CLAUDE BOLLING BIG BAND
A DRUM IS A WOMAN
2005
Frémeaux & Associés (France)
CD
№ FA 476

Tracks:

1. A Drum Is A Woman (4:05).
2. Rhythm Pum The Dum (3:49).
3. What Else Can You Do With A Drum (1:59).
4. New Orleans (2:39).
5. Hey, Baddy Bolden (6:04).
6. Carribee Joe (3:47).
7. Congo Square (6:50).
8. A Drum Is A Woman (3:05).
   (Part II)
9. You Better Know It (2:54).
10. Madam Zajj (4:47).
11. Ballet Of The Flyin’ Saucers (5:26).
12. Zajj’s Dream (3:29).
13. Rhumbop (2:13).
14. Carribee Joe (3:57).
   (Part II)
15. Final (1:01).

«A Drum Is A Woman», «Rhythm Pum The Dum», «What Else Can You Do With A Drum», «New Orleans», «Hey, Baddy Bolden», «Carribee Joe», «Congo Square», «A Drum Is A Woman (Part II)», «You Better Know It», «Madam Zajj», «Ballet Of The Flyin’ Saucers», «Zajj’s Dream», «Rhumbop», «Carribee Joe (Part II)» and «Final» written by Duke Ellington.

Claude Bolling: piano.
Manu Dibango: narrator.
Laïka: vocals.
Jeffery Smith: vocals.
Francine Romain: cantatrice.
Philippe Portejoie: reed.
Pierre Schirrer: reed.
Jean Eteve: reed.
Claude Tissendier: reed.
Romain Mayoral: reed.
Christian Martinez: trumpet.
Michel Delakian: trumpet.
Guy Bodet: trumpet.
Michel Bonnet: trumpet.
Benny Vasseur: trombone.
Damien Verherve: trombone.
Jean-Christophe Vilain: trombone.
Emile Vilain: trombone.
Jean-Paul Charlap: guitar.
Pierre Maingourd: bass.
Vincent Cordelette: drums, timpanys.
Pierre-Michel «Bago» Balthazar: African percussions.
Christine Icart: harp.
Big Band conducted by Claude Bolling.
Recorded live by Pierre Jacquot at Théâtre National De Chaillot (April 4th and 5th, 1996).
Assisted by Nicolas Djemane and Matthieu Jacqout.
Mixed by Pierre Jacquot at Studio Plus XXX (Paris).
Mastered by Wilfrid Harpaillé at Digital Edge (Paris).
The shows at Théâtre National De Chaillot directed by Jérôme Savary.
Produced by Claude Bolling.
Photos: André-Franck Assimon, Alain Dejean, Stephan Ouzounoff, Michel Lesme, Keystone.
Cover: affiche Théâtre National De Chaillot.
Notes: Jérôme Savary (translation from French by Peri Bandazian) and Frank Tenot.
Narration translated by Joëlle Mnouchkine.
Artwork: Benjamin Goldenstein and Bernard Frémeaux.
All tracks published by Claude Bolling / Frémeaux & Associés / Groupe Frémeaux Colombini SA.
Distributed by Night & Day, Frémeaux & Associés.
CD with blue, black & white sticker: «Indispensable Jazz Hot».