Bap-Tizum
by The Art Ensemble of Chicago
- Type: Album
- Released: 1973
- Label: Atlantic
- Country: US
- Length: 37:55
- Community rating: 4.1/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded live at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, 'Bap-Tizum' captures the Art Ensemble of Chicago's incredible live energy and their unique 'Great Black Music: Ancient to the Future' philosophy. The album is a joyous and theatrical performance, moving seamlessly from high-energy free jazz to deep blues, celebratory marches, and sparse, textural soundscapes. The group's use of a vast array of 'little instruments' and their deep connection to the entire history of African-American music make this a quintessential document of the avant-garde's most important collective.
Genres
Descriptors: avant-garde, theatrical, percussive, experimental, ensemble
Tracklist
- Nfamoudou-Boudougou (4:46)
- Immm (5:30)
- Unanka (12:15)
- Odwalla / The Theme (15:24)
Credits
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago - primary artist
- Gary Grimshaw - design [cover], design
- Rainbow Graphics - design [cover]
- Malachi Favors - double bass [bass], electric bass, gong, percussion [log drums], whistle [whistles], vocals, other [etc.], written-by, whistle
- Famoudou Don Moye - drums, congas [conga drums], marimba [bass], gong [gongs], percussion [log drums], whistle [whistles], percussion, vocals, other [etc.], written-by
- Jimmy Douglass - engineer [recording & mixing], producer
- Susan Hyman - photography by [back cover photos], photography
- Leni Sinclair - photography by [cover photo], photography
- Michael Cuscuna - producer, sleeve notes
- Tun莽 Erim - producer
- John Sinclair - sleeve notes
- Joseph Jarman - sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto flute, congas [conga drums], vibraphone [vibes], percussion, vocals, other [etc.], written-by
- Roscoe Mitchell - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet, drums, percussion, vocals, other [etc.], written-by, drums (drum set)
- Lester Bowie - trumpet, flugelhorn [fluegelhorn], horns [kelphorn], bass drum, percussion, vocals, other [etc.], vocal