Among the People
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Among the People is a live album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago
originally released in 1981 as an LP on the Greek Praxis label, and rereleased on CD as Live in Milano on the Golden Years of New Jazz label. It features a live performance by Lester Bowie
, Joseph Jarman
, Roscoe Mitchell
, Malachi Favors Maghostut, and Don Moye
recorded in Milan, Italy in August 1980.
Art Ensemble of Chicago
The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicago's AACM in the late 1960s. The group continues to tour and record through 2006, despite the deaths of two of the founding members....
originally released in 1981 as an LP on the Greek Praxis label, and rereleased on CD as Live in Milano on the Golden Years of New Jazz label. It features a live performance by Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
, Joseph Jarman
Joseph Jarman
Joseph Jarman , is a jazz musician, composer and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He is perhaps best known as one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Early life:Jarman grew up in Chicago, Illinois...
, Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell is an African American composer, jazz instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb—if idiosyncratic—saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past...
, Malachi Favors Maghostut, and Don Moye
Don Moye
Famoudou Don Moye, is an American jazz percussionist and drummer. He is most known for his involvement with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and is noted for his mastery of African and Caribbean percussion instruments and rhythmic techniques.- Early life and Detroit Free Jazz :Moye was born in...
recorded in Milan, Italy in August 1980.
Track listing
- "Tutankhamun" (Malachi Favors) - 18:32 (mistitled "Among the People" on original LP)
- "Illinstrun" (Don Moye, Malachi Favors) - 7:51 (mistitled "Shango King" on original LP)
- "A Jackson in Your House" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 10:24 (mistitled "Choosing a Cracker" on original LP)
Personnel
- Lester BowieLester BowieLester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
: trumpet, bass drum - Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments
- Joseph JarmanJoseph JarmanJoseph Jarman , is a jazz musician, composer and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He is perhaps best known as one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Early life:Jarman grew up in Chicago, Illinois...
: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments - Roscoe MitchellRoscoe MitchellRoscoe Mitchell is an African American composer, jazz instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb—if idiosyncratic—saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past...
: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments - Don MoyeDon MoyeFamoudou Don Moye, is an American jazz percussionist and drummer. He is most known for his involvement with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and is noted for his mastery of African and Caribbean percussion instruments and rhythmic techniques.- Early life and Detroit Free Jazz :Moye was born in...
: drums, percussion