newartists records

Connie Crothers – piano | Paula Hackett – poems

Producer: Robert Warnock. Recording engineer: Dave Bell, www.bellboyrecording.coq Recorded Sept 14th 2011 at Bellboy Studios. Cover photo: Robert Warnock. Inside page photo: W.B. Doll. All photos taken at Bird & Beckett Books and Records, www.birdbeckett.com Design & Layout: Nadine Aiello, nadineaiellographics.com.

Tracklist: 1. Max Roach, 2:40 2. Artist, 1:32 3. Billie Holiday/God Bless the Child (B. Holiday, A. Herzog), 2:00 4. For Crying Out Loud, 0:58 5. Sin Takes A Bow, 1:34 6.The Choke Hold, 1:25 7. No Cure, 1:44 8. Roulette, 1:08 9. Morphine On The Beach, 1:03 10. I Overheard My Mother’s Death, 1:27 11. Family Photo (for Tessa Kelly), 1:30 12. Steel On Steel, 1:26 13. Birth Control, 1:47 14. Razors, 0:52 15. Round 2, 1:37 16. My Bodyguard, 1:36 17. Dancing Around The Fire, 2:48 18. If Words Could Talk, 1:03 19. Mental Hospital Blues, 1:48 20. Enter Into The Earth, 1:50 21. Refrain, 1:43 22. Coma Rising (for Art Pepper), 1:38 23. David Meltzer, 0:50 24. Making You Wait, 1:27 25. The Cookie Crumbles, 1:17 26. Sue’s Son, 1:00 27. Picture, 1:30 28. To John, 2:12 29. Dates (for Milt Jackson), 1:00 30. Billy Higgins, 2:39 31. The Big Band, 1:04 32. You Know It’s For You, 1:38 33. The Lap Of Luxury, 1:34 34. Poetry Goes To The Dance, 1:12

We dedicate this recording, with profound love and gratitude, to Max Roach.