Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo – The Opium War

Name: Zeena Parkins, Ana Maria Simo - The Opium War
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Zeena Parkins - The Opium War album cover

Label:	Einstein Records – 010
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1999
Genre:	Jazz, Non-Music
Style:	Radioplay, Contemporary Jazz, Free Improvisation

Tracklist

1	The Bedroom Over The Butcher Shop. Night. Manuel Smokes Opium In Bed And Reads Out Loud To His Wife, Mariana.	7:54
2	The Butcher Shop. Next Morning. Amalia Holds Her Grandson Clemente, And Sings To Him While She Tries To Chop Meat. Mariana Enters, Then Louie.	4:15
3	The Bedroom. Later That Morning. Manuel Is Sitting In Bed. Louie Enters.	4:23
4	The Butcher Shop. That Night. Manuel Shows Louie How To Cook And Smoke Opium.	3:16
5	Chinatown. Later That Night. Louie Stands On A Soapbox And Delivers A Speech To A Large Crowd.	2:01
6	The Butcher Shop. A Month Later. Morning. Amalia And Mariana Are Working. Clemente Is In His Crib.	3:07
7	The Dining Room. That Evening. Manuel, Mariana, And Amalia Sit At The Table. Louie Enters, His Hand Bandaged.	5:39
8	The Butcher Shop. A Month Later. Evening. Louie, Very Well Dressed, Totals Up His Opium Sales Using An Abacus, Then Writes Them In His Ledger.	1:49
9	The Bedroom. That Night. Manuel Confides In The Young Clemente.	1:46
10	The Butcher Shop. Dawn. Amalia Is Alone. She Sings Her Thoughts About The Universe.	2:43
11	The Parlor. Two Months Later. Afternoon. New Expensive Furniture, Freshly Painted Walls. Manuel Has Fallen Asleep In A Chair While Reading. After Watching, Mariana Wakes Him Up.	9:00
11a	The Gauze Curtains Flutter From A Breeze. Manuel Sees A Shadow By The Window. It Is His Dead Father.
11b	Louie Enters. He Is Wearing A Business Suit, And Carrying A Briefcase And Blueprints. He Shows Them To Manuel.
12	The Bedroom. That Evening. Mariana Reads A Letter Sent By Her Father To Her Mother In 1896. Louie Listens Behind The Door.	2:53
13	The Parlor. That Night. Manuel Crouches, Naked, On The Window Ledge. Amalia Begs Him To Go To Bed.	2:09
14	The Parlor. Next Morning. Evelyn Harding, A Fashionable Opium Customer, Is Talking With Mariana. Later, They Move To The Bedroom. Louie Enters When They Are Asleep, Afterwards Manuel.	7:17
15	The Psychiatric Ward. A Month Later. Morning. Manuel Is Crouching In The Isolation Room. Dr. Stein Sits Next To Him.	4:53
16	The Living Room. Six Months Later. Morning. Mariana And Amalia Are Sitting. Manuel Enters Wearing An Old Suit That Belonged To Her Father, And Carrying A Suitcase. He Is Just Out Of The Hospital. Louie Follows Him.	4:52
17	The Bedroom. That Night. Manuel Sleeps In An Opium Daze. Mariana Cuts Her Hair In Front Of The Mirror. Louie Enters, Then Later Amalia.	2:35