Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - The Saga of Padani (2018)

Avant jazz from Marshall Allen, Fred Frith, Terry Riley, & schoolkids!

You are currently contemplating a recording of myth and wonder. The Saga Of Padani presents the odyssey of 1990’s 4th, 5th & 6th grade students from novice musicians into an avant garde ensemble – an ensemble that engenders an array of sonic textures which never remain static or stagnant, but flow in a way that it’s always surprising, often startling and astonishing. On many of these imprecise, meditative, ethereal soundclouds of wonder and joy, the children were joined by such luminaries as Terry Riley, Fred Frith, Dave Slusser, and Dave Gordon, Tyrone Hill, & Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra! Among these 34 amazing transmissions of interplanetary improv pieces are a few Sun Ra covers, and 2 liner note sets of deep enlightenment.

Tracklist:
1.01 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Big Crescendo #2
1.02 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Planet Earth
1.03 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Help! I'm Drowning in a Sea of Harmony!
1.04 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Cluck
1.05 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Raindrops
1.06 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Introduction to Love
1.07 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra feat. Dave Slusser & Terry Riley - Love in Outer Space
1.08 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Chord Canon / X-tra Credit Waltz
1.09 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Fireclouds
1.10 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra, Tyrone Hill - Tailgaters' Lullaby
1.11 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - March of the Termites
1.12 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Night
1.13 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra, Dave Gordon - The One Minute and Six Second Fantasy
1.14 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Crazy Strings
1.15 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - The Edge
1.16 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra, Fred Frith - Excuse Me, Ms. Steigerwald
1.17 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra, Terry Riley - Out the Windoor
2.01 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Bambi Meets Godzilla
2.02 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Waves
2.03 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - The Twilight Zone
2.04 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra, Marshall Allen - Evening Mist
2.05 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - S.P.A.M.
2.06 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra, Marshall Allen - Groove
2.07 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - No Words to Describe It
2.08 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Excerpt from Around D
2.09 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Trump Bone Music
2.10 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - The Rhythm Czar
2.11 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Double Bock Double Rock
2.12 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Chunkle
2.13 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Crossing the T (Medium Fast)
2.14 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Warp 9
2.15 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - The Abyss
2.16 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra, Marshall Allen - We Travel the Spaceways
2.17 | Oakland Elementary School Arkestra, Terry Riley - Saga of Padani