The Third Decade is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in June 1984 and released on ECM the following year.[1][2][3][4]
| The Third Decade | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | June 1984 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:45 | |||
| Label | ECM 1273 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Cook stated "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".[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD reviewed the album negatively, calling it "nothing so much as the atrophy of a once-radical band."[7]
Spin wrote, "While not a spectacular LP it is an important exhibit of the kinds of musical moods the group has created over the years. A brief collective history of five men who, for more than 20 years, have shared experiences of great power and poignancy."[8]
Track listing edit
- "Prayer for Jimbo Kwesi" (Joseph Jarman) - 9:52
- "Funky Aeco" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 7:43
- "Walking in the Moonlight" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 4:11
- "The Bell Piece" (Mitchell) - 6:07
- "Zero" (Lester Bowie) - 6:00
- "Third Decade" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 8:19
Personnel edit
Art Ensemble of Chicago edit
- Lester Bowie – trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion instruments
- Joseph Jarman – saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments, synthesizer
- Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
- Don Moye – drums, percussion
References edit
- ^ Art Ensemble of Chicago discography accessed 22, July, 2009
- ^ Jazzlists: Art Ensemble Of Chicago discography, accessed November 26, 2017
- ^ ECM Records Catalog: 1200 series, accessed November 26, 2017
- ^ ECM Records Catalogue, accessed November 26, 2017
- ^ a b Cook, Stephen. The Third Decade – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Cd, 3rd ed. 1993, p. 52
- ^ David Earl Jackson (July 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 3. p. 31.