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1	Bitter Funeral Beer Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Thomas Mera Gartz*Trumpet, Soloist – Tommy AdolfssonVoice, Soloist – Anita Livstrand	9:16
2	Blekete Drum [Blekete Master Drum], Soloist – Bengt Berger	3:05
3	Chetu Electric Guitar, Soloist – Tord BengtssonTrumpet [Pocket Trumpet], Soloist – Don Cherry	3:20
4	Tongsi	5:01
5	Darafo / Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee) Alto Saxophone [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)], Soloist [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)] – Jörgen AdolfssonCello [Darafo], Soloist [Darafo] – Matthias Helldén*Cello [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)], Soloist [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)] – Matthias Helldén*Drums [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)], Soloist [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)] – Bosse Skoglund, Thomas Mera Gartz*Electric Bass [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)], Soloist [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)] – Sigge KrantzTenor Saxophone [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)], Soloist [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)] – Christer Bothén, Ulf WallanderTrumpet [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)], Soloist [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)] – Tommy AdolfssonTrumpet [Pocket Trumpet (Darafo)], Soloist [Darafo] – Don CherryTrumpet [Pocket Trumpet (Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee))], Soloist [Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)] – Don Cherry	22:11

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – PDO, Germany
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ECM Records GmbH
• Copyright (c) – ECM Records GmbH
• Made By – PMDC, Germany
• Recorded At – Decibel Studios
• Mixed At – Talent Studio

Credits

• Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Christer Bothén (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Bells – Christer Bothén (tracks: 2, 4)
• Cello – Matthias Helldén* (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Design – Barbara Wojirsch
• Drum [Kagan] – Bosse Skoglund (tracks: 2, 4), Sigge Krantz (tracks: 2, 4)
• Drum [Kidi] – Thomas Mera Gartz* (tracks: 2, 4)
• Drum [Master Drum], Shekere [Axatse] – Bengt Berger (tracks: 2, 4)
• Drum [Sogo] – Anita Livstrand (tracks: 2, 4), Tommy Adolfsson (tracks: 2, 4)
• Drums – Bosse Skoglund (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Electric Guitar, Bass, Electric Bass – Sigge Krantz (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Engineer [Mixing] – Jan Erik Kongshaug
• Engineer [Recording] – Thomas Gabrielsson*
• Music By – Bengt Berger
• Photography By – Bengt Berger
• Producer [Produced By] – Bengt Berger, Manfred Eicher
• Shekere [Axatse] – Anita Livstrand
• Sopranino Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Kjell Westling (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ulf Wallander (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Talking Drum [Dondos] – Matthias Helldén* (tracks: 2, 4)
• Trumpet – Tommy Adolfsson (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Trumpet [Pocket Trumpet] – Don Cherry (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Violin, Electric Guitar – Tord Bengtsson (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Violin, Sopranino Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Jörgen Adolfsson (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Violin, Tenor Saxophone, Drums – Thomas Mera Gartz* (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Voice, Bells – Anita Livstrand (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
• Xylophone [Ko-gyil (Lo-Birifor Funeral Xylophone)] – Bengt Berger (tracks: 1, 3, 5)

Notes

Quote on tray card:
"Music by Bengt Berger
Based On Funeral Music from the Lo-Birifor, Sisaala and Ewe Peoples of Ghana"

Recorded January 1981 at Decibel Studios, Stockholm.
Mixed at Talent Studio, Oslo.

An ECM Production

℗ 1982 ECM Records GmbH
© 1982 ECM Records GmbH

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 42283 93082 7
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Label Code: LC 2516
• SPARS Code: AAD
• Matrix / Runout: 839 308-2 02 >
• Other: MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC A
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 01L1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ECM 1179, 2301 179	Bengt Berger	Bitter Funeral Beer ‎(LP, Album)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1179, 2301 179	Germany	1982
ECM 1179, 839 308-2	Bengt Berger Bitter Funeral Beer Band* w/ Don Cherry	Bengt Berger Bitter Funeral Beer Band* w/ Don Cherry - Bitter Funeral Beer ‎(CD, Album, RE)	ECM Records, ECM Records	ECM 1179, 839 308-2	Germany	Unknown
none	Bengt Berger Bitter Funeral Beer Band* W/ Don Cherry	Bengt Berger Bitter Funeral Beer Band* W/ Don Cherry - Bitter Funeral Beer ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial)	G. & P. Essential Music	none	Russia	Unknown
AW-25030, 1179	Bengt Berger + Don Cherry	Bengt Berger + Don Cherry - Bitter Funeral Beer ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	ECM Records, ECM Records	AW-25030, 1179	Japan	1983
2301 179	Bengt Berger	Bitter Funeral Beer ‎(LP, Album, TP)	ECM Records	2301 179	Germany	1981