Album · 1985
Vertical’s Currency
Tracklist
1
A Small Map of Heaven
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5:20
2
Shadow Song (Mario’s in)
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4:03
3
Smiles and Grins
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3:09
4
Two Heartedly, to the Other Side
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3:02
5
Chances Are Good (Baden’s Distance)
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5:15
6
Make Love 2
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4:25
7
One Casual Song (After Another)
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3:14
8
Intimate Distances (Jack’s Margrit’s Natasha)
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2:50
9
Describing It to Yourself as Convex
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4:15
10
What Do You Think? That This Mountain Was Once Fire?
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1:38
11
Dark (Kip’s Tune)
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2:52
In print
First pressed 1985, still pressed 2008 — 19 pressings across 6 countries.
Credits
Alberto Bengolea
Arranger
Tadashi Kitagawa
Art Direction
Capoeira Graphics
Design
Emilsam Velasquez
Engineer
Jon Fausty
Engineer
Anton Fier
Instrument · drums [trap drums]
David Murray
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Elysee Pyronneau
Instrument · electric guitar
Frisner Augustin
Instrument · percussion
Ignacio Berroa
Instrument · drums [trap]
John Stubblefield
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Lew Soloff
Instrument · trumpet
Mario Rivera
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Milton Cardona
Instrument · congas, bongos
Ned Rothenberg
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Olufemi Claudette Mitchell
Instrument · percussion
Orlando "Puntilla" Rios
Instrument · congas, congas [quinto]
Peter Scherer
Instrument · synthesizer [synclavier], organ
Puntilla
Instrument · congas [quinto], congas
Richie Vitale
Instrument · trumpet
Steve Swallow
Instrument · electric bass
Greg Calbi
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Charles Reilly
Photography
Charles Reilly (2)
Photography
Arto Lindsay
Producer
Jun Abe (2)
Producer · reissue producer
Kazuki Takami
Producer · reissue producer
Kip Hanrahan
Producer
Kyoko Kanda
Producer · reissue producer
Scott Marcus
Producer · executive producer
Scott Marcus (4)
Producer · executive-producer
Shino Urushihara
Producer · reissue producer
Tomomi Nakamura
Producer · reissue producer
Horacio Malvicino, Jr.
Recording
Jack Bruce
Vocal · vocals, electric bass, piano
Nancy Hanrahan
Vocal · voice
Nancy Weiss
Vocal · voice [at the end]
Baden Powell
Writer
Pete Brown
Writer
René Hernández
Writer