| All Artists: Art Ensemble of Chicago Title: Coming Home Jamaica Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Dreyfus Release Date: 6/11/2002 Album Type: Original recording reissued Genres: Jazz, Pop Style: Avant Garde & Free Jazz Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 764911700328, 3460503700321, 764911700328 |
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 | Art Ensemble of Chicago Coming Home Jamaica Genres: Jazz, Pop Coming Home Jamaica, the Art Ensemble's first studio album since 1992's Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters, Vol. 2, (which also featured Cecil Taylor), was actually recorded in 1995. Except for the long the de... more » |
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Amazon.com's Best of 1998 Coming Home Jamaica, the Art Ensemble's first studio album since 1992's Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters, Vol. 2, (which also featured Cecil Taylor), was actually recorded in 1995. Except for the long the delay, AEC fans will have little to complain about since Jamaica is an entertaining, great-sounding release. While it's not as adventurous as the group's finest material, AEC comes off here as tight, confident, and swinging. After 32 years in the business, the Art Ensemble still sounds great. --S. Duda Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsGreat to hear new music from the greatest band ever Eric Wagner | Freetopia | 08/14/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "I love this album. The band plays some terrific music as a quartet. I miss Joseph Jarman, but I really like the tunes and the rhythms on this album. Check it out. Fun and beautiful." Emotional but still Euphonous 07/08/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "I bought this album only knowing that the Art ensemble was an avant-garde group from the free jazz period. Now I am a comitted fan. They retain their ability to float in and out of time and through dissonance and consonance effortlessly while adding incredibly solid semi-carribean grooves.I like it because of the attention given equally to melody and also improvisation (with Lester Bowie and Roscoe Mitchell showing supreme command of their instruments) while leaving room for the unwavering support provided by the rhythm section.If you are a traditional jazz fan looking to begin acquiring a taste for the avant-garde, this cd along with some of Coltrane's later works (Ascension) and Miles Davis' (...) Brew are great. Also, if you are an established Art Ensemble fan from their earlier work, this cd demonstrates more of the group's melodic prowess. Lastly, the grooves on Grape Escape, Mama Wants You, Strawberry Mango, and Lotta Colada along with the looping, floating feel of Odwalla Theme are great for casual listeners."
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