Release type
ALBUM
The Third Decade
Product information
From $5.94
1984
6 Tracks
41:49
Release options
© 1985 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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1
Prayer For Jimbo Kwesi
09:47
Popularity 7/10 -
2
Funky AECO
07:39
Popularity 6/10 -
3
Walking In The Moonlight
04:07
Popularity 10/10 -
4
The Bell Piece
06:02
Popularity 5/10 -
5
Zero
05:55
Popularity 3/10 -
6
Third Decade
08:19
Popularity 3/10
For the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Third Decade marked both the end of their relationship with the ECM label and the beginning of a more streamlined stretch of music making. The band would cut back on their once predominant, free-form explorations to make room for more bebop and crossover material, like "Funky AECO" and the Caribbean-tinged bop tune "Zero," straightforward genre pieces the band still undermine with playful "found sounds" (bike horns, sirens, chimes, etc.). Along these more traditional lines, the lovely, '20s-style jazz ballad "Walking in the Moonlight" is also included. The group stretches out on more open-ended pieces like Joseph Jarmen's dirge-like opener "Prayer for Jimbo Kwesi" and Mitchell's magisterial number "The Bell Piece," but even here the group's traditionally frenetic playing is kept in check. This is not necessarily bad, considering the Art Ensemble's consistently top-notch and provocative solo work, straight-ahead or otherwise. The band does end the album, though, with the decidedly frenetic and free "Third Decade," as if to say they are equally adept at a variety of styles and so should not be restricted to only one. The point is well taken with this varied yet cogent set. ~ Stephen Cook
1. Prayer For Jimbo Kwesi
- Double Bass
- Malachi Favors Maghostut
- Primary Artist
- Art Ensemble Of Chicago
- Drums
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Percussion
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Performer
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Famoudou Donald Moye
Lester Bowie
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Saxophone
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Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Trumpet
- Lester Bowie
- Composer
- Joseph Jarman
- Producer
- Manfred Eicher
- Recording
- Martin Wieland
- Studio Personnel
- Martin Wieland
2. Funky AECO
- Double Bass
- Malachi Favors Maghostut
- Primary Artist
- Art Ensemble Of Chicago
- Drums
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Percussion
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Performer
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Famoudou Donald Moye
Lester Bowie
Joseph Jarman - Saxophone
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Trumpet
- Lester Bowie
- Composer
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman
Famoudou Donald Moye
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Lester Bowie - Producer
- Manfred Eicher
- Recording
- Martin Wieland
- Studio Personnel
- Martin Wieland
3. Walking In The Moonlight
- Double Bass
- Malachi Favors Maghostut
- Primary Artist
- Art Ensemble Of Chicago
- Drums
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Percussion
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Performer
-
Famoudou Donald Moye
Lester Bowie
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Saxophone
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Trumpet
- Lester Bowie
- Composer
- Roscoe E Mitchell
- Producer
- Manfred Eicher
- Recording
- Martin Wieland
- Studio Personnel
- Martin Wieland
4. The Bell Piece
- Double Bass
- Malachi Favors Maghostut
- Primary Artist
- Art Ensemble Of Chicago
- Drums
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Percussion
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Performer
-
Famoudou Donald Moye
Lester Bowie
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Saxophone
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Trumpet
- Lester Bowie
- Composer
- Roscoe E Mitchell
- Producer
- Manfred Eicher
- Recording
- Martin Wieland
- Studio Personnel
- Martin Wieland
5. Zero
- Double Bass
- Malachi Favors Maghostut
- Primary Artist
- Art Ensemble Of Chicago
- Drums
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Percussion
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Performer
-
Famoudou Donald Moye
Lester Bowie
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Saxophone
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Trumpet
- Lester Bowie
- Composer
- Lester Bowie
- Producer
- Manfred Eicher
- Recording
- Martin Wieland
- Studio Personnel
- Martin Wieland
6. Third Decade
- Double Bass
- Malachi Favors Maghostut
- Primary Artist
- Art Ensemble Of Chicago
- Drums
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Percussion
- Famoudou Donald Moye
- Performer
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Famoudou Donald Moye
Lester Bowie
Joseph Jarman - Saxophone
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman - Trumpet
- Lester Bowie
- Composer
-
Roscoe Mitchell
Joseph Jarman
Famoudou Donald Moye
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Lester Bowie - Producer
- Manfred Eicher
- Recording
- Martin Wieland
- Studio Personnel
- Martin Wieland
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 6 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 41 minutes and 49 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1500x1500 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Jazz, Classical, Avant-Garde, Avant-Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz
- Label
- ECM
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
Germany- Language
- No linguistic content
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- May 31, 1984
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 42282321329
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