Friends Seen and Unseen (album)

Friends Seen and Unseen is a studio album by Charlie Hunter Trio, released in 2004. The Trio is composed of Charlie Hunter playing 8-string guitar, John Ellis - various wind instruments and Derrek Phillips - drums. The title "Friends Seen and Unseen" refers to the standard sermon opening used by carnival worker turned radio evangelist Prophet Omega (Omega Townsend) in his broadcasts from the 1970s. Recording of these sermons became popular within musician circles during the 1980s due to their content and Townsend's unique delivery.

Track listing

 * 1) "One for the Kelpers" (John Ellis) – 6:32
 * 2) "Freedom Tickler" (C. Hunter) – 5:41
 * 3) "Lulu's Crawl" (C. Hunter) – 6:41
 * 4) "Darkly" (C. Hunter, D. Ellis) – 6:57
 * 5) "Soweto's Where It's At" (Abdullah Ibrahim) – 6:23
 * 6) "Running in Fear from Imaginary Assailants " (C. Hunter, J. Ellis) – 3:43
 * 7) "Eleven Bars for Gandhi" (C. Hunter) – 6:57
 * 8) "Bonus Round" (John Ellis) – 3:55
 * 9) "My Son the Hurricane" (C. Hunter) – 4:43
 * 10) "Moor's Alphabet" (John Ellis) – 5:22

Album credits

 * Charlie Hunter – 8 string guitar
 * John Ellis – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
 * Derrek Phillips – drums
 * Lee Townsend – producer
 * Adam Muñoz – engineer
 * Jonathan Chi – assistant engineer
 * Greg Calbi – mastering
 * Andrew Cunningham - artwork
 * Michael Didonna - photography