The full quintet had been together for a decade when it made this 1980 recording in a New York studio. The major work is Malachi Favors Maghostus's "Magg Zelma," nearly 20 minutes in length. It begins as a percussive soundscape with the most delicate sounds of resonating scraped metal, then moves through a shifting sequence of textures: a profound tenor lament by Joseph Jarman, a heated trumpet solo by Lester Bowie against an expanding rhythmic backdrop, and an unusual bassoon solo by Roscoe Mitchell. In contrast, Mitchell's "Care Free" is a buoyant, almost dancelike melody that lasts a mere 46 seconds. On his "Charlie M," Bowie demonstrates his thoughtful mastery of the vocal effects of early jazz trumpeters like Bubber Miley and Rex Stewart. An excellent document of the Ensemble's most focused work in this period, this CD is superbly recorded, every nuance of this very sound-conscious band apparent. --Stuart Broomer
Full Force,The Art Ensemble of Chicago,Ecm Records,Avant-Garde,Avant-Garde Jazz,Free Jazz,Jazz,Pop
Jazz Music:
- Greatest Hits
- Groove Therapy
- Home Cookin [Import]
- Hot Club of France
- Hot House Flowers [Enhanced]
- In a Soulful Mood [Import]
- In the Name of [Import]
- Inside Out [Import]
- Intimate Stranger [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Jack Sheldon Sings
Jazz Music
Worlds Apart (Collectors Edition CD + DVD) [Collector's Edition] [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]
Cimarosa: Requiem Concertante for Flute Oboe & Orch
Ice Queen [CD-single] [Import]
Cover the World: World Music Versions of Classic Pop Hits
Change of Scenery/Have You Forgotten? [Import]
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2