London
May 5, 2004
One, two, three, there's a Jackson in your
house
All that he will do is chase you too and watch you in the tub
Turn around and act the clown and scratch you in the rump
One, two, three, there's a Jackson in your house
And he will never catch a mouse.
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ANCIENT TO THE FUTURE The "AEoC - Ancient to the Future" project is a work oriented to compile as much information as possible about the Art Ensemble of Chicago, with the final aim of publishing a book about the group. The project is led by the German writer and musician Hartmut Geerken and counts on full backing by the band. There is an accompanying Yahoo group mailing list. |
This is a discography of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It does not include recordings of the individual members apart from the group. I have attempted to include all releases, except compilations, with information on catalogue numbers, date, location, song titles, times, and outside musicians. I am sure there are mistakes and omissions, and would appreciate any information to make this list more accurate and more complete.
While I have endeavored to make this discography complete, I have done no research other than listening to records, reading liner notes, and corresponding with other netizens. I am appreciative of all the help I have received from Anthony Rogers, Jan Ström, George Scala, Chuck Nessa, Lynn Rardin, Dan Plonsey, William Kenz, Gerd Heinlein, Bill McLaurin, Alastair Dickson, Sam Byrd, Frank Malczewski, Brian Olewnick, Luca Conti, and Jim Cogdell, some of whom have access to the work of Dutilh & Goddet, Janssens & De Craen, Bruyninckx, and Lord.
Last Updated 6/13/2007
Recent Changes in Yellow
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GREAT BLACK MUSIC: ANCIENT TO FUTURE
This is a book on the Art Ensemble Of Chicago -- put together by Lincoln T Beauchamp, aka Chicago Beau. The book's a selection of essays and writings on the group and their music -- done by members and associates, most of whom you'd recognize from recordings. Writings include "Races Places Faces & Asses" by Hartmut Geerken, "Odwalla" by Joseph Jarman, "Venting For Don, Luba, Ari, & Ken" by Chicago Beau, "Full Force: Ancient To The Future" by Kalamu Ya Salaam, "Reflections On Paris: The Early Days Of The Art Ensemble" by Chicago Beau, and assorted interviews with members of the group. But even best of all, the book's filled with loads of vintage photos -- all in black and white, and capturing the group at some of their best moments! The whole thing's nice and large, oversized and hardcover, about 100 pages. It is available for $50 at the AECO Store and sometimes at Dusty Groove for $39.99 |
By the time of the recordings in the first section of this discography, Roscoe Mitchell had been performing with Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, and Phillip Wilson as "The Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble", and while Joseph Jarman had yet to join, the music referred to here marks a good starting point for the group's recorded history. "Numbers 1 and 2" (under Bowie's name) and "Congliptious" were released during this period; "Old/Quartet" came out in 1975. All of these recordings, plus the ones marked "unreleased" below, were released in 1993 as "The Art Ensemble", a limited edition five cd box , Nessa ncd-2500.
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| DATE | ORIGINAL ALBUM TITLE | CATALOG # | CHICAGO LOCATION | SONGS | PERSONNEL | COMMENTS | |
| 5/18/67 | Old/Quartet | Nessa 5, Bomba 22049 |
Pete Bishop's Basement | Theme Statements: (RM) 8:08 Slow Theme Bell Song Fast Theme Chinese Song Old (RM) 8:03 Tatas-Matoes (LB) 3:45 Quartet No. 1 (group) 22:02 |
LB,MF,RM Phillip Wilson-drums |
Only Old was released The Bomba cd adds Theme Statements |
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| 5/19/67 | Old/Quartet | Nessa 5, Bomba 22049 |
Pete Bishop's Basement | Quartet No. 2 (group) 36:45 | LB,MF,RM Phillip Wilson-drums |
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| 6/26/67 | (unreleased) | Pete Bishop's Basement | Oh Susannah (RM,MF) 31:03 | MF,RM Phillip Wilson-drums |
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| 8/11/67 | Numbers 1 & 2 | Nessa 1, Bomba 22024 |
Sound Studios | Warm Up (group) 2:10 Number 2 (RM) 21:35 Number 1 (group) 25:09 |
LB,MF,RM | Only Number 1 was released. The first 3:12 was cut off | |
| 8/25/67 | Numbers 1 & 2 | Nessa 1, Bomba 22024 |
Sound Studios | Number 2-take 4 (RM) 8:33 Number 2-take 6 (RM) 14:26 Number 2-take 7 (RM) 19:44 |
LB,MF,JJ,RM | Only take six, appended by a "blow out", the first 10:15 of take 7, was
released The Bomba cd has the full versions of both take six and seven |
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| 9/2/67 | (unreleased) | Lester Bowie's Basement | A To Erika (MF,RM,JJ) 21:39 | LB,MF,JJ,RM Charles Clark-bass Thurman Barker-drums |
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| 11/2/67 | (unreleased) | Lester Bowie's Basement | Quintet (JJ) 22:46 | LB,MF,JJ,RM Thurman Barker-drums |
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| 11/25/67 | Old/Quartet | Nessa 5, |
Roscoe Mitchell's apartment | Solo (RM) 5:29 | RM | ||
| 3/4/68 | Congliptious | Nessa 2, Bomba 22033 |
Chess Studios | Tutankhamen (MF) 6:39 Tkhke (RM) 7:33 Jazz Death (LB) 7:20 |
LB,MF,RM | Each cut is a solo by the composer | |
| 3/11/68 | Congliptious | Nessa 2, Bomba 22033 |
Chess Studios | Carefree (RM) 3:07 Carefree (RM) 3:05 Carefree (RM) 2:35 Tatas-Matoes (LB) 2:17 Congliptious/Old (RM) 19:30 |
LB,MF,RM Robert Crowder-drums |
Only Congliptious/Old was released on the album. The third take of Carefree/Tatas-Matoes was to have been a 45 single, but was never released. They are, however, on the Bomba cd |
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In early 1969, the group, with Jarman, but without a drummer, left for Europe, where a promoter advertised them as "The Art Ensemble of Chicago", a name which they kept.
| Catalog numbers in bold are thought to be in print, though it is difficult to be sure. Many out of print and used titles are available online. Here are some resources: CD Now, CD Universe, Dusty Groove, Compact Disc Europe, Cadence. Particulary good for finding used, out of print records is GEMM, which points you to the inventories of thousands of record stores. Also, eBay is another good source. | |||||
| DATE | TITLE (L= live recording) |
LABEL(LP 8TRACK CD VHS Film DVD) | LOCATION | SONGS | GUESTS/COMMENTS |
| 6/23/69 | A Jackson In Your House | Byg Actuel 2, Actuel 204, Affinity AFF9, Metronome MLP 15370, Toho 8027, Get Back GET 302, Affinity AFF752, Charly 293, Charly 066, Fuel 2000 061146, Sunspots Spot 543, Snapper 66 |
Paris | A Jackson In Your House (RM) 5:40 Get In Line (RM) 5:45 The Waltz (RM) 1:15 Ericka (JJ) 3:33 Song For Charles(RM) 17:30 |
On the cd, "Hey Friend" (RM) 6:10, which appears to be a live
cut, is substituted for "The Waltz". An lp on Spanish Polygram, "Dexterity", part of the Maestros del Jazz series (FM 68813-1), consists of this album minus "The Waltz" and "Erica", plus "Hey Friend", "Dexterity", and "Rock Out". "A Jackson In Your House" appears to be a different take. |
| 6/26/69 | Tutankhamun | Freedom 40122, Arista Freedom 1903, Trio PA 9715, Intercord Stereo 28 473-7 U, Black Lion BLCD760199 |
Paris | Tutankhamun (MF) 18:10 The Ninth Room (RM) 15:35 Tthintthedalen:pt1 (RM&MF)4:24 Tthintthedalen:pt2 (RM&MF)4:54 |
The two versions of "Tthintthedalen" are on the Arista and
Black Lion issues only.
Arista Freedom 1903 is titled "The Paris Sessions" |
| 6/26/69 | The Spritual | Freedom 40108, Freedom 278125, Arista Freedom 1903, Trio PA 7034, Black Lion BLCD760219, 1201 Music 90272 |
Paris | Toro (RM) 8:25 Lori Song (JJ) 3:53 That The Evening Sky Fell Through The Glass Wall And We Stood Alone Somewhere (JJ&LB) 5:58 The Spiritual (RM) 20:07 |
Arista Freedom 1903 is titled "The Paris Sessions" |
| 7/7/69 | People In Sorrow | Pathe Marconi C 062-10523, Nessa N-3, Toshiba 880032, Toshiba EMI EOJ 50040 Odeon label, EMI/Jazztime 252713-2, EMI/Odeon CJ32-5013, EMI/Americans Swinging In Paris 7243 539667 2 |
Boulogne | People In Sorrow: pt1 (AEC) 17:05 People In Sorrow: pt2 (AEC) 23:05 |
EMI/Americans Swinging In Paris 7243 539667 2 is titled "The Pathé Sessions" |
| 8/12/69 | Message To Our Folks | Byg Actuel 28 , Actuel 204, Affinity AF 77, Byg (Japan) YX-8029, Get Back GET 328, Affinity AFF752, Charly 293, Charly 066, Fuel 2000 061146 Sunspots SPOT 549, Snapper 66 |
Paris | Old Time Religion (RM) 7:41 Dexterity (C.Parker) 4:05 Rock Out (RM) 8:36 A Brain For The Seine (AEC) 20:17 |
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| 8/12/69 | Reese And The Smooth Ones | Byg Actuel 29 , Affinity AFF22, TohoYX 6063, Get Back GET 329, Sunspots SPOT 510, Fuel 2000 061247 Fuel 2000 061417 |
Paris | Reese (RM)The Smooth Ones(LB):pt1 20:30 Reese (RM)The Smooth Ones(LB):pt2 20:30 |
Also included, along with "Erika", "Song For
Charles" (both 6/23/69), and "A Brain For The Seine", on 2 LP Monkey MY
40015
Fuel 061417 is a 2fer with Don Cherry's MU pts.1&2 and is titled "The New Traditionalists" |
| 10/5/69 | Eda Wobu
L |
JMY 1008-2 | Paris | Eda Wobu (AEC) 48:48 | |
| 10/14/69 | (45 single) | Sarravah 40014 | Paris | Je Suis Un Sauvage (A Panou/AEC)
4:12 Le Moral Nécessaire (A Panou/AEC) 6:12 |
Alfred Panou-vocal,leader
"Je Suis un Sauvage" has been released on a CD called "Bilongo. A Third Collection of Modern Afro-Rhythms", Comet / Planet Woo CD 017 Both titles have been released on the CD "Le Grenier de Saravah: Rare and Unreleased Tracks",Sarravah/Omagatoki OMCX 1104
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| 10/69 | Amougies-European Music Revolution/Music Power
L |
Amougies,Belgium | 240:00 | Directed by Jérôme Lapperousaz & Jean-Noël Roy Released in 1970 Documentary footage of a music festival featuring the Art Ensemble,Don Cherry & Ray Draper,Joachim Kühn,Anthony Braxton & John Surman,Frank Zappa, The Nice, and Pink Floyd |
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| 11/15/69 |
Comme A La Radio | Sarravah SH10006, Sarravah YZ 143, Sarravah SHL 1018 LP Sarravah SHL 1018 CD
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Paris | Comme A La Radio (B.Fontaine,Areski) 8:04 Tanka II (B.Fontaine,Areski) 2:04 Le Brouillard (B.Fontaine,Areski) 3:25 L'été L'été (B.Fontaine,Areski) 3:56 Leo (B.Fontaine,Areski) 3:52 |
Brigitte Fontaine-vocal,leader Areski Belkacem-percussion Leo Smith-trumpet Kakino De Paz-zither Albert Guez-lute Tanka II and L'été L'été are also on the 45 Sarravah 40015 Other cuts on the album do not include the AEC An English language version of
"Comme a la Radio" has been released on the CD "Le Grenier
de Saravah:Rare and Unreleased Tracks",Sarravah/Omagatoki
OMCX 1104
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| 2/10/70 | Certain Blacks | America 30AM6098, Inner City 1004, Emarcy/Universal France 0678482, Verve 067848 |
Paris | Certain Blacks (Do What They Wanna) (C.Beau) 24:00 One For Jarman (C.Beau) 6:00 Bye Bye Baby (S.B.Williamson) 11:00 |
Chicago Beau-tenor,piano,harmonica Julio Finn-harmonica William Howell-drums
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| 3/70 4/70 |
Go Home | Galloway 600502, (no label)2005006-X2 |
Paris | Hello Chi (AEC) 2:54 From Bengali (AEC) 3:51 From St. Louis (AEC) 2:30 Fly With Honey Bee (AEC) 6:23 Hello Chi (AEC) 2:38 Dance (AEC) 15:22 |
Fontella Bass-vocal Ivan Julien,Bernard Vitet,Ambrose Jackson-trumpet Jean Louis Chautemps,Alain Matot,Ventosa-alto Kenneth Terroade-tenor Katarzinsky-trombone & 2 trombones, 3 percussionists, string ensemble "Hello Chi" also known as "Peter and Judith" |
| 5/70 6/70 |
Chi-Congo | Carson 3678, Paula LPS 4001, Decca 258054, Toshiba 88010, Scorpio (catalogue # unknown), Fuel 2000 061528 |
Paris | Chi-Congo (MF) 11:40 Enlorfe pt1 (RM) 6:41 Enlorfe pt2 (RM) 7:56 Hippparippp (RM) 10:30 |
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| 7/22/70 | Les Stances A Sophie | Pathe Marconi C 062-11365, Nessa 4, Toshiba 88022, Universal Sounds US 11 LP, EMI/Jazztime 252713-2, Universal Sounds US 11 CD, EMI/Americans Swinging In Paris 7243 539667 2 |
Boulogne | Theme De Yoyo (Beasley,LB,RM,MF)9:00 Theme De Celine (AEC) 3:10 Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi (I & II) (AEC) 3:03/1:44 Proverbs(I) (AEC) 2:02 Theme Amour Universal (AEC) 4:24 Theme Libre (AEC) 8:50 Proverbs (II) (AEC)1:23 |
Fontella Bass-vocal and piano This is the soundtrack for a film. The group appears in one scene, performing a number In the EMI/Americans Swinging In Paris version, both "Proverbs" are sequenced between "Theme Amour Universal" and "Theme Libre". Third "Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi" and "Proverbs" are listed on the cover, but do not exist on the CD EMI/Americans Swinging In Paris 7243 539667 2 is titled "The Pathé Sessions" |
| 8/13/70 | Live
L |
Byg (Japan) YX-2040/41, Affinity AFF 46, Affinity /Auvi L6 337 (Vol. 1 only), Affinity /Auvi L6 354 (Vol. 2 only), Get Back GET 2017 Charly SNAD 512, Fuel 2000 061383 |
Paris, Chateau Vallon | Oh Strange pt1 23:49 Oh Strange pt2 25:32 Bon Voyage pt1 21:33 Bon Voyage pt2 24:06 |
Fontella Bass-vocal on "Bon
Voyage" Moye probably out on "Oh Strange", which may have been recorded earlier, possibly 10/5/69 |
| 8/70 | With Fontella Bass | America 30AM6117, Prestige 10049, Toho YS 2792 MU, Musidisc 500 172, Emarcy/Universal France 0678652, Verve 067865 |
Paris | Part One-How Strange (AEC) 3:09 Part Two-Ole Jed (AEC) 18:43 Horn Web (RM) 19:37 |
Fontella Bass-vocals
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| 12/29/70 | Seasons | Byg Actuel 42-43-44, Sunspots Spot 605 CD |
Paris | Seasons (parts 1-6) 128:00 | Alan Silva-leader,bass Alan Shorter,Bernard Vitet-trumpet Steve Lacy-soprano Robin Kenyatta,Michel Portal-alto Ronnie Beer-tenor Joachim Kühn,Bobbie Few,Dave Burrell-piano Jouk Minor,Dieter Gewissler-violin Kent Carter,Irene Aebi-cello Beb Guerin-bass Jerome Cooper,Oliver Johnson-drums The AEC does not perform as a unit, but since they are all in this group, I have included this session |
| 1970 | Borsalino | 126:00 | Directed by Jacques Deray Gangster movie in which the Art Ensemble, Leroy Jenkins, and Anthony Braxton perform in the bar of a hotel |
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| 72 | (45 single) | Horse HS 400 506 | Paris | Mystifying Mama (Marva Broome) 3:41 | Marva Broome-leader, vocal Unknown-keyboard This has been released on the CD "Jazz Bizniz
3:Independent Jazz, Soul, and Outernational Sounds", Counterpoint
CRCD 109 1972
is given on the Counterpoint liner liner, but the Sarravah/Omagatoki lists
1970, which is more likely. |
| 2/71 | Phase One | America 30AM6116, Prestige 10064, Toho YS 2621 MU, Emarcy/Universal France 0678662, Verve 067866 |
Paris | Ohnedaruth (JJ) 21:30 Lebert Aaly (dedication to Albert Ayler) (AEC) 20:56 |
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| 71 | Sexes | 11:00 | Animated french short directed by Noreen Beasley
It uses music from "Les Stances s Sophie", mainly "Theme de Yoyo" whose lyrics were written by Beasley |
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| 1/15/72 | Live At Mandel Hall
L |
Trio PA 6022/23, Delmark 432/433, Delmark DE-432 |
Chicago | Duffvipels-Checkmate- Dautalty-Mata Kimasu 76:24 |
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| 9/9/72 | Bap-Tizum
L |
Atlantic SD1639, Warner Pioneer P 8344, 4 Men With Beards 4M 104, Atlantic TP-1639, Rhino/Atlantic 7567-80757-2, Koch KOC 8500, Collectables COL 6274 |
Ann Arbor | Introduction by John Sinclair :35 Nfamoudo-Boudougou (DM) 4:18 Immm (MF) 5:20 Unanka (RM) 11:23 Oouffnoon (RM) 3:35 Ohnedaruth (JJ) 14:56 Odwalla (RM) 5:00 |
The Collectables also includes Keith Jarrett's Restoration Ruin on the same cd
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| 9/6-8/73 | Fanfare For The Warriors | Atlantic SD 1651, Atlantic 90046-1, Atlantic 50304 Warner Pioneer P 8495, Four Men With Beards 4M 109, Atlantic TP-1651, Atlantic (Fr)7567-90046-2, Rhino/Atlantic 8122-72395-2, Koch KOC 8501 |
Chicago | Illistrum (MF) 8:09 Barnyard Scuffel Shuffel (LB) 5:07 Nonaah (RM) 5:38 Fanfare For The Warriors (JJ) 8:08 What's To Say (JJ) 3:57 Tnoona (RM) 6:20 The Key (RM) 1:14 |
Muhal Richard Abrams-piano The original liner notes say each title was recorded on each day of the sessions. It is generally thought that the versions from the 6th were issued, though some sources (including the liner notes from the German LP ATL 50304) give the 5th as the recording date. |
| 7/4/74 | Kabalaba
L |
AECO 004 AECO 004 |
Montreaux | Kabalaba-Bees (AEC) 3:16 Interlude (AEC) 1:44 Kaba Song (AEC) 3:41 Interlude (AEC) 1:14 Theme For Sco (JJ)/Kabalaba (AEC) 10:48 Duo (AEC) 1:48 Sun Precondition One (DM) 5:26 Interlude (AEC) 1:52 Improvisation A² (AEC) 6:04 Mal's Delight (AEC) 3:39 Kabalaba Speaks (AEC) 3:59 |
Muhal Richard Abrams-piano |
| 5/78 | Nice Guys | ECM 1126, Trio PAP 9150, ECM 1126 |
Ludwigsburg | Ja (LB) 8:39 Nice Guys (RM) 1:41 Folkus (DM) 10:59 597-59 (JJ) 6:43 Cyp (RM) 4:49 Dreaming Of The Master (JJ) 11:40 |
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| 3/19/79 | Live In Berlin
L |
West Wind 2051 | Berlin | As If It Were The Seasons (JJ) A Jackson In Your House (RM) Crushed (LB) 41:10 Dreaming Of The Master (JJ) N'Famadou Boudougou (DM) Odwalla (RM) 39:00 |
The titles listed are for the most part erroneous.
A more likely listing (compliments of Sam Byrd & Jim Cogdell) would be: |
| 79 | Live In Concert At Lugano Festival
L |
Columbia Jazz Video 138C68-9015 | Lugano, Aula Magna |
Magg Zelma (MF) 16:39 Reese And The Smooth Ones (RM) 18:55 Cool "T" (LB) 9:18 Peter And Judith (RM) 1:26 New York Is Full Of Lonely People (LB) 8:16 Odwalla (RM) 4:01 |
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| 1/80 | Full Force | ECM 1167, Trio PAP9222, Amiga 856 203, ECM 1167 |
New York | Magg Zelma (MF) 19:50 Care Free (RM) :46 Charlie M (LB) 9:17 Old Time Southside Street Dance (JJ) 5:11 Full Force (AEC) 7:24 |
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| 5/5-6/80 | Urban Bushmen
L |
ECM 1211/12, Trio PAP 2007/8, ECM 1211/12 |
Munich, America Haus | Promenade:Cote Bamako I (DM) 4:11 Bush Magic (DM/MF) 5:05 Urban Magic (AEC) 15:39 a)March b)Warm Night Blues Stroll c)Down The Walkway d)RM Express Sun Precondition Two (DM)/Theme For Sco (JJ) 21:53 a)Soweto Messenger b)Bushman's Triumph c)Entering the City d)Announcement of Victory New York Is Full Of Lonely People (LB) 7:37 Ancestral Meditation (AEC) 6:56 Uncle (RM) 17:29 Peter And Judith (RM) 2:39 Promenade:Cote Bamako II (DM) 5:572869005 Odwalla/Theme (RM) 5:14 |
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| 8/80 | Among The People (original title) Live in Milano L |
Praxis CM103, Golden Years of New Jazz #16 |
Milan | Tutankhamun (MF) 18:32 Illinstrun (DM/MF) 7:51 A Jackson In Your House (RM) 10:24 |
The songs are mislabled on the LP thusly: Among The People 18:39 Shango King 7:50 Choosing A Cracker 10:18 |
| 11/1/81 | Live At The Jazz Showcase
L |
University Of Illinois, Rhapsody Films 8017, Rhapsody Films 2869005, Efor Films 28690050 |
Chicago | We Bop (LB) Promenade:On The Cote Bamako (DM) Bedouin Village New York Is Full Of Lonely People (LB) A Jackson In Your House (RM) Funky AECO (RM) Odwalla (RM) 52 min. total |
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| 82 | Great Black Music, Ancient To Future | DIW (no cat. #) | Chicago | Funky AECO (RM) Pan Burundi (pt.1) (Trad) Duffy Pels Last Dance In Casamance Non-cognitive Aspects Of The City (JJ) Egwaunu The Key (RM) A Jackson In Your House (RM) Cyp Cards Tobago Tango (LB) Pan Burundi (pt.2) (Trad) Odwalla (RM) 54 min. total |
Interviews with the band overlap and are interspersed with the music. |
| 4/22/84 | The Complete Live In Japan
L |
DIW 8005, DIW 8021/22, DIW 815/16 |
Tokyo | Spanish Song (RM) 25:05 Ancestral Voices (JJ)/Old (RM) 11:14 Ohnedaruth (JJ) 22:43 The Beginning (LB) 3:27 Waltz (RM) 2:39 Building The Mid (DM) 6:09 Ol' Time Southside Street Dance (JJ) 10:02 Zero (LB) 6:45 Funky AECO (RM) 5:18 Odwalla/The Theme (RM) 3:29 |
DIW 8005 has only these titles: Ohnedaruth The Waltz Ol' Time Southside Street Dance Zero Odwalla/The Theme |
| 6/84 | The Third Decade | ECM 1273, ECM 1273 |
Ludwigsburg | Prayer For Jimbo (JJ) 9:47 Funky AECO (AEC) 7:39 Walking In The Moonlight (RM) 4:07 The Bell Piece (RE Mitchell) 6:02 Zero (LB) 5:55 Third Decade (DM/AEC) 8:19 |
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| 11/25-26/85 7/25-27/86 |
Naked | DIW 8011, DIW 818 |
Brooklyn | Dancer (DM) 2:13 Tobago Tango (LB) 7:12 Flash (AEC) 4:18 We Bop (LB) 6:09 Charm #10 (AEC) 3:17 RMR (JJ) 8:02 Galactic Landscape (AEC) 8:09 Way Way Down Yonder (MF) 9:05 |
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| 3/17-19/87 | Ancient To The Future (Dreaming Of The Masters Series Vol.1 | DIW 8014, DIW 804 |
Brooklyn | Ancient To The Future 15:32 1)Sangredi(DM) 2)Blues For Zen(JJ) 3)Hexopoldomerxx Coaxia (AEC) Creole Love Call (D.Ellington) 5:55 These Arms Of Mine (O.Redding) 5:12 No Woman No Cry (B.Marley) 9:23 Purple Haze (J.Hendrix) 5:36 Zombie (F.A.Kuti) 5:52 |
Bahnamous Lee Bowie-synthesizer Hexopoldomerxx Coaxia is not on the LP |
| 1/89 | The Alternative Express | DIW 8033, DIW 832 |
Chicago | Whatever Happens (LB) 9:59 And There Was Peace (RM) 5:28 Imaginary Situations (AEC) 9:28 Kush (DM/MF) 21:40 The Alternate Express (RM) 4:25 |
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| 12/89 1/90 |
Art Ensemble Of Soweto | DIW 8038, DIW 837 |
Brooklyn | Coming Soon (LB) 1:31 African Woman (E.Ngubane) 13:54 Fundamental Destiny (JJ) 9:13 Fresh Start (RM) 6:41 Khauleza (Ambutho Male Chorus) 2:43 The Bottom Line (AEC) 5:31 Black Man (Ambutho Male Chorus) 9:18 |
Elliot Ngubane-lead vocals,percussion,keyboard Joe Leguabe-vocals,percussion Zacheuus Nyoni,Welcome "Max" Bhe Bhe,Kay Ngwazene-vocals |
| 12/89 1/90 |
America-South Africa | DIW 848, DIW/Columbia CK 52954 |
Brooklyn | U.S.Of A.-U.OF S.A. (AEC/J.Leguabe) 17:56 Colors One (AEC) 3:52 Eric T (JJ) 3:11 You Got It (AEC) 14:12 America (Ambutho Male Chorus) 5:12 Zola's Smile (AEC) 3:52 |
Elliot Ngubane-lead vocals,percussion,keyboard Joe Leguabe-vocals,percussion Zacheuus Nyoni,Welcome "Max" Bhe Bhe,Kay Ngwazene-vocals |
| 1/16-19,31,2/3, |
Thelonious Sphere Monk (Dreaming Of The Masters Series Vol.2) |
DIW 846, DIW/Columbia CK 48962 |
Brooklyn | Dreaming Of The Masters (JJ) :53 Intro To Fifteen (C.Taylor/AEC) 18:22 Excerpt From Fifteen Part 3A (C.Taylor/AEC) 10:47 'Round Midnight (T.Monk/C.Williams/B.Hanighen) 15:20 Caseworks (C.Taylor/AEC) 8:18 Nutty (T.Monk) 7:24 Dreaming Of The Masters (JJ) :52 |
Cecil Taylor-piano,voice,percussion |
| 1/12,14,3/11,17, 18,21,24/90 |
Dreaming Of The Masters Suite | DIW 854 | Brooklyn | Dreaming Of The Masters (JJ) 1:01 Call Of The Captain (AEC) 2:17 Impressions (J.Coltrane) 6:45 Colors Too (AEC) 6:11 Naima (J.Coltrane) 5:34 Spiritual (J.Coltrane) 2:43 Ohnedaruth (AEC) 7:00 Go Head (AEC) 7:35 Song For Atala (AEC) 6:52 Dreaming Of The Masters (JJ) :48 |
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| 2/14/90 | Live At The 6th Tokyo Music Joy
L |
DIW 8043, DIW 842E |
Tokyo | Yobu-Sun (DM) 4:35 Ride The Line (MF) 3:56 Song For Atala (RM) 2:49 With Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy: The Emperor (S.Turre) 13:45 Variations (RM) 9:07 Jackson In Your House (RM) 4:50 Great Pretender (B.Ram) 3:10 |
Stanton Davis-trumpet,piccolo trumpet E.J. Allen,Gerald Brazel-trumpet Vincent Chancey-french horn Steve Turre-trombone,conch shell Clifton Anderson-trombone Bob Stewart-tuba Vinnie Johnson-drums Additional Brass Fantasy cuts do not include the AEC |
| 6/1/91 | Fundamental Destiny | AECO 008 | Frankfurt | People in Sorrow (LB,MF,JJ,RM)
19:47 Song For Atala (RM) 16:48 Fundamental Destiny (JJ) 11:56 Odwalla/The Theme (RM) 3:35 |
Don Pullen-piano |
| 7/7/93 | Salutes
to the Chicago Blues Tradition
L |
AECO Historical Archive Series 0012 | Geneva, Switzerland | CD 1 Erika (JJ)/Carefree (RM) 22:38 Blues for Zazen (JJ) 21:22 Tin Pan Alley (Chicago Beau) 12:23 CD 2 |
Chicago Beau-harmonica, vocal Amina Claudine Meyers, organ, vocal Frank Lacy-trombone James Carter-Tenor Herb Walker-guitar |
| 93 | Swim: A Musical Adventure | Kultur D4009 | Bremen | intro 1:02 Swim (Klaus Obermaier, Robert Spoor) 23:58 applause 1:35 Magic Sculptures Stripe the Air, Breathless (Wilfried-Maria Danner) 24:43 applause 3:06 |
Deutschen Kammer Philharmonie of Bremen
Peter Rundel-conductor
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| 12/27/95, 1/16/96 | Coming Home Jamaica | Atlantic 83149-2, Dreyfus 37003 |
Bonham Springs, Ocho Rios, Jamaica | Atlantic: Grape Escape (LB) 3:55 Odwalla Theme (RM) 5:06 Jamaica Farewell (RM) 1:57 Mama Wants You (MF,LB) 12:34 Strawberry Mango (AEC) 3:45 Villa Tiamo (LB) 1:47 Malachi (RM) 9:33 Lotta Colada (AEC) 3:05 Dreyfus: |
Jarman out Bahnamous Bowie-keyboards on Strawberry Mango
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| 10/25-26/96 | Zero Sun No Point - Dedicated To Mynona & Sun Ra |
Leo #329-330 | Munich, Marstall Theatre | Zero Sun (Geerken, AEC) 65:29 No Point (Geerken,AEC) 63:25 |
Hartmut Geerken-gongs, percussion, voice
Pre-recorded text/voices of Sun Ra, Salomo Friedlaender/Mynona, Amiri Baraka, Ezra Pound, etc., Broadcast by Bayerfscher Rundfunk. Based on two radio plays, "Zero Sun" & "No Point", by Geerken The project features one of the world's largest gong collections by Geerken & Famoudou Don Moye's "sun percussion" collection brought together on stage for the first time |
| 6/4/97 | Urban Magic
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Musica Jazz MJCD 1150 | Laroche-sur-Yon, France | Urban Magic (DM) (13:05) Mama Wants You (MF) (10:30) Dancer (DM) (3:32) Chant (RM) (12:40) Villa Tiamo (LB) (3:15) Horn Web (RM) (6:05) Odwalla (RM) (3:56) Strawberry Mango (AEOC) (5:22) |
Live performance included with the 3/03 issue of the Italian magazine Musica Jazz |
| 9/01 | Tribute to Lester Bowie | ECM 1808 | Chicago | Sangredi (DM) (7:42) Suite For Lester (RM) (5:22) Zero/Alternate Line (LB/RM) (9:16) Tutankhamun (MF) (8:10) As Clear As The Sun (RM,MF,DM) (12:41) He Speaks To Me Often In Dreams (RM,MF,DM) (13:52) |
Bowie out
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| 1/22/03 | Reunion | Around Jazz-Il Manifesto CD 122 SIAE | Rome,Centro Rai di Produzione Radiofonica |
Illinstrum (DM/MF) 10:09 T Two Twin (RM) 5:57 Wolonà (B. Sissoko) 4:41 Ce Soir A Bankoni (B. Sissoko/DM) 4:33 Hail We Now Sing Joy (JJ) 5:59 Medley: 23:11 All In Together (RM) Zero (LB) Alternate Line (RM) Odwalla (RM) Urban Bushmen (AEC) 6:28 |
Jarman returns |
| 2/27-3/2/03 | The Meeting | Pi P107 | Madison, WI | Hail We Now Sing Joy (JJ) 6:40 It's A Sign Of The Times (MF) 18:55 A.Malachi Favors (solo) B.Roscoe Mitchell (solo) C.Joseph Jarman (solo) D.Don Moye (solo) E.Ensemble Tech Ritter And The Megabytes (RM) (4:28) Wind And Drum (AEC) 11:16 The Meeting (RM) 6:58 Amin Bidness (AEC) 8:40 The Trian To Io (AEC) 5:06 |
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| 4/24-26/03 | Sirius Calling | Pi P111 | Madison, WI | Sirius Calling (AEC)
3:23 Come On Y'All (AEC) 3:25 Two-Twenty (DM/JJ) 2:20 He Took A Cab To Neptune (AEC) 6:22 Every Day Is A Perfect Day (DM/JJ) 2:47 Til Autumn (RM) 6:46 Dance Of The Circles (AEC) 5:37 Cruisin' With JJ (AEC) 4:33 You Can't Get Away (AEC) 3:48 Talko (AEC) 9:11 There Is A Message For You (AEC) 4:19 Slow Tenor And Bass (RM) 5:19 Voyage (MF/RM) 3:30 Council, The (AEC) 3:32 |
AECO Store |
| 4/2-3/04 | Non-Cognitive Aspects of the
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Pi P120 | New York City Iridium |
CD1 Song for My Sister (RM) 17:00 The Morning Mist (AEC) 6:47 Song for Charles (JJ) 8:52 On the Mountain (AEC) 19:25 Big Red Peaches (RM) 7:34 Odwalla (RM) 5:21 CD2 Erika (JJ) (19:59) Malachi (RM) 9:01 The J Song (JJ) (11:46) Red Sand Green Water (AEC) 14:28 Slow Tenor and Bass (RM) 2:27 Odwalla (RM) 3:59 |
Favors out Corey Wilkes-trumpet, fluegelhorn, pocket trumpet Jaribu Shahid-bass,electric bass |
| 4/30/04 | Return to Mandel Hall
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Corey Wilkes-trumpet, fluegelhorn, pocket trumpet Jaribu Shahid-bass Baba Sissoko-percussion In addition to the CD, there will be a DVD video edition |
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