Escalator Over The Hill - Personnel

Personnel

Principal Cast

• Jack, Parrot: Jack Bruce
• Leader, Mutant, Voice, Desert Women: Carla Bley
• Sand Shepherd: Don Cherry
• Ginger: Linda Ronstadt
• Ginger II: Jeanne Lee
• David: Paul Jones
• Doctor, Lion: Don Preston
• Viva: Viva
• Cecil Clark: Tod Papageorge
• His Friends: Charlie Haden, Steve Ferguson
• Calliope Bill: Bill Leonard
• Roomer: Bob Stewart
• Ancient Roomer: Karen Mantler
• Loudspeaker: Roswell Rudd
• Used Woman: Sheila Jordan
• Operasinger: Rosalind Hupp
• Nurse: Jane Blackstone
• Yodelling Ventriloquist: Howard Johnson
• Therapist: Timothy Marquand
• Dad: Perry Robinson
• Phantoms, Multiple Public Members, Hotelpeople, Women, Men, Flies, Bullfrogs, Mindsweepers, Speakers, Blindman:

Jane Blackstone, Carla Bley, Jonathan Cott, Sharon Freeman, Steve Gebhardt, Tyrus Gerlach, Eileen Hale, Rosalind Hupp, Jack Jeffers, Howard Johnson, Sheila Jordan, Michael Mantler, Timothy Marquand, Nancy Newton, Tod Papageorge, Don Preston, Bill Roughen, Phyllis Schneider, Bob Stewart, Pat Stewart, Viva

Musicians (alphabetical)

• Gato Barbieri - tenor saxophone
• Souren Baronian - clarinet
• Karl Berger - vibraphone
• Carla Bley - organ, celeste, chimes, calliope, piano
• Sam Brown - guitar
• Jack Bruce - bass, vocal
• John Buckingham - tuba
• Sam Burtis - trombone
• Bob Carlisle - French horn
• Don Cherry - trumpet
• Roger Dawson - congas, xylophone
• Sharon Freeman - French horn
• Charlie Haden - bass
• Peggy Imig - clarinet
• Jack Jeffers - bass trombone
• Leroy Jenkins - violin
• Howard Johnson - tuba
• Sheila Jordan - vocal
• Jimmy Knepper - trombone
• Jeanne Lee - vocal
• Jimmy Lyons - alto saxophone
• Michael Mantler - prepared piano, trumpet, valve trombone
• Ron McClure - bass
• John McLaughlin - guitar
• Bill Morimando - orchestra bells, celeste
• Paul Motian - drums, dumbec
• Nancy Newton - viola
• Don Preston - Moog synthesizer
• Enrico Rava - trumpet
• Perry Robinson - clarinet
• Linda Ronstadt - vocal
• Roswell Rudd - trombone
• Calo Scott - cello
• Michael Snow - trumpet
• Chris Woods - baritone saxophone
• Richard Youngstein - bass

Musicians (chronotransductional)

Orchestra (& Hotel Lobby Band)

• Carla Bley (piano)
• Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone)
• Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone)
• Chris Woods (baritone saxophone)
• Michael Mantler, Enrico Rava (trumpet)
• Roswell Rudd, Sam Burtis, Jimmy Knepper (trombone)
• Jack Jeffers (bass trombone)
• Bob Carlisle, Sharon Freeman (French horn)
• John Buckingham (tuba)
• Nancy Newton (viola)
• Karl Berger (vibraphone)
• Charlie Haden (bass)
• Paul Motian (drums)
• Roger Dawson (congas)
• Bill Morimando (orchestra bells, celeste).

Jack's Traveling Band

• Carla Bley (organ)
• John McLaughlin (guitar)
• Jack Bruce (bass)
• Paul Motian (drums)

Desert Band

• Carla Bley (organ)
• Don Cherry (trumpet)
• Souren Baronia (clarinet)
• Leroy Jenkins (violin)
• Calo Scott (cello)
• Sam Brown (guitar)
• Ron McClure (bass)
• Paul Motian (dumbec)

Original Hotel Amateur Band

• Carla Bley (piano)
• Michael Snow (trumpet)
• Michael Mantler (valve trombone)
• Howard Johnson (tuba)
• Perry Robinson, Peggy Imig (clarinet)
• Nancy Newton (viola)
• Richard Youngstein (bass)
• Paul Motian (drums)

Phantom Music

• Carla Bley (organ, celeste, chimes, calliope)
• Michael Mantler (prepared piano)
• Don Preston (Moog synthesizer)