Chi-Congo
title: "Chi-Congo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1970-albums", "art-ensemble-of-chicago-albums", "decca-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-Congo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chi-Congo |
| type | Album |
| artist | Art Ensemble of Chicago |
| cover | Chi-Congo.jpg |
| released | 1972 |
| recorded | May–June 1970 |
| studio | Paris, France |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 36:49 |
| label | Decca Records |
| prev_title | Go Home |
| prev_year | 1970 |
| next_title | Les Stances a Sophie |
| next_year | 1970 |
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| | | name = Chi-Congo | type = Album | artist = Art Ensemble of Chicago | cover = Chi-Congo.jpg | alt = | released = 1972 | recorded = May–June 1970 | venue = | studio = Paris, France | genre = Jazz | length = 36:49 | label = Decca Records | producer = | prev_title = Go Home | prev_year = 1970 | next_title = Les Stances a Sophie | next_year = 1970
Chi-Congo is an album recorded in Paris in 1970 by the Art Ensemble of Chicago which was first released in 1972 on the French Decca label, later reissued in the US on the Paula label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, and Don Moye.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Rob Ferrier awarded the album 4 stars noting that "these gentlemen are sterling musicians and everything is done for a purpose, exactly when they want it to happen. A wonderful record by a bunch of really great guys". | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev2Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 14
Track listing
| title1 = Chi-Congo | note1 = Favors | length1 = 11:40 | title2 = Enlorfe | note2 = Mitchell | length2 = 14:39 | title3 = Hippparippp | note3 = Mitchell | length3 = 10:30
Personnel
- Lester Bowie – trumpet, percussion instruments
- Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion instruments, vocals
- Joseph Jarman – saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
- Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
- Don Moye – drums, percussion
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/19990203134133/http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/8835/art.html Art Ensemble of Chicago discography] accessed 22 July 2009
- [http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_AEC.htm Jazzlists: Art Ensemble Of Chicago discography], accessed 26 November 2017
- Ferrier, R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/chi-congo-r134737 AllMusic Review] accessed 27 July 2011.
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