Smokin' Jo Crow

from SMOKIN' JO CROW by Tongues Of Fire

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Tongues of Fire are inspired by street, circus and gypsy brass bands, the sounds of church and chapel, and by the free jazz marches of Albert Ayler and the cosmic carnival of Sun Ra. We draw on the richness of folklore, mythology and hidden histories, the mysteries of improvisation and the glories of noise, to make a ‘joyful noise’ for dreaming, dancing and celebration.

Many in the Band have played with, or were deeply influenced, by the first great wave of British free jazz and improvised music - Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Keith Tippett et al, and by the South African musicians playing here, Lious Moholo, Chris McGregor and Dudu Pukwana.

Smokin’ Jo Crow is an instrumental version of a song written for a show by Welfare State International, an encounter with a giant, apocalyptic crow.

lyrics

IF YOU EVER MEET / SMOKING JO CROW
KEEP STARING AT YOUR FEET
ELSE HE’LL PECK OUT AN EYE / AND PUT IT IN A PIE

AND If YOU EVER DANCE / WITH SMOKING JO CROW
HE’LL PUT YOUR IN A TRANCE
AND HE’LL WHIRL YOU AND WHIRL YOU AND WHIRL YOU AROUND
AND YOUR FEET WILL NEVER TOUCH THE GROUND

NOW WHEN THE WORLDS ON FIRE / THAT FINAL FUNERAL PYRE
THEN HE’LL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH / AS THE WORLD TURNS DARK

credits

from SMOKIN' JO CROW, released August 15, 2012
Stuart Henderson – trumpet
Pete McPhial – alto sax
Harry Dawes – trombone
Tim Hill – Baritone sax
Dominic lash – double bass
Steve Noble - snare
Dan Fox – bass drum