Thomas Chapin Trio Menagerie Dreams

Track Listing:

1. Bad Birdie (Trio 1) (10:10)
2. Menagerie Dreams (1:40)
3. Raise Four (7:00)
4. The Night Hog (5:45)
5. Poignant Dream (7:39)
6. A Drunken Monkey (12:48)
7. Daydream (7:33)
8. Put Your Quarter In And Watch The Chicken Dance
9. Foxwoods Stomp

Personnel:

Thomas Chapin – mezzo-soprano, alto & baritone saxophones, flute
Mario Pavone – bass
Michael Sarin – drums, gong
Vernon Frazer – spoken vocals on “Chicken”
John Zorn – alto saxophone on “Birdie” and “Chicken”

Credits:

Producer: Thomas Chapin

Executive Producer: Michael Dorf

Recorded July 1994 at Sorcerer Sound, NYC by Jon Rosenberg, except “Raise Four” recorded live

Edited by Joe Bartoldus at Current Sounds and Brett Heinz at the Knitting Factory

Engineer: Jon Rosenberg

Many thanks to John for his generosity in coming in and jamming with us, Vernon, Mike, Mario, Maarit Kytoharju, Aila Manninen

Original package artwork:
All photos by Maarit Kytoharju at Tampere Jazz Happening (Finland) except inside booklet. Self-portrait with the dancing chicken, silhouette photos by Thomas Chapin. Group photo by Jon Rosenberg. Cover and Traycard art by Thomas Chapin. Design and layout by Peter Hill.

Tracks 1,2,4,6,8 by Thomas Chapin; track 3 by Thelonius Monk (Thelonius Music Corp/BMI); track 5 by Borah Bergman (Borah Bergman Music Publishing/BMI); track 7 by Duke Ellington (EMI-Robbins Catalog Inc/ASCAP) / Track 9 by Mario Pavone (Pavone Publishing/BMI)