Art Ensemble of Chicago

• GATEFOLD SLEEVE

• 180 GRAM VINYL

A Jackson in Your House was recorded while the Art Ensemble was on its initial sojourn in Paris with just a quartet -- Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, and Joseph Jarman -- because drummer Phillip Wilson had left to play with Muhal Richard Abrams and Foumoudou Don Moye wasn't in the house yet. So this, along with its companion LP, A Message to Our Folks, showcases the Art Ensemble at its bravest and most vulnerable. For those familiar with the earlier recordings on Nessa, such as People in Sorrow, A Jackson in Your House is shockingly formalist, though far from conventional in any way. Here the band was interested in being a gigging and recording "art ensemble" more than being a free jazz group.

PERSONNEL:

• LESTER BOWIE, trumpet, flugelhorn
• ROSCOE MITCHELL, clarinet, alto sax
• JOSEPH JARMAN, clarinet, alto sax
• MALACHI FAVORS, banjo, drums, percussion

Paris, France, June 23, 196

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• 01. A Jackson In Your House
• 02. Get In Line
• 03. The Waltz
• 04. Ericka
• 05. Song For Charles

• SIDE B
• 01. Old Time Religion
• 02. Dexterity
• 03. Rock Out
• 04. A Brain For The Seine