Curlew (album)

Curlew
Studio album by Curlew
Released	1981 (1981)
Recorded	February 29–March 2, 1980 at The Creative Music Studio, NY February 1980 (1980-02) at CBGB's, NYC
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, Jazz fusion
Length	39:15
Label	Landslide
Producer	Curlew
Curlew chronology
Curlew (1981) North America (1985)

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Allmusic	[1]

Curlew is the eponymously titled debut studio album by Curlew, released in 1981 by Landslide Records. ^[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Panther Burn"	George Cartwright	6:30
2.	"The Bear"	Bill Bacon, George Cartwright, Tom Cora, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis	1:45
3.	"Bitter Thumbs"	George Cartwright	6:00
4.	"The Victim"	George Cartwright	2:33
5.	"The Hardwood"	George Cartwright	5:13

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sports"	George Cartwright, Tom Cora	1:30
2.	"Bruno"	Bill Bacon, George Cartwright, Tom Cora, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis	1:00
3.	"But Get It"	Bill Bacon, George Cartwright, Tom Cora, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis	2:33
4.	"Rudders"	Tom Cora	3:11
5.	"Binoculars"	Bill Bacon, George Cartwright, Tom Cora, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis	1:00
6.	"The Ole Miss Exercise Song"	George Cartwright	8:00

Personnel

Curlew

• Bill Bacon – drums, gamelan, percussion
• George Cartwright  – flute, saxophone
• Tom Cora  – cello, mixing (A1-A3, A5, B2-B6)
• Bill Laswell  – bass guitar
• Nicky Skopelitis  – guitar

Technical personnel

• Martin Bisi  – recording, mixing (A4, B1)
• Curlew  – producer
• Michael Lytle – mixing, recording (A1-A4, B1-B3, B5, B6)
• John Slagel – editing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1981	Landslide	LP	LD 1004

References

1. Lynch, Dave. "Curlew". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
2. "Sessionography". mussomusic.com. 2012. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

External links

• Curlew at Discogs (list of releases)