GINGER BAKER

HORSES AND TREES

  1/  Interlock                                  (Suso,Ponce,BL,Skopelitis)    4.55
  2/  Dust To Dust                               (Laswell)                     5.31
  3/  Satou                                      (Suso,Laswell,Dieng)          5.21
  4/  Uncut                                      (Suso,Baker,BL,Skopelitis)    6.50
  5/  Mountain Time                              (Baker,Dieng)                 6.05
  6/  Makuta                                     (Suso,Baker,Laswell,Dieng)    5.34

          Recorded at Quadrosonic Studio, Power Station and Evergreen Studio
          Produced by Bill Laswell/Material
          Engineer at Quadrasonic : Robert Musso
          Assistant Engineer at Quadrasonic : Peter Sturge
          Engineer at Evergreen : Rob Stevens
          Engineer at Power Station : Jason Corsaro
          Mixed by Jason Corsaro
          Mastered at Masterdisc by Howie Weinberg

Ginger Baker : drums; Foday Musa Suso (1,3,4,6) : dousongonni, kalimba, nyanyer, kora; Shankar (1,2,4) : violin; Bernie Worrell (1,2,4) : organ; Nicky Skopelitis (1,2,4,6) : 6 & 12 string guitars; Bill Laswell (1,2,4) : bass, six string bass, slide; Daniel Ponce (1,2,4,5) : bata, bells; Aiyb Dieng : talking drum, chatan, bells; Nana Vasconcelos (3,6) : berimbau, cuica, voice, shaker; D.ST. (3) : turntable; Robert Musso (6) : organ.

          1986  -  Celluloid,  CELL 6126  (Vinyl)
          1986  -  Celluloid,  CELD 6126  (CD)

REVIEWS :

This instrumental percussion album mixes rock with various world musics, especially African influences, creating a stimulating soundscape. An impressive return from one of popular music's most distinctive drummers.

William Ruhlmann (courtesy of the All Music Guide, via the Get Music website)