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Discovery Records
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• Two of the celebrated Art Ensemble of Chicago's best albums, ‘Go Home’ and ‘Chi Congo’, included here in their entirety.
• Both were recorded in Paris in 1970 and showcase the complex mixture of bizarre instrumentations and styles that made the Art Ensemble of Chicago a true cult formation - including African rhythms, Asian harmonies, avant-garde freedom and even variations on the earliest forms of jazz.
• Personnel, on both albums includes : Lester Bowie (tp, flhrn, b-drum); Roscoe Mitchell (sop, as, ts, fl, vib, siren, perc); Joseph Jarman (cl, fl, vib, cga, bells, d, perc); Malachi Favors Maghostut (b, kazoo, perc); Famoudou Don Moye (d, cga, bass-mar, temple-blocks), and Fontella Bass (vocals on one track) - plus additional musicians on one track: Ivan Julien, Bernard Vitet, Ambrose Jackson (tp), Raymond Katarzynski (tb), Jean-Louis Chautemps (ts), Alain Matot, Ventosa (as), Kenneth Terroade (ts), plus three trombones, unknown (perc) & string ensemble.
• Total Time: 70:26 - 10 tracks - Includes inside booklet |
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Track Listing for Go Home + Chi Congo
1. Hello Chi 2:54
2. From Bengali 3:51
3. From St. Louis 2:30
4. Fly With Honey Hee 6:22
5. Hello Chi 2:38
6. Dance 15:19
7. Chi-Congo 11:41
8. Enlorfe, Pt.1 6:41
9. Enlorfe, Pt.2 7:56
10. Hipparippp 10:30
Total Time: 70:26
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Reviews |
| Jazzwise - Kevin Le Gendre |
| above all it is the strength of character of all the group members as well as the cohesion with which they can integrate all manner of musical tradition that makes these recordings so utterly compelling. **** |
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Discovery catalogue available for
Art Ensemble of Chicago
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Live in Milano
Live
Go Home + Chi Congo
Coming Home Jamaica
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