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Live in Paris (Art Ensemble of Chicago album)

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Live in Paris
Live album by
Released1974
Recorded13 August 1970
VenueParis, France
GenreJazz
Length96:03
LabelBYG Actuel Japan
ProducerJean Luc Young
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
Les Stances a Sophie
(1970)
Live in Paris
(1974)
Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass
(1970)
Alternative Cover

Live in Paris is a double live album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris and first released on the BYG Actuel label in Japan as two separate volumes ('Live Part 1' and 'Live Part 2') in 1974.[1][2] It was issued on CD by Charly Records under the title 'Live In Paris' presumably to avoid confusion with the Delmark 'Live At Mandel Hall' album (issued on CD under the title 'Live'), and then later issued in the US, with the same artwork and design, by Fuel 2000 Records in the US. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Fontella Bass and Don Moye. Despite reissues identifying it as "Live In Paris" and claiming a date of 5 October 1969, it was actually a radio broadcast from performances in Chateauvailon on 13 August 1970.

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is the finest live recording by the Art Ensemble, and documents the first tour of a legendary band that created new standards not only for improvisation but for performance as well".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Oh, Strange" (Bowie, Jarman) – 49:24
  1. "Bon Voyage" (Bowie) – 46:39

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Art Ensemble of Chicago discography accessed 22 July 2009
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Art Ensemble Of Chicago discography, accessed 26 November 2017
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed 27 July 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.