Fanfare For The Warriors

Rate It! Avg: 4.5 (14 ratings)
Sample Album
Fanfare For The Warriors album cover
Album Information
EDITOR'S PICK

Total Tracks: 7   Total Length: 38:58

Write a Review 0 Member Reviews

Please register before you review a release. Register

Recommended Albums

eMusic Features

George Lewis & the AACM's Staying Power
0

George Lewis & the AACM’s Staying Power

By Kevin Whitehead, eMusic Contributor

Finally out, and worth the wait: George Lewis's sprawling book on the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians — the Chicago musicians'cooperative that spawned Lewis, Anthony Braxton, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Henry Threadgill and many more valued improvisers and composers. Power Stronger than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music is very dense but very readable, filled with fascinating stories, capsule bios and rewarding side trips. Lewis has a gift for explaining abstruse… more »

They Say All Music Guide

The Art Ensemble of Chicago’s first (and arguably most significant) period concluded with this high-quality studio session, Fanfare for the Warriors. The quintet (trumpeter Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman on reeds, bassist Malachi Favors and drummer Don Moye) provides concise but adventurous performances. High points include Mitchell’s “Nonnaah,” Bowie’s humorous “Barnyard Scuffel Shuffle” and “Tnoona,” but all of the selections have their own musical personality. It’s a fine showcase for this important avant-garde unit. – Scott Yanow