808713008029

We Are On The Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

Art Ensemble Of Chicago

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: PI80

Release Date:  26 April 2019

Label:  PI Recordings

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  808713008029

Genres:  Jazz  Avant-garde  

  • Description

    Comprised of two discs: a meticulous studio session and the capture of a rousing live set at Edgefest in Ann Arbor, MI, 'We are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration' is exactly that, a commemoration of a half-century of magical music making.

    The greatness of The Art Ensemble of Chicago has always been the shared commitment of it's original members - Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors, and Famoudou Don Moye - to the total realm of African diasporic music: what they have long-termed Great Black Music - Ancient to the Future. Also important are the group's disparate musical and artistic personalities, comprised of jazz, advanced compositional techniques, theatrical performance, poetry, Pan-African percussion, all tied together with improvisational flair and the exploration of pure sound.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Variations And Sketches From The Bamboo Terrace
      • 2. Bell Song
      • 3. We Are On The Edge
      • 4. I Greet You With Open Arms
      • 5. Chi-Congo 50
      • 6. Jamaican Farewell Pt. 1
      • 7. Villa Tiamo
      • 8. Saturday Morning
      • 9. Jamaican Farewell Pt. II
      • 10. Mama Koko
      • 11. Fanfare And Bell
      • 12. Oasis At Dusk

      Disc 2

      • 1. We Are On The Edge/Cards
      • 2. Oasis At Dusk
      • 3. Chi-Congo 50
      • 4. Tutankhamun
      • 5. Mama Koko
      • 6. Saturday Morning
      • 7. Odwalla/The Theme