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Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2

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Released
  
1991

Artist
  
Art Ensemble of Chicago

Label
  
DIW Records

Length
  
61:56

Release date
  
1991

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
January 16 – March 11, 1990

Producer
  
Art Ensemble of Chicago

Thelonious Sphere Monk (1991)
  
Dreaming of the Masters Suite (1991)

Similar
  
Art Ensemble of Chicago albums, Jazz albums

Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Cecil Taylor released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye with Cecil Taylor guesting on piano, vocals and percussion.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow describes the album as "more significant historically than it is musically"

due to a mismatch between Taylor's style and the Art Ensemble's.

Track listing

  1. "Dreaming of the Masters" (Jarman) - 0:57
  2. "Intro to Fifteen" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 18:25
  3. "Excerpt from Fifteen Part 3A" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 10:51
  4. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) - 15:23
  5. "Caseworks" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 8:22
  6. "Nutty" (Monk) - 7:27
  7. "Dreaming of the Masters" (Jarman) - 0:52
  • Recorded January 16–19 & 31, February 3 and March 10–11, 1990 at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY

    • Personnel

  • Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion
  • Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion
  • Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion
  • Don Moye: percussion
  • Cecil Taylor: piano, vocals, percussion

    • Songs

    1Dreaming of the Masters0:57
    2Intro to Fifteen18:25
    3Excerpt From Fifteen Part 3A10:51

    References

    Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 Wikipedia
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