TSQ4111 5CD Box Set / Ltd 1000 Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan: The Lost Live Recordings by Robbie Basho
1.Chung Mei - The Chinese Orchid 2.Some Summer Day 3.Sligo River Blues 4.Autumn Nocturne 5.In the Meadows 6.Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan 7.The Falconer's Arm 8.Himalayan Highlands 08:48 9.The Golden Shamrock 10.Bear Medicine 11.Charles Ives Paints North America 12.Portrait of Fahey as a Young Dragon 13.Song of God 14.Kowaka D'Amour 15.Pasha 16.Cathedrals et Fleur de Lis 17.Cantos California 18.Green River Suite 19.California Raga 20.Silver Curls 21.The Lady She is a Waiting 22.Chaconne Fandango 23.Song of the Stallion 24.A North American Raga (The Plumstar) 25.Eagle Sails the Blue Diamond Waters 26.Kateri Tekakwitha 27.Orphan's Lament 28.A Song of Kings 29.Moon Milk 30.Wonder Song
It has been said that Robbie Basho's art was strongest in concert. To what extent the experience can be reconstituted is uncertain. Whatever the case, Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan is the mother lode of Basho live recordings. On these five discs we are treated to some remarkable pieces that have never been published, as well as surprising renditions of old favourites.
Compiled from Basho’s sprawling personal collection of master tapes (discovered during the production of Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho), and potentially encompassing his entire career, this edition represents a live companion to the studio set, Song of the Avatars: The Lost Master Tapes (Tompkins Square, 2020).
While the tapes have (in the main) survived incredibly well over the decades (against the odds), please note that some previously unpublished tracks with subpar to poor fidelity have been included.