Billy Bang Songs List

The Wire: "...The crisply written selection of blues, ballads and blowing vehicles asserts a quietly harrowing power track by track..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Yo! Ho Chi Minh Is in the House
• 2.Moments For the Kiamia
• 3.Tunnel Rat (Flashlight and a 45)
• 4.Bien-Hoa Blues
• 5.Mysterry of the Mekong
• 6.Fire in the Hole
• 7.Tet Offensive
• 8.Saigon Funk

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Echoes
• 2.Smoke & Mirrors
• 3.Times Squared
• 4.Slamma Jamma
• 5.Show Real
• 6.Zoom Tipsky
• 7.Aliens
• 8.I Promised You The Moon
• 9.Know Your Enemy
• 10.One For Jazz

JazzTimes: "[The ensemble] performed each song with utmost conviction and sympathy..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Silent Observation
• 2.Nothing But Love
• 3.Dark Silhouette
• 4.At Play in the Fields of the Lord

JazzTimes: "His violin - whether softly keening, shrieking, hissing or singing to keep from weeping - is one of the most expressive voices in jazz today."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 5.Doi Moi
• 6.Reconciliation 1
• 7.Waltz of the Water Puppets
• 8.Trong Com
• 9.Reconciliation 2
• 1.Reflections
• 2.Ru Con
• 3.Lock & Load
• 4.Ly Ngua O

JazzTimes: "...A delightful showcase for Bang....it's evident what a cohesive ensemble with clearly defined roles can do..."

• Tracks of Disc 1
• 1.Contrary Motion
• 2.At Play in the Fields of the Lord
• 3.Big Bang Theory
• 4.Theme For Tarbaby
• 5.Silent Observation
• 6.One For Jazz (For Dennis Charles)
• 7.Sweet Irene
• 8.Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
• 9.Saved by the Bell
• 10.Little Sunflower