''Song for Mother E'' is the second album by American pianist
Amina Claudine Myers featuring performances recorded in 1979 for the
Leo
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review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "Sounds like a bigger group. Excellent".
[Nastos, M. G]
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Track listing
:''All compositions by Amina Claudine Myers''
# "I'm Not Afraid" - 4:42
# "3/4 Of 4/4" - 5:15
# "Have Mercy Upon Us / Chant" - 10:50
# "Song For Mother E" - 3:40
# "The Real Side" - 5:50
# "The Immortal" - 5:36
# "Inner Destruction" - 7:36
# "I'm Not Afraid, Refrain" - 3:09
:*Recorded at Big Apple Recording Studios in New York City on October 9, 1979
Personnel
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Amina Claudine Myers -
piano
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,
organ
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, giggle stick,
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*
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drums
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,
gong, little instruments, voice
References
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Leo Records albums
Amina Claudine Myers albums
1980 albums