The Alternate Express
1989 studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
The Alternate Express | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | January 1989 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 51:09 | |||
Label | DIW | |||
Producer | Art Ensemble of Chicago | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Alternate Express is a 1989 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.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick describes the album as "only occasionally rising to the level of excitement and inspiration evinced on recordings from the late '60s and early '70s". [2]
Track listing
- "Whatever Happens" (Bowie) - 9:59
- "And There Was Peace" (Mitchell) - 5:28
- "Imaginary Situations" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 9:28
- "Kush" (Favors, Moye) - 21:40
- "The Alternate Express" (Mitchell) - 4:25
- Recorded January 1989 in Chicago
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
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