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1	"No One Knows The Paths Of A Garden Better Than A Gardener" (Second Take) Flute – Bill Cole	9:08
2	"A Man Sees A Snake, A Woman Kills It, No Matter So Long As It Is Dead" Alto Saxophone – Sam FurnaceSuona – Bill Cole	10:03
3	Dear Sarah Sully Flute – Bill Cole, Sam Furnace	6:43
4	"A Man Of Outstanding Quality Is Preeminent Among His Comrades" Nadaswaram – Bill ColeTuba – Joe Daley	6:58
5	"It Is Not Other People's Good Wishes Which Make One Rich But One's Own Destiny" Horn [Baritone] – Joe DaleySuona – Bill Cole	11:41
6	"Last Will Be First, First Will Be Last" Bass – William ParkerReeds [Hojok] – Bill Cole	16:19
7	"A Tormentor Makes His Victims Hardy" Reeds [Hojok] – Bill Cole	7:44

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Charles Eller Studios

Credits

• Composed By – Bill Cole, William Parker (tracks: 6)
• Design [Graphic], Layout – Katherine Lucas
• Liner Notes – Bill Cole, Lou Kannenstine
• Mastered By – Charles Eller, Lane Gibson
• Photography – John Sprung
• Recorded By – Charles Eller

Notes

Recorded in live performance at the Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, Vermont on November 21, 1999
Bill Colo solos recorded at Charles Eller Studio, Charlotte, Vermont on March 23, 2000
Mastered on April 3 & 4, 2000

The titles of tracks 1, 2, 4-7 are Yoruba proverbs

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 786497447527