People in Sorrow
Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	1969
Recorded	July 7, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:10
Label	Pathé-Marconi
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
The Spiritual (1969) People in Sorrow (1969) Message to Our Folks (1969)

People in Sorrow is a 1969 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Boulogne for the French Pathé-Marconi label, later reissued in the US on Nessa Records. ^{[1] [2]} It features an extended improvised performance by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell and Malachi Favors Maghostut.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The still-startling music, which uses space, dynamics, and a wide range of emotions expertly, is not for everyone's taste (the high-energy tenors of the mid-1960s are actually easier to get into), but worth the struggle". ^[3] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "their masterpiece, People in Sorrow, a forty-minute example of how the group's menagerie of instruments and spontaneous approach to structure can create clearly delineated precisely shaded and starkly emotional music". ^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

1. "People In Sorrow Part 1" - 17:05
2. "People In Sorrow Part 2" - 23:05

All compositions by the Art Ensemble of Chicago

• Recorded July 7, 1969 in Boulogne, Paris

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

References