Chest is the third album by the Nels Cline Trio

Nels Cline Trio

The Nels Cline Trio were a group of free jazz musicians active in Santa Monica, California in the 1990s, led by Nels Cline.-Discography:*Lady Speed Stick 7" *Silencer *Beardism/WDTCHC 7" *Pants 7"...

 and the first release on Little Brother Records.

The album was recorded in June 1993 at Sage & Sound by Geoff Sykes (except "Beardism/Call Crouch" and "Power Ballad for Woodward A." which were recorded July 11, 1995 at New Zone Studio by Wayne Peet); however it was released only in 1996, as Nels Cline thought it too extreme for his label at the time, Enja

Enja Records

Enja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971....

. The artwork is by Carole Kim.

Track listing

1. "Intro: Chant for the Road"
2. "Beardism / Call Crouch"
3. "Coastal Scrub"
4. "Power Ballad for Woodward A."
5. "The Rite (for Ingrid Thulin
   Ingrid Thulin
   Ingrid Lilian Thulin was a Swedish film actress.-Biography:Thulin was born in Sollefteå, Ångermanland, northern Sweden, the daughter of Nanna and Adam Thulin, a fisherman...
   
   )"
6. "Bath"
7. "Sister Hotel"
   • "Room"
   • "Ties"
   • "Curtains"
   • "Down Elevator"
8. "Hands of the Puppeteer" (bonus track on double vinyl)
9. "Min Tao (for Paul Motian
   Paul Motian
   Stephen Paul Motian was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction.He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups...
   
   )"
10. "The Gamine"

Personnel

• Nels Cline
  Nels Cline
  Nels Cline is an American guitarist and composer, currently the lead guitarist of alternative rock band Wilco. David Carr of the New York Times describes Cline as "one of the best guitarists in any genre."-Career:...
  
  - Guitars
• Bob Mair - Bass Guitars
• Michael Preussner - Drum Set