People in Sorrow

by Art Ensemble of Chicago

People in Sorrow cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Path茅
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:20
  • Community rating: 4.1/5 from 5 ratings

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

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A seminal work from the most important group to emerge from Chicago's AACM. This album consists of a single, side-long piece that unfolds slowly, moving from near-silence to moments of intense, collective improvisation, a masterpiece of avant-garde performance.

Genres

Descriptors: ensemble, avant-garde, sorrowful, long-form, improvised

Tracklist

  1. People in Sorrow, Part 1
  2. People in Sorrow, Part 2

Credits

  • Art Ensemble of Chicago - primary artist
  • Joseph Jarman - alto saxophone, bassoon, oboe, flute, percussion, written-by
  • Malachi Favors - bass, zither, percussion, written-by
  • Horace - photography by
  • Roscoe Mitchell - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion, written-by
  • Lester Bowie - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, written-by
  • The Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Primary Artist

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