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- Date Released: January 1, 2002
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Avant-garde
- Label: Dreyfus Jazz / Kindred Rhythm
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They Say...
From the looks of things, the Art Ensemble's first studio album in roughly six years was recorded under vacation-like conditions -- on a resort compound in Bonham Springs, Jamaica, during winter 1995/1996. Saxophonist Joseph Jarman had long since departed, leaving Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, and Famoudou Don Moye to bask in the Caribbean sun, with more than two months of studio rehearsal time (courtesy of the Odwalla juice company) to use up. Accordingly, the whole album seems to have a relaxed, carefree, even at times lackadaisical feeling, best when celebrating AEC's good fortune ("Grape Escape"), worst when dragging through the mostly torporous "Malachi." At 12-and-a-half minutes, "Mama Wants You" is the central work, consuming about two-fifths of the playing time. With a bebop front line opening, Moye's unpredictable drums signal an eventual disintegration into free near-chaos before landing back in bopland down the stretch. They attempt some off-kilter reggae on "Strawberry Mango" (Bowie's son Bahnamous kicks in some uncredited rhythm piano on this one) and half-hearted calypso on "Lotta Colada"; otherwise, local color is kept at arm's length. ("Jamaica Farewell" bears no relation to the Belafonte hit; it's just a brief collective recitative.) In other words, this AEC working holiday is not going to push many envelopes. [The 2002 reissue changes the track order and offers three new songs: "Blue Hole/Mr. Freddy," an alternate version of "Villa Tiamo," and "C Monster."]
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| 01. |  |
Malachi |
9:31 |
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| 02. | |
Mama Wants You |
12:30 |
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| 03. | |
Jamaica Farewell |
1:57 |
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| 04. | |
Strawberry Mango |
3:47 |
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| 05. | |
Villa Tiamo |
1:45 |
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| 06. | |
C Monster |
6:52 |
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| 07. | |
Villa Tiamo |
1:49 |
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| 08. | |
Lotta Colada |
3:06 |
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| 09. | |
Grape Escape |
4:00 |
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| 10. | |
Blue Hole/Mr. Freddy |
11:56 |
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| 11. | |
Odwalla Theme |
5:08 |
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11 Total Tracks, 62:21 Total Length
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