| The Third Decade | ||||
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| Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | June 1984 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:45 | |||
| Label | ECM 1273 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology | ||||
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The Third Decade is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in June 1984 and released on ECM the following year.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Cook stated "For the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Third Decade marked both the end of their relationship with the ECM label and the beginning of a more streamlined stretch of music making. The band would cut back on their once predominant, free-form explorations to make room for more bebop and crossover material". The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD reviewed the album negatively, calling it "nothing so much as the atrophy of a once-radical band."
Spin wrote, "While not a spectacular LP it is an important exhibit of the kinds of musical moods the group has created over the years. A brief collective history of five men who, for more than 20 years, have shared experiences of great power and poignancy."
Track listing
- "Prayer for Jimbo Kwesi" (Joseph Jarman) - 9:52
- "Funky Aeco" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 7:43
- "Walking in the Moonlight" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 4:11
- "The Bell Piece" (Mitchell) - 6:07
- "Zero" (Lester Bowie) - 6:00
- "Third Decade" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 8:19
Personnel
Art Ensemble of Chicago
- Lester Bowie – trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion instruments
- Joseph Jarman – saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments, synthesizer
- Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
- Don Moye – drums, percussion
References
- Art Ensemble of Chicago discography accessed 22, July, 2009
- Jazzlists: Art Ensemble Of Chicago discography, accessed November 26, 2017
- ECM Records Catalog: 1200 series, accessed November 26, 2017
- ECM Records Catalogue, accessed November 26, 2017
- ^ Cook, Stephen. The Third Decade – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- 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.
- Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Cd, 3rd ed. 1993, p. 52
- David Earl Jackson (July 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 3. p. 31.