Sunday, April 11, 2021

Art Ensemble of Chicago "Urban Bushmen"


 (Warner Brothers, 1982) This band featured what is clearly one of the greatest collections of talent ever assembled. Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Jospeh Jarman, and Famoudou Don Moye were all in the same group! This 1980 Munich concert also proves they were some of the best performers in our planet's history. Your life is better if you listen to this album. GREAT BLACK MUSIC - FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE FUTURE. That is an accurate description. There's some whimsy and some quiet and some drumming that is from another planet and some (also otherworldly) instrument sounds that uplift beyond the ozone layer. And they wore better makeup than KISS. And Chicago is proud that our City is in their name. And I am going to stop typing and just lie back and listen for the next coupla hours. 

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