Album · 2000
Tracklist
1. Music for the Gift I (5:44)
2. Music for the Gift II (1:52)
3. Music for the Gift III (4:35)
4. Music for the Gift IV (1:20)
5. Music for the Gift V (6:03)
6. Bird of Paradise I (5:01)
7. Bird of Paradise II (6:34)
8. Bird of Paradise III (4:36)
9. Bird of Paradise IV (6:49)
10. Bird of Paradise V (3:44)
11. Mescaline Mix (14:22)
12. Concert for Two Pianists and Five Tape Recorders (7:43)
Total Time: 68:28
Line-up/Musicians
Bass – Luigi Trussardi (tracks: 1 to 5)
Drums – George Solano (tracks: 1 to 5)
Tape [Manipulation] – Terry Riley (tracks: 1 to 10)
Trombone – Luis Fuentes (tracks: 1 to 5)
Trumpet – Chet Baker (tracks: 1 to 5)
Voice – John Graham (3) (tracks: 1 to 5, 11)
About this release
Cortical Foundation – organ of Corti 1 (US)
Music for the Gift (1963) recorded in Paris at Radio France
Bird of Paradise (1965) recorded in San Francisco at Terry Riley's studio
Mescalin Mix (1960-62) recorded in San Francisco at Terry Riley's studio and completed at the S.F. Tape Center
Concerto for Two Pianists and Five Tape Recorders (1961) recorded live 1960 Hertz Hall, University California Berkeley
First time any of these pieces were available
Thanks to snobb for the updates