Art Ensemble of Chicago
Urban Bushmen (2CD)
Format2CDLabelECM RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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*2024 stock* Urban Bushmen is a live double album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded at the Amerika Haus in Munich over two days in May 1980 and released on ECM in March 1982. The quintet comprises trumpeter Lester Bowie, saxophonists Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell and rhythm section Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye.
Format
Concert Recording, May 1980, Amerika Haus München
An ECM Production
℗ 1982 ECM Records GmbH
on back cover: CD is manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany
on discs: Made in W. Germany by PolyGram
on discs (matrix/ring area): MADE IN GERMAN BY UNIVERSAL M & L
Issued in black thick jewel case ("Fatboy"), black trays, with an 8-page booklet.
Release notes
Concert Recording, May 1980, Amerika Haus München An ECM Production ℗ 1982 ECM Records GmbH on back cover: CD is manufactured by PolyGram in Hanover, West Germany on discs: Made in W. Germany by PolyGram on discs (matrix/ring area): MADE IN GERMAN BY UNIVERSAL M & L Issued in black thick jewel case ("Fatboy"), black trays, with an 8-page booklet.
| 1-1 | Promenade: Cote Bamako I | 4:11 | |
| 1-2 | Bush Magic | 5:05 | |
| 1-3 | Urban Magic | 15:39 | |
| 1-3a | March | ||
| 1-3b | Warm Night Blues Stroll | ||
| 1-3c | Down The Walkway | ||
| 1-3d | RM Express | ||
| 1-4 | Sun Precondition Two / Theme For Sco | 21:53 | |
| 1-4a | Soweto Messenger | ||
| 1-4b | Bushman Triumphant | ||
| 1-4c | Entering The City | ||
| 1-4d | Announcement Of Victory | ||
| 2-1 | New York Is Full Of Lonely People | 7:37 | |
| 2-2 | Ancestral Meditation | 6:56 | |
| 2-3 | Uncle | 17:29 | |
| 2-4 | Peter And Judith | 2:39 | |
| 2-5 | Promenade: Cote Bamako II | 5:57 | |
| 2-6 | Odwalla / Theme | 5:14 |
- Malachi Favors
- Bass, Percussion, Melodica, Bass Drum [Bass Pan Drum], Vocals
- Barbara Wojirsch
- Design
- Martin Wieland
- Engineer
- Joseph Jarman
- Liner Notes, Sopranino Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Vocals, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet [Bb Clarinet], Bassoon, Piccolo Flute [Piccolo], Flute [Alto Flute], Conch [Conch Shell], Vibraphone [Vibraharp], Celesta [Celeste], Tom Tom [Tom-Tom Drums], Whistle [Whistles], Bells, Siren, Bass Drum [Bass Pan Drums]
- Emilio Antonio Cruz
- Painting [Cover Painting]
- Famoudou Don Moye
- Percussion [Sun Percussion], Drums [Trap Drums], Bendir, Horns [Bike Horns], Whistle [Whistles], Congas, Djembe [Djimbe], Talking Drum [Djun-Djun], Talking Drum [Donno], Bongos [Bongoes], Timpani [Tympani], Shekere [Chekere], Conch [Conch Shell], Horns [Long Horn], Horns [Elephant Horn], Gong [Gongs], Cymbal [Cymbals], Chimes, Wood Block [Wood Blocks], Balafon [Belafon], Percussion [Cans], Bass Drum [Bass Pan Drums], Vocals, Performer [Etc.]
- Helmut Frühauf
- Photography By [Liner Photos]
- Manfred Eicher
- Producer
- Roscoe Mitchell
- Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Piccolo Flute [Piccolo], Bongos [Bongoes], Congas [Conga], Clarinet [Bb Clarinet], Flute [Bamboo Flute], Gong [Gongs], Glockenspiel, Whistle [Whistles], Bells, Steel Drums [Pans], Vocals
- Lester Bowie
- Trumpet, Bass Drum, Horns [Long Horn], Vocals






















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