Release type
ALBUM
The Brown Beatnik Tomes (Live At BRIC House)
Product information
From $8.91
2019
9 Tracks
31:18
Release options
© 2019 KMW Studio Publishing LLC, under exclusive license to UMG Recording, Inc.
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1
For A Pistol
02:19
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2
The Final Stand Of Two Dick Willie
01:22
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3
Feeling It Coming On
01:48
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4
Tender
02:40
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The Jigaboo Waltz
08:10
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The Brown Beatnik Tomes
02:45
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Recorded at Brooklyn's BRIC House, The Brown Beatnik Tomes features bassist Ron Carter collaborating with poet and painter Danny Simmons in a live concert setting, transforming works from Simmons' book Brown Beatnik Tomes into a stirring multimedia performance experience. The poems represent Simmons' inspiration to update the style and voice of iconic beat authors like Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg, but from a contemporary African-American perspective. In keeping with the coffeehouse style of the original beatniks, these are intimate acoustic performances in which Simmons delivers his literate, evocative spoken-word poems as Carter offers sympathetic walking bassline accents and bluesy grooves. The performance even included projections of the paintings Simmons made to accompany the poems in his book. On the album, we get the declamatory "The Final Stand of Two Dick Willie," the tribute to the late writer Amiri Baraka "For a Pistol," and the sensual "Tender." Also making an appearance is poet and activist Liza Jessie Peterson, who joins Carter for a reading of her timely piece "Where Do I Begin," a composition that opens with a striking list of notable names, including Sandra Bland, Freddie Grey, Eric Garner, and other African-Americans who suffered violent deaths. All of these poems are deeply thoughtful and visually compelling, touching upon themes of racism, police brutality, spirituality, politics, and freedom. Also included are two instrumental performances featuring Carter's trio with pianist Donald Vega and guitarist Russell Malone, including urbane renditions of "Here's to Oscar" and "There Will Never Be Another You." ~ Matt Collar
1. For A Pistol
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Primary Artist
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Performer
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Asha Bendele
Ron Carter
Danny Simmons - Spoken Word
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Asha Bendele
Danny Simmons - Composer
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Daniel Simmons Jr.
Ron Carter - Lyricist
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Author
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
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Jack Walsh
Jim Anderson
Stephen Arnold
Ian Sefchick
2. The Final Stand Of Two Dick Willie
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Performer
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Spoken Word
- Danny Simmons
- Composer
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Daniel Simmons Jr.
Ron Carter - Lyricist
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Author
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
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Jack Walsh
Stephen Arnold
Jim Anderson
Ian Sefchick
3. Feeling It Coming On
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Primary Artist
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Performer
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Spoken Word
- Danny Simmons
- Composer
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Daniel Simmons Jr.
Ron Carter - Lyricist
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Author
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
-
Jack Walsh
Stephen Arnold
Jim Anderson
Ian Sefchick
4. Tender
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Primary Artist
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Performer
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Spoken Word
- Danny Simmons
- Composer
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Daniel Simmons Jr.
Ron Carter - Lyricist
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Author
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
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Jack Walsh
Stephen Arnold
Jim Anderson
Ian Sefchick
5. Here's To Oscar
by Ron Carter
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Primary Artist
- Ron Carter
- Guitar
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Russell Malone
Donald Vega - Performer
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Russell Malone
Ron Carter
Donald Vega - Composer
- Ron Carter
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
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Jack Walsh
Stephen Arnold
Jim Anderson
Ian Sefchick
6. Where Do I Begin
by Ron Carter
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Beatbox
- Luquantum Leap
- Performer
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Luquantum Leap
Ron Carter
Liza Jessie Peterson - Spoken Word
- Liza Jessie Peterson
- Composer
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Liza Jessie Peterson
Ron Carter - Lyricist
- Liza Jessie Peterson
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
-
Stephen Arnold
Jack Walsh
Jim Anderson
Ian Sefchick
7. There Will Never Be Another You
by Ron Carter
- Primary Artist
- Ron Carter
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Guitar
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Russell Malone
Donald Vega - Performer
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Donald Vega
Ron Carter
Russell Malone - Composer
- Harry Warren
- Author
- Mack Gordon
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
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Jack Walsh
Ian Sefchick
Stephen Arnold
Jim Anderson
8. The Jigaboo Waltz
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Performer
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Spoken Word
- Danny Simmons
- Composer
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Daniel Simmons Jr.
Ron Carter - Lyricist
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Author
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
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Jack Walsh
Stephen Arnold
Jim Anderson
Ian Sefchick
9. The Brown Beatnik Tomes
- Bass (vocal)
- Ron Carter
- Primary Artist
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Performer
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Danny Simmons
Ron Carter - Spoken Word
- Danny Simmons
- Composer
-
Daniel Simmons Jr.
Ron Carter - Lyricist
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Author
- Daniel Simmons Jr.
- Mastering Engineer
- Ian Sefchick
- Mixing
- Jim Anderson
- Producer
- Mike Warlow
- Production Coordination
- Jack Walsh
- Recording
- Stephen Arnold
- Studio Personnel
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Jack Walsh
Stephen Arnold
Jim Anderson
Ian Sefchick
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 9 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 31 minutes and 18 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1000x1000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Jazz, Post Bop
- Label
- Blue Note Records
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United States- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Jun 6, 2019
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 602577688782
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