Back to Life (Fred Frith album)

Five of Fred Frith's works are featured on this album:[2]

• "Seven Circles" for piano (1995)
• "Save As" for cello and percussion (2005)
• "Bridge is Bridge" (from "Shortened Suite") for trumpet, oboe, cello and marimba (1996)
• "Back to Life" for trumpet, oboe, cello and marimba (1997)
• "Elegy for Elias" for piano, violin and marimba (1993)

All titles composed by Fred Frith.

1. "Seven Circles" – 2:59
   • Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
2. "Save As" – 16:10
   • Performed by Joan Jeanrenaud and William Winant on 29 May 2006 at Guerrilla HiFi in Oakland, California
3. "Seven Circles 2" – 5:08
   • Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
4. "Bridge is Bridge" – 7:16
   • Performed by Stephen Drury and the Callithumpian Consort on 20 September 2007 in the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
5. "Seven Circles 3" – 1:37
   • Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
6. "Seven Circles 4" – 3:45
   • Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
7. "Back to Life" – 8:57
   • Performed by Stephen Drury and the Callithumpian Consort on 20 September 2007 in the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
8. "Seven Circles 5" – 1:34
   • Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
9. "Seven Circles 6" – 4:40
   • Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium
10. "Elegy for Elias" – 9:26
    • Performed by William Winant, Stephen Drury and Gabriela Dîaz on 20 September 2007 in the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
11. "Seven Circles 7" – 2:38
    • Performed by Daan Vandewalle on 13 June 1998 at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Gent, in Ghent, Belgium

Callithumpian Consort ensemble

• Stephen Drury – conductor, piano
• Joan Jeanrenaud – cello, newspaper, metal can
• John Andress – marimba
• Joe Becker – percussion
• Dylan Chmura-Moore – trombone
• Gabriela Dîaz – violin
• Elizabeth England – oboe
• Benjamin Fox – oboe
• Angela Park – cello
• John Russell – trumpet
• Karina Schmitz – viola
• Benjamin Schwartz – cello
• Andrew Stetson – trumpet
• Nick Tolle – marimba
• Jordan Voelker – viola
• Ethan Wood – violin

Soloists

• Daan Vandewalle – piano
• William Winant – marimba, vibraphone, woodblocks, tamtam, tuned gong, large metal plate, toms, bass drum, beans, ping-pong balls, hammer and nails, metal can, etc.

Production

• John Zorn – executive producer
• Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer
• Fred Frith – producer
• Myles Boisen – compilation, editing and mixing; recording ("Save As")
• Scott Hull – mastering
• Harry de Winde – recording ("Seven Circles")
• Patrick Keating – recording ("Bridge is Bridge", "Back to Life", "Elegy for Elias")
• Heung-Heung Chin – design
• Heike Liss – photography

• Back to Life on Tzadik Records.
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