Full Force

by Art Ensemble of Chicago

Full Force cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1980
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:31
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Manfred Eicher, toy

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Art Ensemble of Chicago's 'Full Force' presents the group's AACM-rooted collective language within ECM's clear recording environment. The album balances theatrical sound color, multi-instrumental improvisation, and disciplined ensemble structures.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, rhythmic, instrumental, complex, acoustic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Magg Zelma (19:56)
  2. Care Free (0:51)
  3. Charlie M (9:19)
  4. Old Time Southside Street Dance (5:14)
  5. Full Force (7:23)

Credits

  • Art Ensemble of Chicago - primary artist, composed by
  • Malachi Favors - bass, percussion, melodica, vocals, composed by
  • Famoudou Don Moye - percussion [sun percussion], drums, bells, toy [bikehorns], congas, timpani, bongos, chimes, gong [gongs], conch, whistle [whistles], wood block [wood blocks], cowbell [cow bells]
  • Joseph Jarman - sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet [bb], bassoon, piccolo flute, flute, alto flute, composed by
  • Roscoe Mitchell - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, piccolo flute, flute, clarinet [bb], gong [gongs], glockenspiel, congas [conga], conch, vibraphone [vibraharp], celesta [celeste], congas, whistle, composed by
  • Lester Bowie - trumpet, composed by
  • The Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Primary Artist, Composed By

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