Art Ensemble of Chicago

2LP ON 1 CD

This edition presents two of the celebrated Art Ensemble of Chicago's best albums. Included here in their entirety, both "Go Home" & "Chi Congo" were recorded in Paris 1970 and showcase the complezx mixture of bizarre instrumentations and styles that made the Art Ensemble of Chicago a true cult formation.

[1-6]: GO HOME

(1-5):
LESTER BOWIE, trumpet, flugelhorn
ROSCOE MITCHELL, soprano, alto & tenor sax, flute
JOSEPH JARMAN, clarinet, flute
MALACHI FAVORS MAGHOSTUT, bass
FONTELLA BASS, vocals on track 5
Paris, France, April 1970.

(6):
LESTER BOWIE, IVAN JULIEN, BERNARD VITET, AMBORESE JACKSON, trumpet
RAYMOND KATARZYNSKI, tuba
ROSCOE MITCHELL, JOSEPH JARMAN, alto sax, flute
JEAN-LOUIS CHAUTEMPS, tenor sax
ALAIN MATOT, alto sax
KENNETH TERROADE, tenor sax
MALACHI FAVOR MAGHOSTUT, bass
& string ensemble.
Paris, France, March 1970.

[7-10]: CHI CONGO
 
LESTER BOWIE, trumpet, flugelhorn
ROSCOE MITCHELL, soprano, alto & tenor sax, flute
JOSEPH JARMAN, alto & soprano sax, clarinet, flute
MALACHI FAVOR MAGHOSTUT, bass
FAMOUDOU DON MOYE, drums
Paris, France, May-June 1970.

TRACKS:

01 HELLO CHI
02 FROM BENGALI
03 FROM ST. LOUIS
04 FLY WITH HONEY HEE
05 HELLO CHI
06 DANCE
07 CHI-CONGO
08 ENLORFE, PT.1
09 ENLORFE, PT.2
10 HIPPARIPPP

Total Time: 70:26