''Sparkling Fresh'' is a live performances album by

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ensemble

Universal Congress Of Universal Congress Of are an American jazz ensemble from Los Angeles, formed in 1986. History The project was started by Joe Baiza and continued to develop his own fusion of free jazz and punk rock after his previous band, Saccharine Trust, ...

, released on April 21, 1998 through Hazelwood Records.

Track listing

Personnel

;Universal Congress Of * Joe Baiza – guitar, vocals, production *Steve Gaeta – bass guitar *Paul Lines – drums * Steve Moss –

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, vocals and harp on "Mud Man Blues" ;Additional musicians and production *Christian Bornitz – production *Gordon Friedrich – production,

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*Unkle Jan – engineering *Jan Schmelcher –

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References

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