Message to Our Folks

Message to Our Folks
Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	1969
Recorded	August 12, 1969
Studio	Studio Saravah, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:45
Label	BYG Actuel
Producer	Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
People in Sorrow (1969) Message to Our Folks (1969) Reese and the Smooth Ones (1969)

Message to Our Folks is a 1969 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris for the French BYG Actuel label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell and Malachi Favors Maghostut.

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Track listing

1. "Old Time Religion" - 7:41
2. "Dexterity" (Parker) - 4:05
3. "Rock Out" - 8:36
4. "A Brain For The Seine" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) 20:17

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated

• Recorded August 12, 1969 in Paris

Personnel

• Lester Bowie: trumpet, percussion instruments
• Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments, vocals
• Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
• Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments