TANGERINE AWKESTRA - ALIENS TOOK MY MOM (CD)

"Children from Fort Greene, Brooklyn, ages 3 through 7, influenced by recordings of the Art Ensemble of Chicago and free jazz they heard in their music class, organized their own improvising jazz / classical / avant-garde orchestra. There are no edits or overdubs on this recording: it is exactly what the kids played. They composed and named the pieces with advice from adult composers/performers Katie Down and Dave Soldier. The music on Aliens Took My Mom tells a story in which an army from outer space invades, destroys all the humans, and eventually succumbs to nuclear bugs and pops." (label info)