Non-Cognitive Aspects Of The City, Live At Iridium
Reviews
Ben
Reviewed 2006-08-22
Reviewed 2006-08-22
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City
Laid back disc from the long running (40 years!) collective. Several founding members have passed on recently, but Mitchell, Jarman and Moye have kept the flame alive with the addition of new blood on bass and trumpet. They've definitely settled into their role as elder statesmen on the scene, this disc features a lot of great blowing but nothing revolutionary.
Disc 1:
1. Slow, deliberate head, feels a little tired
2. Small, squeaky start builds to busier group work
*3. Loping free bop
*4. Boppy start, gets free in the middle, then slows down near the ned
*5. Funky restrained, segue into #6
6. Abrupt start, med tempo bop w/ band intros
Disc 2:
1. Mellow groove w/ poetry followed by group exploration
*2. Upbeat with great solos
*3. Soft, melodic bell percussion builds into funky groove towards the end
4. Sparse sax start, gets busier, then false ending w/ 5 min left
5. Slow, melancholy
6. Med-temp bop w/ singing & band intros Ben B 8/06
Laid back disc from the long running (40 years!) collective. Several founding members have passed on recently, but Mitchell, Jarman and Moye have kept the flame alive with the addition of new blood on bass and trumpet. They've definitely settled into their role as elder statesmen on the scene, this disc features a lot of great blowing but nothing revolutionary.
Disc 1:
1. Slow, deliberate head, feels a little tired
2. Small, squeaky start builds to busier group work
*3. Loping free bop
*4. Boppy start, gets free in the middle, then slows down near the ned
*5. Funky restrained, segue into #6
6. Abrupt start, med tempo bop w/ band intros
Disc 2:
1. Mellow groove w/ poetry followed by group exploration
*2. Upbeat with great solos
*3. Soft, melodic bell percussion builds into funky groove towards the end
4. Sparse sax start, gets busier, then false ending w/ 5 min left
5. Slow, melancholy
6. Med-temp bop w/ singing & band intros Ben B 8/06
Recent airplay
On The Mountain
Malachi
Erika
"In Your Ear ..." with David Bug, new date and time ... ? — Oct 01, 2008
Malachi
Big Red Peaches/Odwalla
Memory Select: guest Myra Melford — Oct 27, 2006
Erika
Memory Select — Oct 13, 2006
Charting
2006-08-27 — 2006-10-29
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 29 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | 3 |
| Sep 3 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Song For My Sister | ||
| 2. | The Morning Mist | ||
| 3. | Song For Charles | ||
| 4. | On The Mountain | ||
| 5. | Big Red Peaches | ||
| 6. | Odwalla | ||
| 7. | Erika | ||
| 8. | Malachi | ||
| 9. | The J Song | ||
| 10. | Red Sand Green Water | ||
| 11. | Slow Tenor And Bass | ||
| 12. | Odwalla |