Afternoon of a Georgia Faun

by Marion Brown

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 November 1971
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:04
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An early experimental masterpiece for the ECM label, this record abandons standard melodic structure in favor of a sprawling, immersive soundscape. Utilizing an unconventional ensemble that includes vocalists, ethnic percussion, and field-recording techniques, Brown orchestrates a deeply abstract, communal improvisation. It represents a bold step toward the label's signature spacious, evocative, and boundary-pushing chamber-jazz identity.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, avant-garde, experimental, ambient, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Afternoon Of A Georgia Faun (17:01)
  2. Djinji's Corner (18:03)

Credits

  • Keith Grant - bass, vocals
  • Bruce Brand - drums, percussion
  • Don Craine - guitar, vocals
  • Johnny Tub Johnson - harmonica [harp], bass, guitar
  • Billy Childish - lead guitar, written-by
  • P. T. Lion - organ
  • Dom Strickland - piano

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