Sweet Earth Flower

Sweet Earth Flower is a tribute album His Name is Alive recorded to honor the music of Marion Brown. Although it appeared after the Xmmer album, it was recorded between the release of Detrola and Xmmer. It was released by the High Two label in 2007.^[2]

Track listing

Side A

Sweet Earth Flying - 6:58
Juba Lee - 8:02
Capricorn Moon (live) - 13:32
November Cotton Flower - 4:34

Side B

Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim - 4:47
Geechee Recollections (I) - 9:07
Geechee Recollections (II) - 6:11
Sweet Earth Flying (live) - 7:22

Compositions

All pieces were composed by Marion Brown, except "Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim," which was written by longtime Brown collaborator Harold Budd. The track appears on Budd's Pavilion of Dreams album, as well as the Brown album Vista.

Recording sessions

The album was recorded partly as a live concert and partly in studio sessions. The album's three live tracks were recorded November 2004 at University of Michigan Museum of Art.^[1]

Other musicians

While His Name is Alive has been a rotating cast of musicians since its inception, Sweet Earth Flower features a new crop of contributors. Elliot Bergman, leader of the Michigan band Nomo, was a key contributor to Detrola. He appears on much of Sweet Earth Flower, with much of Nomo in tow. Dan Piccolo, Michael Herbst, Justin Walter, Erik Hall, and Olman Piedra.

Personnel

Warn Defever - guitar, piano
Elliot Bergman - tenor saxophone, Rhodes
Jamie Saltsman - double bass
Justin Walter - trumpet
Jamie Easter - percussion
Dan Piccolo - drums, percussion
Michael Herbst - alto saxophone
Erik Hall - electric piano
Olman Piedra - congas, cajon

Sleeve

The album's sleeve was designed by Warn Defever and Dion Fischer. It features two stencil images of Brown. The cover features a reverse image of Brown.

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	November 6, 2007	High Two	CD	HT014
United States	November 6, 2007	High Two

Notes

1 2 Allmusic review
↑ Jurek, Thom. "Sweet Earth Flower: A Tribute to Marion Brown". allmusic. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

External links

Album notes and reviews from High Two

His Name Is Alive

Warren Defever Karin Oliver Lovetta Pippen

Studio albums	Livonia (1990) Home Is in Your Head (1991) Mouth by Mouth (1993) Stars on ESP (1996) Ft. Lake (1998) Someday My Blues Will Cover the Earth (2001) Last Night (2002) Detrola (2006) XMMER (2007) Sweet Earth Flower: A Tribute to Marion Brown (2007)

Independent releases	Sounds of Mexico (1994) Finer Twilights (1997) Great Lakes State Blues (1997) Golden City (1998) Radio LP (1998) RMX's (2000) Rare Tracks in the Snow (2000) The Emergency LP (2000) When the Stars Refuse to Shine (2000) Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (2001) Cloud Box (2004) Brown Rice (2005) Summer Bird (2005) UFO Catcher (2005) Livonia Strings (2006)

Compilations	Sings Man on the Silver Mountain and 8 Other Songs (1992) King of Sweet (1993) Always Stay Sweet (1999)

Singles & EPs	The Dirt Eaters EP Universal Frequencies EP "Country Girl" Nice Day EP You Need a Heart to Live EP "Can't Always Be Loved" "Nothing Special" "Happy Blues" "Write My Name in the Groove" Raindrops Rainbow EP Silver Makeup EP Firefly Dragonfly EP

Related articles	Discography 4AD Livonia, Michigan Mark Kozelek Marion Brown

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