''Live in Berlin'' is a
live album
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by the
Art Ensemble of Chicago
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recorded in March 1979 and first released on the
West Wind
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label in 1991.
Jazzlists: Art Ensemble Of Chicago discography
accessed November 26, 2017
Track listing
Disc One
# "As If It Were The Seasons/A Jackson In Your House/Crushed" (Joseph Jarman/Roscoe Mitcell/Lester Bowie) - 41:10
Disc Two
# "Dreaming Of The Master/N'Famadou Boudougou/Odwalla" (Joseph Jarman/Don Moye/Roscoe Mitchell) - 39:00
:*Recorded March 19, 1979 in Berlin
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Disc One
# "Peter and Judith" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 32.20
# "Nonaah (Mitchell) - 6:28
# "Old" (Mitchell) - 2:30
Disc Two
# "Bass Solo" (Malachi Favors) - 5:27
# "Tutankhamun" (Favors) - 21:53
# "Barnyard Scuffel Shuffel" (Lester Bowie) - 2:40
# "N'Famadou Boudougou" (Don Moye) - 4:40
# "Odwalla/Theme" (Mitchell) - 4:20
Personnel
*Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Biography
Born in t ...
: trumpet, percussion instruments
*Malachi Favors Maghostut
Malachi Favors (August 22, 1927 – January 30, 2004) was an American jazz bassist who played with the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Biography
"Favors's tendency to dissemble about his age was a well-known source of mirth to fellow musicians of his g ...
: bass, percussion instruments, vocals
*Joseph Jarman
Joseph Jarman (September 14, 1937 – January 9, 2019) was an American jazz musician, composer, poet, and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He was one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and a member of the ...
: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
*Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell (born August 3, 1940) is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' described him as "one of the key figures ...
: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
*Don Moye
Donald Moye, Jr. (born May 23, 1946), known as Famoudou Don Moye, is an American jazz percussionist and drummer. He is most known for his involvement with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and is noted for his mastery of African and Caribbean percuss ...
: drums, percussion
References
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Art Ensemble of Chicago live albums
1979 live albums
West Wind Records live albums