Ars Nova (1960s rock band)

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Ars Nova
Album cover
Background information
Origin	New York USA
Genre(s)	progressive rock, classical rock
Years active	1967 - 1969
Label(s)	Elektra

Ars Nova was a classical/progressive rock band, that performed and recorded from 1967 to 1969.^[1] They recorded one self-titled album for the Elektra label.

Contents 1 Personnel 2 Track Listing 2.1 Side one 2.2 Side two 3 References

[edit] Personnel

• Wyatt Day (guitar),
• John Pierson (vocals, bass, trombone),
• Sam Brown (guitarist), (guitar),
• Jimmy Owens (jazz) (trumpet, cornet),
• Art Koenig (bass),
• Jo Hunt (drums).

[edit] Track Listing

• Some tracks are separated by Entractes, less than a minute in length, quoted from classical works.

[edit] Side one

1. "Pavan for my lady" (Day) (2:45)
2. "General Clover ends a war" (Copeland-Day) (2:12)
3. "And how am I to know" (Day) (4:45)
4. "Album in your mind" (Day-Pierson) (3:01)
5. "Zarathustra" (Instrumental) (3:30)

[edit] Side two

1. "Fields of people" (Day-Pierson) (2:52)
2. "Automatic love" (4:05)
3. "I wrapped her in ribbons" (Copeland-Day) (2:18)
4. "Song to the city" (Copeland-Day) (2:08)
5. "March of the mad duke's circus" (Copeland-Day) (3:17)

[edit] References