Coming_Home_Jamaica References

Coming Home Jamaica
Coming Home Jamaica
Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	1998
Recorded	December 27, 1995 & January 16, 1996
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:43
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Art Ensemble of Chicago, Gerry Percy
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
2002 Reissue Cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Coming Home Jamaica is a 1998 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago originally released on the Atlantic label and reissued in 2002 on the Dreyfus label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye with Bahnamous Lee Bowie guesting on one track.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell states that "the whole album seems to have a relaxed, carefree, even at times lackadaisical feeling... this AEC working holiday is not going to push many envelopes".^[3]

Track listing

"Grape Escape" (Bowie) - 3:55
"Odwalla/Theme" (Mitchell) - 5:06
"Jamaica Farewell" (Mitchell) - 1:57
"Mama Wants You" (Bowie, Favors) - 12:34
"Strawberry Mango" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 3:46
"Villa Tiamo" (Bowie) - 1:47
"Malachi" (Mitchell) - 9:33
"Lotta Colada" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 3:05

The 2002 reissue changes the track order and features three additional tracks:

"Villa Tiamo" [alternate take] (Bowie) - 1:41
"C Monster" (Mitchell) - 6:49
"Blue Hole/Mr. Freddy" (Mitchell) - 11:54
- Recorded December 27, 1995 & January 16, 1996, in Bonham Springs, Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Personnel

Lester Bowie: trumpet, fluegelhorn
Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments
Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
Don Moye: drums, percussion
Bahnamous Lee Bowie: keyboards (track 5)

References

^ Allmusic Review
^ 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.
^ Ginell, R. S. Allmusic review accessed 17 February 2009.

[1] Allmusic Review

[Penguin-2] 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.

[3] Ginell, R. S. Allmusic review accessed 17 February 2009.

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