In 1969, the Art Ensemble of Chicago (which had recorded just one official record, Congliptious, as a group at that point in time), moved to Paris for two years and recorded eight albums during their first year overseas alone. This particular LP has the innovative band (which was then a quartet consisting of trumpeter Lester Bowie, bassist Malachi Favors, and both Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman on multiple reeds) performing the 40-minute group original "People in Sorrow." The still-startling music, which uses space, dynamics, and a wide range of emotions expertly, is not for everyone's taste (the high-energy tenors of the mid-'60s are actually easier to get into), but worth the struggle. (Review courtesy of AMG)
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this is their masterpiece folks
How are you paying publishing money to Roscoe Mitchell?
What abour performace royalties to the band? Not even talking about the company investing in the original recording.
You guys are a friggin' joke thinking you are helping the "music". Just ego.
sweet one, nunne--thanks
Hey Elmore--tell that to their various record companies who refuse to reissue the AEOC recordings, preferring instead to sit on the material in their vaults as collateral for obtaining favorable interest rates so they can buy new cars for themselves.
The labels view the music as more valuable as inventory than as saleable product--how does that help the artist? It doesn't. The artist can't make money on a release the label refuses to put out.
That's the label's fault, not the fan's.
If the label chooses to deny the artist income by refusing to offer their music for sale, then write to them.
Regards,
a very impressive record
I got it on vinyl...
thanks about the links, for this masterpiece
hi nunne,
thanks for this post. it is one of the best art ensemble recordings along with a decade posterior "full force". i have it on vinyl with some noises and clicks and finally decided to go with clean cd version. the link is still good - after 4 years, which wouldn't happen on rapidshare or many other sites. i understand from comments that yours is cd rip. many thanks.
best regards.
i finally listened to your cd version. even in mp3@192 it is much clearer than my original nessa lp. i even found a part for human voice (jarman ?)around 4 min. of part 1, which i don't remember from my lp. as for the music i have no doubts - it is a masterpiece. many thanks again.
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