Earth Rot Explained

Earth Rot is an album by David Axelrod that released in 1970. The album was recorded with a choir singing from the Book of Isaiah and "Song of the Earth Spirit", a Navajo myth, and an orchestra that included Earl Palmer and Ernie Watts.

Track listing

All music composed by David Axelrod; "lyrics adapted by Michael T. Axelrod from The Book of Isaiah, The Old Testament and adapted from Song of the Earth Spirit, a Navajo origin legend."

Side 1

1. "The Warnings Part 1" – 2:52
2. "The Warnings Part 2" – 4:27
3. "The Warnings Part 3" – 5:06
4. "The Warnings Part 4" – 3:11

Side 2

1. "The Signs Part 1" – 3:43
2. "The Signs Part 2" – 3:43
3. "The Signs Part 3" – 2:36
4. "The Signs Part 4" – 3:12

Personnel

• Allen De Rienzo – trumpet
• Frederick Hill – trumpet
• Dick Hyde – trombone
• Richard Leith – trombone
• William E. Green – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
• Jackie Kelso – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone, flute
• Don Randi – piano
• Sonny Anderson – vibraphone
• Gary Coleman – vibraphone
• Dennis Budimir – guitar
• Louis Morell – guitar
• Robert West – bass
• Arthur Wright – bass
• Earl Palmer – drums
• Clark Eran Gassman, Diana Lee, Gerri Engemann, Jacqueline Mae Ellen, Janice Gassman, Jerry Whitman, Jon Joyce, Lewis E. Moreford, Tom Bahler - choir