Urban Bushmen
by Art Ensemble of Chicago
- Type: Album
- Released: 1982
- Label: ECM
- Country: Europe
- Length: 1:32:51
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A definitive live double album that captures the full theatrical and musical scope of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Recorded in Germany, 'Urban Bushmen' showcases their 'Great Black Music: Ancient to the Future' philosophy, moving seamlessly from fiery, high-energy free jazz to sparse, meditative soundscapes, celebratory marches, and deep blues feeling. The group's use of a vast array of 'little instruments' (bells, whistles, percussion) adds a rich, textural layer, making this a quintessential recording of the avant-garde's most important collective.
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, live, experimental, percussive, theatrical
Tracklist
- Promenade: Cote Bamako I (4:14)
- Bush Magic (5:05)
- Urban Magic (15:39)
- Sun Precondition Two / Theme For Sco (21:59)
- New York Is Full Of Lonely People (7:37)
- Ancestral Meditation (6:56)
- Uncle (17:29)
- Peter And Judith (2:39)
- Promenade: Cote Bamako II (5:57)
- Odwalla Theme (5:14)
Credits
- Art Ensemble of Chicago - primary artist
- Malachi Favors - bass, percussion, melodica, vocals
- Barbara Wojirsch - design
- Martin Wieland - engineer
- Emilio Antonio Cruz - painting [cover painting]
- Famoudou Don Moye - percussion
- Helmut Fr眉hauf - photography by [liner photos]
- Manfred Eicher - producer
- Roscoe Mitchell - saxophone, flute, congas
- Joseph Jarman - saxophone, vocals, clarinet, flute, congas, sleeve notes
- Lester Bowie - trumpet, bass drum, horn [long horn], vocals
- The Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Primary Artist