
Like the other Art Ensemble record on Nessa, Les Stances A Sophie, this one was recorded in France on the beautiful July 7, 1969 during one of the most fruitful periods for the group.
Unlike that one, though, this one is a very different recording musically.
The LP features one long track, the title cut, and the music is very spare, with lots of nice isolated bass work, horn solos, and percussion.
The group here is a quartet

artful work from the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and one of their undisputed classics!
The record features some of the most perfectly realized moments the band ever cut to wax,
with a blend of whimsical multi-instrumental improvisation, and a strong sense of the spiritual tradition in jazz.
The album features one long piece -- "Reese & The Smooth Ones" -- and it's a stunning array of spontanteous instrumentation, with a jagged sound that never stops reinventing itself!

JACK MCDUFF
THE FOURTH DIMENSION
Once again a Jack Mcduff album that feels like a CTI records release.
maybe because of the personell on the date..
Harold Vick on tenor saxophone
Joe Farrell on tenor saxophone, flute
Pee Wee Ellis on soprano & tenor saxophones & flute
Joe Newman trumpet
&
Joe Beck on guitar
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