Sirius Calling is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago

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....

 recorded in April, 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

 and released in 2004 on the Pi

Pi Recordings

Pi Recordings is a jazz record label whose motto is "dedicated to the innovative". Pi was founded in 2001 by Seth Rosner. He was joined as partner by Yulun Wang in 2002.- Discography :*Pi 01: Everybodys Mouth's a Book - Henry Threadgill...

 label. It features performances by 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...

 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...

 with Malachi Favors Maghostut on what would be the final album before his death. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...

 states that "The music is as adventurous as ever... the interplay between the four musicians, the mood variation (which ranges from jubilant to introspective sound explorations) and the wide range of tonal colors (Mitchell and Jarman play many different instruments) usually keep the concise music continually intriguing".

Track listing

1. "Sirius Calling" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 3:27
2. "Come on Y'all" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 4:10
3. "Two-Twenty" (Jarman, Moye) - 2:23
4. "He Took a Cab to Neptune" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 6:24
5. "Everyday's a Perfect Day" (Jarman, Moye) - 2:48
6. "Til Autumn" (Mitchell) - 6:07
7. "Dance of Circles" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 5:39
8. "Cruising with JJ" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 4:33
9. "You Can't Get Away" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 3:48
10. "Taiko" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 8:48
11. "There's a Message for You" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 4:21
12. "Slow Tenor and Bass" (Mitchell) - 5:22
13. "Voyage" (Favors, Mitchell) - 3:32
14. "The Council" (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) - 3:30
    • Recorded on April 24–26, 2003 in Madison, WI

Personnel

• 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...
  
  : soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
• 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...
  
  : soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
• Famoudou Don Moye: drums, percussion
• Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments