Composition Catalog
1970-1979

1970- 1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000's



DATE WRITTEN
COMPOSITION
FIRST PERFORMANCE
1970 Tse'lane Sheldon Memorial Hall, St. Louis, MO
   Baikida Carroll, trumpet
   J.D. Parran , woodwinds
   Robert Edwards, trombone
   John Hicks, piano
   John Mixon, bass
   Charles Payne, drums
1970 The Run From Wokolo    same as above
1970 High Priest    same as above
1970 The Black Spectrum Shaft    same as above
1970 Adikiab    same as above

1971

Poem for a Revolutionary Night Suite
A play by Larry Neal

Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, Mo
   The Black Artist Group 21- piece orchestra

1971 Strange City Tree Shapes Sheldon Memorial Hall, St. Louis, MO
   The Black Artist Group
   21-piece orchestra
1971 Billy Goes to Mecca
A Film Score

St. Louis Metropolitan Center
   Baikida Carroll, trumpet
    J.D. Parran, woodwinds
    John Hicks, piano
    Carl Richardson, bass
    Charles "Bobo" Shaw, drums

1971 Child's Prance same as above, except
Philip Wilson, drums
1973

Echos
Group Composition

(CD)

BAG in Paris, BAG Records
   Baikida Carroll, trumpet
   Floyd Le Flore, trumpet
    Oliver Lake, saxophone
    Joseph Bowie, trombone
    Charles "Bobo" Shaw, drum
1973 OLCSJBFLBC
Group composition
same as above
1974 True Light Le Havre, France
   
Oliver Lake Quartet:
    Oliver Lake, saxophones
    Oliver Johnson, drums
    Peter Warren, bass
    Baikida Carroll, trumpet
1974 Orange Fish Tears Orange Fish Tears, Palm Records
    Baikida Carroll, trumpet
    Oliver Lake, saxophones
    Nana Vasconcelos, percussion
    Manuel Villaroel, piano
1974 Forest Scorpion    same as above
1974 Porte d'Orleans    same as above
1974 White Skies Blue Clouds    same as above
1975 Bougaloo to Pooh Boogie

   Fantasy Records
    Baikida Carroll, trumpet
    Francoise Nyomo, guitar
    Larry Jones, guitar
    Frank Abel, piano
    Lafayette Hudson, bass
    Donny Donable, drums

1975 Lady Strawberry    same as above
1975 Music for your Birth  
1976 music for
Coontown Bicentennial Memorial Service
A musical by Julius Hemphill with 2 pieces by Baikida Carroll
Mabley's Hem
 Hesitate and Lose
Edison Theatre, St. Louis, MO
   16-piece ensemble

   Cast including: Fontella Bass,Malinke Elliot & Julius Hemphill
1977 Eugene Sheen
A "Jazz Soap Opera"
Wesley Center, Eugene, OR
   Baikida Carroll, trumpet
    Arzinia Richardson, acoustic bass
    Ray Bucksbaum, el. bass
    Cliff Collins, drums
    Lynn Robinson, guitar
    Reid Smetzer, piano
1977 Duru Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA
    Savage Lust Band:
    Baikida Carroll, trumpet & flugelhorn
    Paul Potyen, keyboard
    Randy Selgrin, guitars
    Michael Barsimento, drums
    Baba Duru, tabla
    Michael Formanek, bass
1977 Frisco Fab    same as above
1977 If the Moon Dares to Show It's Face    same as above
1977 Something's on the Weigh    same as above
1977 Visit Scenic Lake Hemphill    same as above
1978 Third Image Equinox Concerts, San Francisco, CA
    Baikida Carroll, musical director & trumpet
    K. Curtis Lyle, poet & librettist
    Oliver Lake, reeds & flute
    Julian Preister, trombone
    Michele Rosewoman, piano
    Alex Cline, percussion
1978 Rites and Rituals    same as above
1978 Permutations of Quadular Angles    same as above
1978 Double Rainbow Forest    same as above
1978 Lemon's Brand New
Shiny Boat Blues
   same as above
1978 Kaki    same as above
1978 Spear Catcher    same as above
1978 Argentine Tangle    same as above
1978 Taking Care Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center, NYC
    June Jordan, poet
    Baikida Carroll, trumpet
1978 We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For     same as above
1978 A Long Black Wing     same as above
1978 Electric Crickets     same as above
1978 [untitled work]     same as above
1978 music for
White Sirens
A play by Lois Elaine Griffith
Conversation with Painted Leaves
New York Garbage Juice
Theme for Zambezi
A Clinical Approach
Martinson Hall/Public Theater, NYC
   Eleo Pomare, director
1978 The Spoken Word Mapenzi, Berkeley, CA
    Baikida Carroll, solo trumpet
1979 music for
Black & White Two-Dimensional Planes
A play by Ntozake Shange
Black & White: Fire
Carrie Blues
The Other Woman
Marine Intrusion
Symphony Space, NYC
   Avery Brooks, director
   Melvin Van Peebles, host
   Dianne McIntyre, choreographer
   Baikida Carroll, trumpet
    Abdul Wadud, cello
    Anthony Davis, piano
1979 music for
The Mighty Gents
A play by Richard Wesley
Mighty Gents Theme (Jesse James)
All by Myself
Rita's Tears
Corner Ritual
Braxton's Shuffle
King (Father scene)

New York Shakespeare Festival, NYC
   Baikida Carroll, trumpet & vocals
   Pheeroan ak Laff, drums
   Rael Garret, bass
   Kelvyn Bell, guitar
   Richard Eisenstein, organ & piano
1979 Controversial Pockets Public Theater, NYC
   Baikida Carroll and Ring:
   Baikida Carroll, trumpet
    Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone
    Abdul Wadud, cello
    Michele Rosewoman, piano
    Billy Hart, drums
    Fred Hopkins, bass
    Nana Vasconcelos, percussion

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