The Art Ensemble of Chicago

The Art Ensemble of Chicago
Formed: 1966
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative
Group Members: Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, Famoudou Don Moye, Elliot Ngubone, Phillip Wilson
Biography: Originally comprised of saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman, trumpeter Lester Bowie, bassist Malachi Favors, and later, drummer Famoudou Don Moye, the Art Ensemble of Chicago enjoyed a critical reputation as the finest and most influential avant-garde jazz ensemble of the 1970s and '80s. Whether ...Read full biography
Bap-Tizum
Released: 1972
Label: Rhino Atlantic
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This was the Art Ensemble's breakthrough -- however short-lived -- onto a major U.S. label (Atlantic), as well as a document of the freewheeling band's first appearance at an American festival (the Ann ...Read full review
Live in Paris
Released: 1969
Label: Varese
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Recorded in 1969, Live in Paris follows two studio albums that the Art Ensemble cut for BYG/Actuel during the same year -- A Jackson in Your House and Message to Our Folks. What Parisian audiences must ...Read full review
More The Art Ensemble of Chicago albums: Main Albums (41), Compilations (11), DVD/Video (2)
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