Nice guys. Full force. Urban bushmen. Third decade. Divine love. Great pretender. All the magic! One and only. I only have eyes for you. Avant pop. Tribute to Lester. Nine to get ready. Composition/Improvisation nos. 1, 2 & 3 Boustrophedon. Far side. Bells for the South Side. New directions. New directions in Europe. Made in Chicago
Notes:
Jazz. Title from slipcase. 21 discs in 18 sleeves; in slipcase. Variously: Art Ensemble of Chicago (variously: Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye) (v. 1-4 and 10) ; Leo Smith (with Lester Bowie, Kenny Wheeler, Charlie Haden, Dwight Andrews, Bobby Naughton) (v. 5) ; Lester Bowie (v. 6-7) ; Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy (v. 8-9) ; Roscoe Mitchell (v. 11-12, 14-15) ; The Note Factory (v. 11, 14) ; The Transatlantic Art Ensemble (v. 12-13) ; Evan Parker (v. 13) ; Jack DeJohnette (with, variously: Lester Bowie, John Abercrombie, Eddie Gomez, Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Larry Gray) (v. 16-18). Recorded (some discs live) 1978 May-2015 September. Previously released recordings (℗1978-℗2015). Program notes by Manfred Eicher, Steve Lake, Craig Taborn, and George Lewis; discographical information; original artwork and liner notes (291 pages : illustrations (some color)) inserted in slipcase.
Contents:
Vol. 1, Nice guys. Ja (8:39) ; Nice guys (1:41) ; Folkus (10:59) ; 597-59 (6:43) ; Cyp (4:49) ; Dreaming of the master (11:40) (Art Ensemble of Chicago) -- v. 2, Full force. Magg Zelma (19:50) ; Care free (:46) ; Charlie M (9:17) ; Old time southside street dance (5:11) ; Full force (7:24) (Art Ensemble of Chicago) -- v. 3 [2 discs], Urban bushmen. Promenade : Cote Bamako I (4:11) ; Bush magic (5:05) Urban magic. March ; Warm night blues stroll ; Down the walkway ; RM Express (15:39) ; Sun precondition two /Theme for Sco. Soweto messenger ; Bushman triumphant ; Entering the city ; Announcement of victory (21:53) ; New York is full of lonely people (7:37) ; Ancestral meditation (6:56) ; Uncle (17:29) ; Peter and Judith (2:39) ; Promenade : Cote Bamako II (5:57) ; Odwalla/Theme (5:14) (Art Ensemble of Chicago) -- v. 4, The third decade. Prayer for Jimbo Kwesi (9:47) ; Funky AECO (7:39) ; Walking in the moonlight (4:07) ; The bell piece (6:02) ; Zero (5:55) ; Third decade (8:19) (Art Ensemble of Chicago) -- v. 5, Divine love. Divine love (21:47) ; Tastalun (6:39) ; Spirituals : The language of love (15:28) (Leo Smith) -- v. 6, The great pretender. The great pretender (16:50) ; It's Howdy Doody time (2:07) ; When the doom (moon) comes over the mountain. Doom? ; When the moon comes over the mountain (3:38) ; Rios Negroes (7:15) ; Rose drop (7:25) ; Oh, how the ghost sings (5:50) (Lester Bowie) -- v. 7 [2 discs], All the magic!/The one and only. All the magic! For Louie (12:14) ; Spacehead (6:47) ; Ghosts (3:09) ; Trans traditional suite. All the magic! ; Everything must change ; T. jam blues (15:51) ; Let the good times roll (6:47). The one and only. Organic echo (3:18) ; Dunce dance (2:05) ; Charlie M. (Part II) (2:51) ; Thirsty? (3:31) ; Almost Christmas (4:52), Down home (2:40) ; Okra influence (4:39) ; Miles Davis meets Donald Duck (1:38) ; Deb Deb's face (2:05) ; Monkey waltz (1:35) ; Fraudulent fanfare (1:01), Organic echo. (Part II) (5:31) (Lester Bowie) -- v. 8, I only have eyes for you. I only have eyes for you (10:26) ; Think (1:35) ; Lament (13:47) ; Coming back, Jamaica (5:14) ; Nonet (14:25) ; When the spirit returns (Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy) -- v. 9, Avant pop. The emperor (10:29) ; Saving all my love for you (5:06) ; B funk (3:48) ; Blueberry Hill (5:24) ; Crazy (5:23) ; Macho (6:16) ; No shit (5:11) ; Oh, what a night (5:33) (Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy) -- v. 10, Tribute to Lester. Sangaredi (7:42) ; Suite for Lester (5:22) ; Zero/Alternate line (9:16) ; Tutankhamun (8:10) ; As clear as the sun (12:41) ; He speaks to me often in dreams (13:52) (Art Ensemble of Chicago) -- v. 11, Nine to get ready. Leola (9:35) ; Dreams and response (5:35) ; For Lester B (6:07) ; Jamaican farewell (5:45) ; Hop hip bip bir rip (5:59) ; Nine to get ready (3:52) ; Bessie Harris (6:47) ; Fallen heroes (6:33) ; Move toward the light (3:24) ; Big red peaches (2:03) (Roscoe Mitchell, The Note Factory) -- 12, Composition/Improvisation nos. 1, 2 & 3 (79:08) (Roscoe Mitchell, The Transatlantic Art Ensemble) -- v. 13, Boustrophedon. Overture (1:21) ; Furrow 1 (8:09) ; Furrow 2 (5:46) ; Furrow 3 (11:07) ; Furrow 4 (5:21) ; Furrow 5 (8:20) ; Furrow 6 (12:52) ; Finale (6:19) (Evan Parker, The Transatlantic Art Ensemble) -- v. 14, Far side. Far side/Cards/Far side (30:56) ; Quintet 2007 A for eight (9:56) ; Trio four for eight (12:37) ; Ex flover five (12:24) (Roscoe Mitchell, The Note Factory) -- v. 15 [2 discs], Bells for the South Side. Spatial aspects of the sound (12:14) ; Panoply (7:36) ; Prelude to a rose (12:44) ; Dancing in the canyon (10:23) ; EP 7849 (8:13) ; Bells for the South Side (12:35) ; Prelude to the card game, cards for drums, and the final hand (16:03) ; The last chord (12:26) ; Six gongs and two woodblocks (7:50) ; R509A Twenty B (1:34) ; Red moon in the sky/Odwalla (25:49) (Roscoe Mitchell) -- v. 16, New directions. Bayou fever (8:40) ; Where or Wayne (12:25) ; Dream stalker (5:55) ; One handed woman (10:49) ; Silver hollow (8:24) (Jack DeJohnette) -- v. 17, New directions in Europe. Salsa for Eddie G. (16:05) ; Where or Wayne (12:29) ; Bayou fever (18:24) Multo spiliagio (9:33) (Jack DeJohnette) -- v. 18, Made in Chicago. Chant (16:56) ; Jack 5 (14:53) ; This (12:13) ; Museum of time (13:37) ; Leave don't go away (10:19) ; Announcement (3:28) ; Ten minutes (6:06) (Jack DeJohnette).
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