Arc of the Testimony

Arc of the Testimony
Studio album by Arcana
Released	October 14, 1997
Recorded	Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Jazz fusion, free jazz
Length	53:27
Label	Axiom/Island
Producer	Bill Laswell, Tony Williams
Arcana chronology
The Last Wave (1996) Arc of the Testimony (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]

Arc of the Testimony is the second and final album by American jazz fusion band Arcana. It was released on bassist Bill Laswell's Axiom label on October 14, 1997. Unlike the trio configuration on the first album, this project features a spacier, slightly less abstract form of fusion music. Bill Laswell and drummer Tony Williams composed and developed the music, and co-produced the album together.

Laswell invited a number of musicians to contribute, including legendary tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. Other contributors included alto saxophonist Byard Lancaster, and electric guitarists Nicky Skopelitis and Buckethead. Tony Williams died suddenly on February 23, 1997 while this album was still in production, and thus it represents his last recorded work.

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Bill Laswell and Tony Williams.

Personnel[]

• Bill Laswell – bass guitar, synthesizer, production
• Graham Haynes – cornet on "Gone Tomorrow" and "Into the Circle"
• Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
• Byard Lancaster – alto saxophone on "Gone Tomorrow", "Into the Circle", "Calling Out the Blue Light"
• Buckethead – guitar on "Illuminator", "Returning" and "Circles of Hell"
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar, oud
• Tony Williams – drums, production
• Robert Musso – engineering
• Oz Fritz – engineering assistant
• Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
• Russell Mills – artwork
• Michael Webster – design

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