Ancient to the Future
1987 studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Ancient to the Future | ||||
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Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | March 17–19, 1987 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:34 | |||
Label | DIW | |||
Producer | Art Ensemble of Chicago | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Ancient to the Future: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 1 is a 1987 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye with Bahnamous Lee Bowie guesting.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick describes the album as "Considered by some to be the Art Ensemble's "pop" record, this album is also one of the very best from the latter portion of their career".[2]
Track listing
- "Sangaredi/Blues for Zen" (Moye/Jarman) - 9:02
- "Creole Love Call" (Ellington) - 5:55
- "These Arms of Mine" (Redding) - 5:12
- "No Woman, No Cry" (Ford, Marley) - 9:23
- "Purple Haze" (Hendrix) - 5:36
- "Zombie" (Kuti) - 5:52
- Recorded March 17–19, 1987 in Brooklyn
Personnel
- Lester Bowie: trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments
- Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
- Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
- Don Moye: drums, percussion
- Bahnamous Lee Bowie: synthesizer
References
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- Roscoe Mitchell
- Don Moye
- Jaribu Shahid
- Hugh Ragin
- Tomeka Reid
- Dudu Kouate
- Joseph Jarman
- Lester Bowie
- Malachi Favors
- Phillip Wilson
- Corey Wilkes
- Baba Sissoko
- Ari Brown
- Elliot Ngubone
- A Jackson in Your House
- Tutankhamun
- The Spiritual
- People in Sorrow
- Message to Our Folks
- Reese and the Smooth Ones
- Eda Wobu
- Comme à la radio
- Certain Blacks
- Go Home
- Chi-Congo
- Les Stances a Sophie
- Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass
- Phase One
- Fanfare for the Warriors
- Nice Guys
- Full Force
- The Third Decade
- Naked
- Ancient to the Future
- The Alternate Express
- Art Ensemble of Soweto
- America – South Africa
- Dreaming of the Masters Suite
- Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2
- Coming Home Jamaica
- Tribute to Lester
- The Meeting
- Sirius Calling