Dogon A.D.
by Julius Hemphill
- Type: Album
- Released: 1972
- Label: Mbari (self-released)
- Country: United States
- Length: 57:58
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A landmark of the avant-garde and a key document of the St. Louis-based Black Artists Group (BAG). 'Dogon A.D.' is a masterpiece of structured freedom, blending complex, blues-drenched compositions with intense collective improvisation. The unique piano-less frontline of saxophone, trumpet, and the cello of the revolutionary Abdul Wadud creates a sound that is earthy, abstract, and utterly unique. The album is a cornerstone of the loft jazz era.
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, saxophone, funky, experimental, dissonant
Tracklist
- Dogon A.D. (14:46)
- Rites (8:14)
- The Painter (14:53)
- The Hard Blues (20:05)
Credits
- Julius Hemphill - primary artist, saxophone, flute, composed by, arranged by
- Abdul Wadud - cello
- Phillip Wilson - percussion
- Baikida Carroll - trumpet