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1991 studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Thelonious Sphere Monk
Released 1991 Recorded January 16 – March 11, 1990
Genre
Jazz Length 61 :56
Label
DIW
Producer Art Ensemble of Chicago
Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 is an album by the
Art Ensemble of Chicago and
Cecil Taylor released on the Japanese
DIW label. It features performances by
Lester Bowie ,
Joseph Jarman ,
Roscoe Mitchell ,
Malachi Favors Maghostut and
Don Moye with
Cecil Taylor guesting on piano, vocals and percussion.
Reception
The
AllMusic review by
Scott Yanow describes the album as "more significant historically than it is musically"
[1] due to a mismatch between Taylor's style and the Art Ensemble's.
Track listing
"Dreaming of the Masters" (Jarman) - 0:57
"Intro to Fifteen" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 18:25
"Excerpt from Fifteen Part 3A" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 10:51
"
'Round Midnight " (
Monk ) - 15:23
"Caseworks" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 8:22
"Nutty" (Monk) - 7:27
"Dreaming of the Masters" (Jarman) - 0:52
Recorded January 16–19 & 31, February 3 and March 10–11, 1990 at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Personnel
References
^
a
b Yanow, S.
AllMusic review accessed 12 February 2009.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin guide to Jazz on CD . Penguin Books. p. 58.
^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz . Virgin. p. 37.
^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide . Random House. p. 37.
Pre-Art Ensemble of Chicago Studio albums Live albums