Bill Dixon / Franz Koglmann / Steve Lacy:

Opium

Recorded in 1973-75-76
Steve Lacy soprano saxophone (1-2,4-7) Franz Koglmann trumpet, fluegelhorn Joseph Traindl trombone (1-2) Cesarius Alvim Botelho bass (1-2) Aldo Romano drums (1-2) Bill Dixon trumpet (3) Steve Horenstein tenor saxophone (3) Alan Silva bass (3) Toni Michlmayr bass (4-7) Walter Muhammad Malli cymbals (3) percussions (4-7) Gerd Geier electronics (4-7)

Ind. Title Composer Dur.
1/ Der Vogel / Opium Franz Koglmann 6:40
2/ Carmilla 4:57
3/ For Franz Bill Dixon 17:03
4/ Flops
To Charles Chaplin		 Steve Lacy 5:10
5/ Bowery 1 Franz Koglmann 4:42
6/ Bowery 2 5:04
7/ Flaps
To Pee Wee Russel		 Steve Lacy 6:19

Recorded [1-2] at Studio Acousti, Paris on December 19, 1975 by Clement Ziegler; [3] at Studio Heinz, Vienna on August 6, 1976 by Herbert Giesser; [4-7] at Mueller Sound Studio 1, Vienna on April 26, 1973 by Peter J. Mueller.

Digitally remastered from lps (original tapes were lost) at Hazelwood Studio, Frankfurt on November 2000 by Tom Delbeke.

Producer: Pipe Records, Vienna. Executive producer: Between the Lines GmbH & Co. oHG. Artistic direction: Franz Koglmann.

Cover art work: Jutta Obenhuber. Graphic design: fuhrer vienna.

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