The Last Wave (album)

The Last Wave is the debut album by American jazz fusion band Arcana, released on July 23, 1996. This first album is largely improvised, and features the trio of English free jazz guitarist Derek Bailey, bass guitarist Bill Laswell and legendary drummer Tony Williams.

The Last Wave
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 1996
RecordedApril 1995 (1995-04) at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York
GenreJazz fusion, free jazz
Length60:23
LabelDIW
ProducerBill Laswell, John Zorn, Kazunori Sugiyama
Arcana chronology
The Last Wave
(1996)
Arc of the Testimony
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Derek Bailey, Bill Laswell and Tony Williams.

No.TitleLength
1."Broken Circle"11:04
2."Cold Blast"8:17
3."The Rattle of Bones"7:57
4."Pearls and Transformation"16:27
5."Tears of Astral Rain"8:06
6."Transplant Wasteland"8:32
Total length:60:23

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Bill Laswell producer
  • John Zorn assistant producer
  • Kazunori Sugiyama assistant producer
  • Robert Musso engineer
  • Allan Tucker engineer (mastering)
  • Layng Martine, Jr. assistant engineer
  • Arai Yasunori design

References

  1. Olewnick, Brian. The Last Wave at AllMusic
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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