Hallelujah, Anyway – Remembering Tom Cora | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | May 1999 |
Recorded | 1981–1998 |
Genre | Avant-garde jazz, experimental music, free improvisation |
Length | 144:27 |
Label | Tzadik |
Producer | Fred Frith and Peter Hardt |
Hallelujah, Anyway – Remembering Tom Cora is a 1999 double-CD compilation album by various artists dedicated to United States cellist and composer Tom Cora, who had died on April 9, 1998. It includes material composed in Cora's memory, songs he had written for other musicians and groups, and a selection of music he had performed and participated in. [1] It was released in May 1999 by John Zorn's Tzadik Records.
One of the tracks, "Talking to the Tree", was performed at Cora's Memorial Concert in May 1998 by Cora's widow, Catherine Jauniaux, and one of his frequent collaborators, Fred Frith. [2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Writing in a review at AllMusic, Joslyn Layne described this retrospective compilation as "[u]pbeat, eclectic, eccentric, beautiful". [1] She called Tom Cora "a significant improviser and extraordinary cellist", and said this release was important because it highlighted Cora's "undervalued brilliance". [1] Layne called the album "a worthy eulogy" and "[h]ighly recommended for all with open ears". [1]
Andrew Bartlett said in a review of Hallelujah, Anyway in the Seattle Weekly that it is an "eminently memorable" collection of tributes to Cora, who he said had taken his cello to "untold new places". [2] Bartlett said "[y]ou won't find a better collection of post-1970s avant-garde guiding lights collected anywhere". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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1. | "Cuimhnean Phiobair" | Seán Potts | Lesli Dalaba | 1:47 |
2. | "The Gospel of Gone" | Tom Cora | Kazutoki Umezu & band | 3:21 |
3. | "Halts" | Roof, Paul Haines | Roof | 5:11 |
4. | "Talking to the Tree" | Fred Frith, Catherine Jauniaux | Fred Frith / Catherine Jauniaux | 2:58 |
5. | "Saint Dog" | Cora | Curlew | 6:55 |
6. | "Seafaring" | Amy Denio, Jeroen Visser | Amy Denio / Jeroen Visser | 4:50 |
7. | "Two-Day 'Til Tomorrow" | Cora | Tom Cora | 1:14 |
8. | "In Memory Of" | Haruna Ito, Samm Bennett | Gonogonogo | 4:36 |
9. | "Jim" | Cora | The Ululating Mummies | 3:48 |
10. | "Just a Dream" | John Edwards, Caroline Kraabel | Shock Exchange | 3:23 |
11. | "Today" | George Cartwright | Chris Cochrane / Zeena Parkins | 2:16 |
12. | "Marseille Shout" | Oriental Fusion | Oriental Fusion | 4:02 |
13. | "Love, Love, Love" | Wayne Horvitz | Wayne Horvitz | 2:16 |
14. | "Casey R." | Cora, Frith, John Zorn | Tom Cora / Fred Frith / John Zorn | 3:29 |
15. | "Weaklings" | Third Person | Third Person | 3:53 |
16. | "Der Glater Bulgar" | Dave Tarras | A-Musik | 5:06 |
17. | "The President of the United States" | Cora, Wadada Leo Smith, Richard Teitelbaum, Carlos Zingaro | Tom Cora / Wadada Leo Smith / Richard Teitelbaum / Carlos Zingaro | 3:16 |
18. | "Light Sentence" | Cora | Curlew | 2:35 |
19. | "The Week Tom Died" | Thierry Azam | Thierry Azam | 5:00 |
20. | "There Will Be a Happy Meeting" | Traditional | Tom Cora | 2:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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21. | "The Flute's Tale" | The Ex, Cora | The Ex | 4:38 |
22. | "Burning Hoop" | Cora | Tom Cora | 3:01 |
23. | "Pitter Patter Panther" | The Chadbournes | The Chadbournes | 2:16 |
24. | "Tomcat" | Miya Masaoka, Larry Ochs, Bob Ostertag | Miya Masaoka / Larry Ochs / Bob Ostertag | 5:08 |
25. | "Tom Wood" | Gerry Hemingway | Gerry Hemingway | 4:42 |
26. | "Mr. TC" | Elliott Sharp / Frances-Marie Uitti | Elliott Sharp / Frances-Marie Uitti | 5:24 |
27. | "Jelly Roll Stomp" | Jelly Roll Morton | Skeleton Crew | 3:12 |
28. | "Fence" | Zeena Parkins | Zeena Parkins | 1:54 |
29. | "Vepiranka" | Cora, Iva Bittová | Tom Cora / Iva Bittová | 3:24 |
30. | "Intenda" | Cora | Nimal | 5:00 |
31. | "Tromba Marina a Cora" | Nicolas Collins | Nicolas Collins | 2:10 |
32. | "Hoppas Att Det GÃ¥r / Total Preparation" | Lars Hollmer, Cora, Pidgin Combo | Pidgin Combo | 5:09 |
33. | "Yellow Smile" | Hahn Rowe | Hahn Rowe | 3:12 |
34. | "Two Days 'Til Tomorrow" | Cora | Tom Cora / Wolfgang Mitterer | 5:09 |
35. | "Jesus Speak to Me" | Traditional | Tyson Rogers | 1:27 |
36. | "Radiotraces" | Cora, Thomas Dimuzio | Thomas Dimuzio | 5:12 |
37. | "One More Time" | Cora, Chris Cutler, Frith | Tom Cora / Chris Cutler / Fred Frith | 3:12 |
38. | "Tom's Lament" | Kramer | Kramer & Tess | 4:24 |
39. | "Zach's Flag" | Cora | Skeleton Crew | 3:04 |
Sources: AllMusic, [1] Discogs, [3] Tom Cora discography. [4]
Sources: Discogs, [3] Tom Cora discography. [4]
Sources: Discogs, [3] Tom Cora discography. [4]
Hallelujah, Anyway – Remembering Tom Cora | |
---|---|
Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | May 1999 |
Recorded | 1981–1998 |
Genre | Avant-garde jazz, experimental music, free improvisation |
Length | 144:27 |
Label | Tzadik |
Producer | Fred Frith and Peter Hardt |
Hallelujah, Anyway – Remembering Tom Cora is a 1999 double-CD compilation album by various artists dedicated to United States cellist and composer Tom Cora, who had died on April 9, 1998. It includes material composed in Cora's memory, songs he had written for other musicians and groups, and a selection of music he had performed and participated in. [1] It was released in May 1999 by John Zorn's Tzadik Records.
One of the tracks, "Talking to the Tree", was performed at Cora's Memorial Concert in May 1998 by Cora's widow, Catherine Jauniaux, and one of his frequent collaborators, Fred Frith. [2]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Writing in a review at AllMusic, Joslyn Layne described this retrospective compilation as "[u]pbeat, eclectic, eccentric, beautiful". [1] She called Tom Cora "a significant improviser and extraordinary cellist", and said this release was important because it highlighted Cora's "undervalued brilliance". [1] Layne called the album "a worthy eulogy" and "[h]ighly recommended for all with open ears". [1]
Andrew Bartlett said in a review of Hallelujah, Anyway in the Seattle Weekly that it is an "eminently memorable" collection of tributes to Cora, who he said had taken his cello to "untold new places". [2] Bartlett said "[y]ou won't find a better collection of post-1970s avant-garde guiding lights collected anywhere". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Cuimhnean Phiobair" | Seán Potts | Lesli Dalaba | 1:47 |
2. | "The Gospel of Gone" | Tom Cora | Kazutoki Umezu & band | 3:21 |
3. | "Halts" | Roof, Paul Haines | Roof | 5:11 |
4. | "Talking to the Tree" | Fred Frith, Catherine Jauniaux | Fred Frith / Catherine Jauniaux | 2:58 |
5. | "Saint Dog" | Cora | Curlew | 6:55 |
6. | "Seafaring" | Amy Denio, Jeroen Visser | Amy Denio / Jeroen Visser | 4:50 |
7. | "Two-Day 'Til Tomorrow" | Cora | Tom Cora | 1:14 |
8. | "In Memory Of" | Haruna Ito, Samm Bennett | Gonogonogo | 4:36 |
9. | "Jim" | Cora | The Ululating Mummies | 3:48 |
10. | "Just a Dream" | John Edwards, Caroline Kraabel | Shock Exchange | 3:23 |
11. | "Today" | George Cartwright | Chris Cochrane / Zeena Parkins | 2:16 |
12. | "Marseille Shout" | Oriental Fusion | Oriental Fusion | 4:02 |
13. | "Love, Love, Love" | Wayne Horvitz | Wayne Horvitz | 2:16 |
14. | "Casey R." | Cora, Frith, John Zorn | Tom Cora / Fred Frith / John Zorn | 3:29 |
15. | "Weaklings" | Third Person | Third Person | 3:53 |
16. | "Der Glater Bulgar" | Dave Tarras | A-Musik | 5:06 |
17. | "The President of the United States" | Cora, Wadada Leo Smith, Richard Teitelbaum, Carlos Zingaro | Tom Cora / Wadada Leo Smith / Richard Teitelbaum / Carlos Zingaro | 3:16 |
18. | "Light Sentence" | Cora | Curlew | 2:35 |
19. | "The Week Tom Died" | Thierry Azam | Thierry Azam | 5:00 |
20. | "There Will Be a Happy Meeting" | Traditional | Tom Cora | 2:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
21. | "The Flute's Tale" | The Ex, Cora | The Ex | 4:38 |
22. | "Burning Hoop" | Cora | Tom Cora | 3:01 |
23. | "Pitter Patter Panther" | The Chadbournes | The Chadbournes | 2:16 |
24. | "Tomcat" | Miya Masaoka, Larry Ochs, Bob Ostertag | Miya Masaoka / Larry Ochs / Bob Ostertag | 5:08 |
25. | "Tom Wood" | Gerry Hemingway | Gerry Hemingway | 4:42 |
26. | "Mr. TC" | Elliott Sharp / Frances-Marie Uitti | Elliott Sharp / Frances-Marie Uitti | 5:24 |
27. | "Jelly Roll Stomp" | Jelly Roll Morton | Skeleton Crew | 3:12 |
28. | "Fence" | Zeena Parkins | Zeena Parkins | 1:54 |
29. | "Vepiranka" | Cora, Iva Bittová | Tom Cora / Iva Bittová | 3:24 |
30. | "Intenda" | Cora | Nimal | 5:00 |
31. | "Tromba Marina a Cora" | Nicolas Collins | Nicolas Collins | 2:10 |
32. | "Hoppas Att Det GÃ¥r / Total Preparation" | Lars Hollmer, Cora, Pidgin Combo | Pidgin Combo | 5:09 |
33. | "Yellow Smile" | Hahn Rowe | Hahn Rowe | 3:12 |
34. | "Two Days 'Til Tomorrow" | Cora | Tom Cora / Wolfgang Mitterer | 5:09 |
35. | "Jesus Speak to Me" | Traditional | Tyson Rogers | 1:27 |
36. | "Radiotraces" | Cora, Thomas Dimuzio | Thomas Dimuzio | 5:12 |
37. | "One More Time" | Cora, Chris Cutler, Frith | Tom Cora / Chris Cutler / Fred Frith | 3:12 |
38. | "Tom's Lament" | Kramer | Kramer & Tess | 4:24 |
39. | "Zach's Flag" | Cora | Skeleton Crew | 3:04 |
Sources: AllMusic, [1] Discogs, [3] Tom Cora discography. [4]
Sources: Discogs, [3] Tom Cora discography. [4]
Sources: Discogs, [3] Tom Cora discography. [4]