We are on the edge : a 50th anniversary celebration

We are on the edge A 50th anniversary celebration

Music - 2019

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 percu...ssion, all tied together with improvisational flair and the exploration of pure sound.

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Subjects
Jazz > United States > 2011-2020.
Jazz.
Live sound recordings.
Genres
Jazz
Live sound recordings
Published
[New York] : PI Recordings [2019]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Corporate Author
Art Ensemble of Chicago (composer)
Item Description
"Dedicated to Lester Bowie, Shaku Joseph Jarman and Malachi Favors Maghostut."
The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz group that grew out of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in the late 1960s. The ensemble integrates many jazz styles and plays many instruments, including "little instruments": bells, bicycle horns, birthday party noisemakers, wind chimes, and various forms of percussion.
Physical Description
2 audio discs : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in
Production Credits
Produced by Roscoe Mitchell and Famoudou Don Moye.
  • Disc 1. Variations and sketches from the bamboo terrace (7:49)
  • Bell song (6:38)
  • We are on the edge (8:21)
  • I greet you with open arms (6:18)
  • Chi-congo 50 (9:42)
  • Jamaican farewell part I (1:26)
  • Villa Tiamo (1:24)
  • Saturday morning (4:34)
  • Jamaican farewell part II (1:40)
  • Mama Koko (7:40)
  • Fanfare and bell (6:48)
  • Oasis at dusk (8:13)
  • Disc 2. We are on the edge/Cards (15:30)
  • Oasis at dusk (8:58)
  • Chi-congo 50 (2:38)
  • Tutankhamun (19:29)
  • Mama Koko (11:06)
  • Saturday morning (5:16)
  • Odwalla/The theme (8:02).

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