Aynsley Dunbar was a British drummer who also played in the John Mayall band and Jeff Beck Groups, and with many others -- Journey, Jefferson Starship, Nils Lofgren, Eric Burdon, Shuggie Otis, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Whitesnake, Pat Travers, Sammy Hagar, Michael Schenker, UFO, Michael Chapman, Jake E. Lee, Leslie West, Kathi McDonald, Keith Emerson, Mike Onesko, Herbie Mann and Flo & Eddie. This is his group's only album. The band was on the bill with Frank Zappa, Archie Shepp, and Pink Floyd at the 1969 Festival d'Amougies in Belgium.

Based in Los Angeles, The Growth Eternal is headed by multi-instrumentalist and Tulsa native Byron Crenshaw. This album is comprised of one minute-long songs centered around introspective sentiments on Black identity, love for the environment, social media anxieties, and more. It spans seventeen tracks spoken in four languages, recorded primarily with Byron’s bass guitar and vocoder.

Buffalo, NY born Beth Custer is a prolific song writer, acrobatic clarinettist, and consummate musical collaborator working in San Francisco since the mid-80s. She attended SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music where she and DJ Sue sat next to each other in the school orchestra under the direction of Dick Stefans, Sara Caldwell, and performed ceremonial music for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

This recording of the poet reading her own work was made in Zurich in 1955 (Morris 60), about 6 years before in death at age 75. She was among a group of "Imagists" poets, including Ezra Pound to who she was once engaged. After years of obscurity, her "stream of consciousness" poetry is becoming more popularized. She worked closely with Sigmund Freud, exploring in sessions with him her bi-sexuality. She was married once, and close to the end of WWI, H.D. met the wealthy English novelist Bryher (Annie Winifred Ellerman). They lived together until 1946, and although both took numerous other partners, Bryher remained her lover for the rest of H.D.'s life. She had one daughter, and her grandson -- Beatles biographer Nicholas Schaffner -- died of AIDs-related complications in 1991. She was born in Bethlehem, PA and is buried there with the epitaph: "So you may say, Greek flower; Greek ecstasy reclaims forever one who died following intricate song's lost measure." http://www.artcornwall.org/features/H.D.andBryher.htm

Giuseppi (pronounced jew-SEP-ee) was an up and coming reed player in '60 born in Philadelphia...later studying at NEC. He "vanished" in the '70s. Producer Bernard Stollman said of him, _Giuseppi was doing an awful lot of drugs—he burned out, well, actually, he flipped out and never came back._ and Milford Graves said _The reports that I've received is that he is still alive. He was spotted up in Harlem, New York. That's what people say. I don't know. I was approached to go up to Harlem to seek him out. Somebody spotted him in a hotel on 125th Street and I haven't had the opportunity to do that. Someone said they saw him, but I don't know. I wouldn't say that he is still alive. That was the latest on him. I last saw Giuseppi Logan in the Seventies and he wasn't in good shape. He was in the streets. He is a question mark whether he is still alive. _ (wiki). This recording made in 2008 in Tomkins Square Park -- his favorite hangout -- was reportedly was picked up and chronicled by the New York Times which eventually led to his being brought back to performance and given refuge in a nursing home. Logan died in 2020.

Dunn was a Candian activist concerned with indigenous peoples' rights. In addition to his prolific musical work, he made a film (The Ballad of Crowfoot -- available on YouTube), and also ran unsuccessfully for public office. Some compared him to Leonard Cohen.

6 man outfit out of Seattle. This is their 6th release

The back cover includes this declaration: "We the People, have declared War against the People, for the right to love each other". Lyrics are here: https://www.flashlyrics.com/lyrics/eric-burdon-war/the-vision-of-rassan-dedication-roll-on-kirk-47

When asked why he wanted to play more than one horn at a time, Mr. Kirk said: "I dreamed that I was playing two horns at once and I decided to do it. My life has been motivated by dreams. I have had a series of dreams throughout my life, and each one I had changed my life. That's why I added Rahsaan to my name. I'm not a Muslim." He died in 1977 at age 41 just hours after playing a gig in Bloomington, IN. The musician, blind since age 2, would strengthen his mouth as a child by blowing through a water hose, taking up trumpet and bugle by the age of nine, and finally settling on tenor saxophone (as well as reed varients like manzello and stritch) in his teens. He suffered a serious stroke in 1975, and was paralyzed on his right side. The stroke greatly curtailed his ability to perform at his usual agitated - and booming - pace. His right arm, hanging limp at his side, he stopped playing three horns simultaneously and used a special curved flute that could be played with one hand. The second stroke on that night in Bloomington killed him. He's buried in Columbus, OH, the town of his birth. Dunno if his wish about his ashes was fulfilled.

"From a recording date 1973-77. Not all the personnel are known due to the loose nature of the original recordings, which were made by club owners and never intended for release. Nonetheless, The Man Who Cried Fire is an essential recording by Kirk. Here he uses his multi-instrumental approach more plainly than on any of his studio albums, especially on ""Multi-Horn Variations,"" where he transmutes the blues from Hebrew folk song to gutbucket R&B while playing three different horns that often change melodies and begin to weave into one another! - AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek "

Steve Reid (January 29, 1944 – April 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer born in the South Bronx. He started drumming at 16. His family moved to Queens, New York, three blocks away from John Coltrane. Besides Coltrane, he played with Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Kieran Hebden, and Sun Ra. He worked as a session drummer for Motown. On this date, alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, baritone saxophonist Charles Tyler, guitarist Melvin Smith, keyboards Les Walker, bassist David Wertman, trombonist Michael Keith, and guest Chris Capers on trumpet.

Hiroshi Yoshimura (Japanese: 吉村弘; 22 October 1940 – 23 October 2003) was a Japanese musician and composer. He is considered a pioneer of the minimalist genre of kankyō ongaku, or environment music—soft electronic melodies infused with the sounds of nature: babbling brooks, steady rain, and morning birds. He was inspired by the Fluxus movement and the work of Harry Partch and Erik Satie . Started the computer music group "Anonyme" in 1972. In addition to the activities of solo performance and improvisational music, made music production for galleries, museums, building space, train stations. Was at the forefront of environmental music. In 2017, Yoshimura, as well as other ambient Japanese musicians, received a resurgence due to the YouTube algorithm. He died 23 October 2003 (aged 63) of skin cancer.

"One of only 8 or so songs release in his lifetime. He was a rising star -- Philly & NYC scene -- before committing suicide in 1960. Some speculate it had to do with the difficulties of being homosexual at that time. His best friend was another tragic figure, singer Beverly Kenney, who killed herself two months after Nick. "

Sam Shepherd, a British DJ, musician and producer, has produced numerous projects in the field of electronic music under the moniker Floating Points. Sanders first became aware of Shepherd's work in 2015 when he was impressed by the debut Floating Points album Elaenia. Sanders was 75 years old at the time. He later befriended Shepherd, who is 40 years his junior, over lunch and, eventually, proposed that the two of them produce a collaborative album - wiki

Jabari is a prolific Boston based author, poet and educator who works at Emerson College.

Kieran Hebden, best known by the stage name Four Tet, is an English musician active in electronic music. Hebden first came to prominence as a member of the post-rock band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist with charting UK releases such as Rounds and Everything Ecstatic.

"From a recording date 1973-77. Not all the personnel are known due to the loose nature of the original recordings, which were made by club owners and never intended for release. Nonetheless, The Man Who Cried Fire is an essential recording by Kirk. Here he uses his multi-instrumental approach more plainly than on any of his studio albums, especially on ""Multi-Horn Variations,"" where he transmutes the blues from Hebrew folk song to gutbucket R&B while playing three different horns that often change melodies and begin to weave into one another! - AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek "