The Third Decade
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The Third Decade is a 1984 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago released on the ECM label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
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In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Cook stated "For the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Third Decade marked both the end of their relationship with the ECM label and the beginning of a more streamlined stretch of music making. The band would cut back on their once predominant, free-form explorations to make room for more bebop and crossover material".[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD reviewed the album negatively, calling it "nothing so much as the atrophy of a once-radical band."[6] OK. Fine. But tracks 4 and 5 are worthy addtions to the band's prodigious canon.
Track listing
- "Prayer for Jimbo Kwesi" (Joseph Jarman) - 9:52
- "Funky Aeco" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 7:43
- "Walking in the Moonlight" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 4:11
- "The Bell Piece" (Mitchell) - 6:07
- "Zero" (Lester Bowie) - 6:00
- "Third Decade" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 8:19
- Recorded June, 1984 in Ludwigsburg
Personnel
- Lester Bowie: trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments
- Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments, synthesizer
- Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
- Don Moye: drums, percussion
References
- ^ Art Ensemble of Chicago discography accessed 22, July, 2009
- ^ Jazzlists: Art Ensemble Of Chicago discography, accessed November 26, 2017
- ^ ECM Records Catalog: 1200 series, accessed November 26, 2017
- ^ ECM Records Catalogue, accessed November 26, 2017
- ^ a b Cook, Stephen. The Third Decade – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Cd, 3rd ed. 1993, p. 52