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Alan Shorter's remarkable solo on Alan Silva and the Celestrial Communication Orchestra's remarkable 3-LP set, 'Seasons'. This solo begins Side III of the original record.

Alan Shorter (trumpet, notes, silence), with:

Alan Silva – bass, violin, sarangi, conduction
Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
Michel Portal – alto saxophone, Clarinet
Robin Kenyatta – alto saxophone, flute
Ronnie Beer – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Joseph Jarman – saxophone, flute, bassoon
Roscoe Mitchell – saxophone, flute, oboe
Alan Shorter – trumpet
Lester Bowie – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bernard Vitet – trumpet, French horn
Dieter Gewissler – violin
Jouk Minor – viola
Kent Carter – cello
Irene Aebi – cello, celeste
Beb Guérin ("bg") – bass
Malachi Favors ("mf") – bass
Dave Burrell – piano
Joachim Kühn – piano
Bobby Few ("bf") – piano
Famoudou Don Moye – drums, percussion
Jerome Cooper – drums, percussion
Oliver Johnson – timpani, percussion

Recorded in December 1970 at ORTF Studio 104 in Paris, France, and released in 1971 by BYG / Actuel.