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Among the People

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Released
  
1981

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Kostas Yiannoulopoulos

Recorded
  
August 1980

Label
  
Praxis

Among the People (1981)
  
The Complete Live in Japan (1988)

Among the People is a live album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago originally released in 1981 as an LP on the Greek Praxis label, and rereleased on CD as Live in Milano on the Golden Years of New Jazz label. It features a live performance by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, and Don Moye recorded in Milan, Italy in August 1980.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Tutankhamun" (Malachi Favors) - 18:32 (mistitled "Among the People" on original LP)
  2. "Illinstrun" (Don Moye, Malachi Favors) - 7:51 (mistitled "Shango King" on original LP)
  3. "A Jackson in Your House" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 10:24 (mistitled "Choosing a Cracker" on original LP)

Personnel

  • Lester Bowie: trumpet, bass drum
  • Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments
  • Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
  • Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
  • Don Moye: drums, percussion

    • References

    Among the People Wikipedia
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