MUHAMMED ALI CHANGED BOXING THE WAY CHARLIE PARKER & JOHN COLTRANE CHANGED MUSIC – CRAIG HARRIS
Brown Butterfly is a tribute to the magical attributes that have sustained African Americans for more than 400 years: Weightlessness, grace, speed – an ability to walk in space. “Muhammad Ali was a composer” – CRAIG HARRIS
Craig Harris – trombone / didgeridoo
Eddie Allen – trumpet
Calvin Jones – acoustic bass
Adam Klipple – keyboards
Tony Lewis – drums
Jay Rodriguez – saxophones / flute
Chapella D. Steward – vocals “Float” / “Boma Ye”
Abiodun Oyewole – poetry “The People’s Choice” / “Boma Ye”
Ngoma Hill – poetry “The G.O.A.T.”
Khalil Kwame Bell – percussion “Boma Ye” / “Rope A Dope” / “Conscientious Stance Dance”
Abdou Mbaye – percussion “Rumble in the Land of Lumumba” / “The G.O.A.T “Float” “Liston-Ali Miami”, “Frazier-Ali 1,2 & 3”, “Boma Ye”
Birahimi Gueye – percussion “Rumble in the Land of Lumumba” / “The G.O.A.T “Float” “Liston-Ali Miami”, “Frazier-Ali 1,2 & 3”, “Boma Ye”
Joan Ashley – percussion “Shook Up the WorldAll music written and arranged by : Craig Harris / Aquastra Music – ASCAP
Except “The People’s Choice” / “Boma Ye” by : Craig Harris / Aquastra Music – ASCAP
Poetry by : Abiodun Oyewole / Tunes by Dune – ASCAP
Except “The Goat” poem by : Ngoma Hill
Gatefold art / design by : Carrie Mae Weems / Nick Piesiewicz
Cover Front Design: What’s What
Cover Photos by : Peter Angelo Simon
Craig Harris photo and session photos by : Debora Fairfax
Liner Notes by : Bill Rhoden
Engineered by : John Davis, Todd Carder, Nolan Thies
Mixed by : Nolan Thies, Craig Harris, Bill Toles at Bunker Studios, Brooklyn NY
Produced by : Craig Harris, Bill Toles
Executive Producers : Alioune N’daiye, Craig Harris
Eddie Allen – trumpet
Calvin Jones – acoustic bass
Adam Klipple – keyboards
Tony Lewis – drums
Jay Rodriguez – saxophones / flute
Chapella D. Steward – vocals “Float” / “Boma Ye”
Abiodun Oyewole – poetry “The People’s Choice” / “Boma Ye”
Ngoma Hill – poetry “The G.O.A.T.”
Khalil Kwame Bell – percussion “Boma Ye” / “Rope A Dope” / “Conscientious Stance Dance”
Abdou Mbaye – percussion “Rumble in the Land of Lumumba” / “The G.O.A.T “Float” “Liston-Ali Miami”, “Frazier-Ali 1,2 & 3”, “Boma Ye”
Birahimi Gueye – percussion “Rumble in the Land of Lumumba” / “The G.O.A.T “Float” “Liston-Ali Miami”, “Frazier-Ali 1,2 & 3”, “Boma Ye”
Joan Ashley – percussion “Shook Up the WorldAll music written and arranged by : Craig Harris / Aquastra Music – ASCAP
Except “The People’s Choice” / “Boma Ye” by : Craig Harris / Aquastra Music – ASCAP
Poetry by : Abiodun Oyewole / Tunes by Dune – ASCAP
Except “The Goat” poem by : Ngoma Hill
Gatefold art / design by : Carrie Mae Weems / Nick Piesiewicz
Cover Front Design: What’s What
Cover Photos by : Peter Angelo Simon
Craig Harris photo and session photos by : Debora Fairfax
Liner Notes by : Bill Rhoden
Engineered by : John Davis, Todd Carder, Nolan Thies
Mixed by : Nolan Thies, Craig Harris, Bill Toles at Bunker Studios, Brooklyn NY
Produced by : Craig Harris, Bill Toles
Executive Producers : Alioune N’daiye, Craig Harris