The Spiritual
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
1972
The Spiritual is a Jazz album by Art Ensemble Of Chicago, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- sparse
- meditative
- spiritual
About
The Spiritual is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in 1969 for the Freedom label as the same sessions that produced Tutankhamun. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell and Malachi Favors Maghostut. Reception The AllMusic review stated "this stunning 1974 album, The Spiritual, finds the Art Ensemble of Chicago at their artistic height. Reduced to an unusual drummerless quartet for this session (reedsmen Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell, horn player Lester Bowie and bassist/banjo player Malachi Favors all double on various types of percussion), the group explores one of the main stems of .
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Tracklist
- 1Toro8:30
- 2Lori Song3:58
- 3That the Evening Sky Fell Through the Glass Wall and We Stood Alone Somewhere6:00
- 4The Spiritual20:06
Credits
Performers
- Malachi FavorsBANJO BASS PERCUSSION
- Lester BowieBASS DRUM HORNS TRUMPET
- Joseph JarmanCLARINET FLUTE GUITAR
- Roscoe MitchellCLARINET FLUTE PERCUSSION
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold