| Artist | Art Ensemble of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Cover | People in Sorrow.jpg |
| Released | 1969 |
| Recorded | July 7, 1969 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 40:10 |
| Label | Pathé-Marconi |
| Prev year | 1969 |
| Next year | 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. The album was also reissued in May 2026 by the Berlin-based label play loud! productions [3] on vinyl and CD, accompanied by extended liner notes by music journalist Chris Morris, bringing renewed attention to this landmark recording.
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".[4] 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".[5]
Track listing
- "People In Sorrow Part 1" - 17:05
- "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, oboe
- Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
References
- ^ Art Ensemble of Chicago discography accessed 22, July, 2009
- ^ Jazzlists: Art Ensemble Of Chicago discography, accessed November 26, 2017
- ^ "People in Sorrow reissue". play loud! productions. May 2026.
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 19 July 2009
- ^ Swenson, J. (ed.) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 14. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.