New Africa is an album by American trombonist Grachan Moncur III recorded in 1969 and released on the BYG Actuel label in the same year. It features alto saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell (Art Ensemble of Chicago), pianist Dave Burrell, bassist Alan Silva and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp performs on the final track.

A reviewer of Dusty Groove wrote: "Excellent work from trombonist Grachan Moncur III – famous for his 60s work on Blue Note and with Archie Shepp, sounding as great here as he did on those recordings! The session features Moncur hitting an Archie Shepp-ish, spiritual vein in his playing..." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkU54RExUk0&list=RDgkU54RExUk0&start_radio=1

#GrachanMoncurIII #RoscoeMitchell #DaveBurrell #AlanSilva #AndrewCyrille #ArchieShepp #Jazz #FreeJazz #Music #BYGActuel #TheNewThing #JazzTrombone #ArtEnsembleofChicago

#ArtEnsembleOfChicago
#CecilTaylor
#TheloniousSphereMonk
what else did you need to know?

Dreaming of the Masters Vol. 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz6SHEP-xOY

Universal Sounds of America Review by Thom Jurek

..Numerous cuts here employ the word "space" in their titles and one references it directly. Belgrave, Reid, Morris and the Art Ensemble all had titles reissued on the Universal Sound label (and Reid recorded afresh for Soul Jazz). While the focus here is on the diversity of, to borrow a term from the AEC, "Great Black Music Ancient to the Future," it is deeply rooted in '70s out jazz, with only Belgrave and Morris providing deeper, wider visions. Morris' ..."Kitty Bey" replies on modal jazz and Latin rhythms to get his killer track across. Likewise, Sanders uses an electric piano to position himself in space on the gorgeous "Astral Traveling," and Belgrave take nearly ten with his "Space Odyssey," that reflects on funk, electronic abstraction and Detroit soul-jazz to get his rather elegant point across.."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOVV4_XiHiA&list=PLzzuRbmk8Am8pa36dWKgO4pgw9aAxYPC8&index=5

#freejazz #souljazz #ArtEnsembleofChicago #sunra #spaceistheplace #byronmorris #stevereid

Les Stances a Sophie is a 1970 soundtrack album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris for a French film of the same name directed by Moshé Mizrahi. It was released on the Pathé Marconi label in France and on Nessa Records in the U.S. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Fontella Bass and Don Moye. Moshé Mizrahi commissioned the original music for the film when the band had only two weeks left on their French visas.

Rolling Stone writer Robert Palmer observed: "Sophie is a film score and the group essays bop, free music, a neo-dixieland and pounding R&B. There are saxophone solos by Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell, solid walking from bassist Malachi Favors, aggressive percussion from Don Moye and a searing Fontella Bass vocal."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmN9rkVfsmo

#ArtEnsembleofChicago #freejazz #josephjarman #roscoemitchell #lesstancesasophie #donmoye #lesterbowie

Tonight's film is Les stances à Sophie aka Sophie’s Ways from 1971.

I have known the soundtrack by the Art Ensemble of Chicago for over 30 years, and tonight I finally get to see the film!

https://letterboxd.com/film/sophies-ways/

#LesstancesàSophie #Frenchfilm #ArtEnsembleofChicago #MoshéMizrahi

#ArtEnsembleOfChicago

#TributeToLester
#ManfredEicher
#ECMRecords #EditionOfContemporaryMusic #ECM 2003

Un homenaje cálido, brillante.
Conversación entre buenos amigos que se despiden.

https://ecmrecords.com/product/tribute-to-lester-art-ensemble-of-chicago

#LesterBowie #música #jazz #freejazz #avantgarde #vanguardia #arte #Chicago #Illinois #EstadosUnidos

Return of the Lost Tribe is an album by Bright Moments, a collaborative project by saxophonists Joseph Jarman and Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, bassist Malachi Favors and pianist Adegoke Steve Colson, which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Delmark label.

The Washington Post's Christopher Porter noted that "Bright Moments is dedicated to recapturing the original spirit and energy of the AACM--before its members are too old to do so," and wrote: "While nothing on Return of the Lost Tribe recasts the sonic density of early AACM recordings... Bright Moments is a glistening reminder of their blazing spirit." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLHSaMw63YA

#aacm #JosephJarman #KalaparushaMauriceMcIntyre #KahilElZabar #malachifavors #freejazz #ArtEnsembleofChicago #chicagojazz

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #JazzTheatre

Art Ensemble of Chicago:
🎵 Oasis at Dusk

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https://artensembleofchicago.bandcamp.com/track/oasis-at-dusk

https://open.spotify.com/track/6HFOC4deVNM2XTHIEVg35R

“[W]hat was important to me was that we just brought ourselves and the idea of coexistence and collision of musical languages. It was important to me not to put the kora in the place of having to adapt and play jazzy. Or find a way to make the Chicago musicians sound more like those from Mali. I didn’t want to do that. What I love about this collaboration is that we have not done that. We’re both bringing compositions and learning from each other. We’re learning each other’s languages while leaving each other space to make our own expressions within the music.“ - Nicole Mitchell

‘Bamako*Chicage Sound System’, out August 23rd on FPE Records.

#nicolemitchell #bamakochicagosoundsystem #ballakesissoko #mali #chicago #music #art #postgenre #jazz #griot #joshuaabrams #joviaarmstrong #jeffparker #FatimKouyate #MankweNdosi #fasserydiabate #aacm #artensembleofchicago #flute #kora

https://postgenre.org/nicole-mitchell-bamakochicago/