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Art Ensemble of Chicago
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group · 1966–

Art Ensemble of Chicago

American avant-garde group

Formed
1966
Illinois
Country
United States
Record labels
ECM Records, Delmark Records, BYG Records
Discography
52 albums

Biography

Art Ensemble of Chicago is a jazz group, formed in 1966 in Illinois. Record labels: ECM Records, Delmark Records and BYG Records. The discography here lists 52 albums, from “A Jackson in Your House” (1969) to “The Sixth Decade - From Paris to Paris” (2023).

The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz group that grew out of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in the late 1960s. The ensemble integrates many jazz styles and plays many instruments, including "little instruments": bells, bicycle horns, birthday party noisemakers, wind chimes, and various forms of percussion. The musicians would wear costumes and face paint while performing. These characteristics combined to make the ensemble's performances both aural and visual. While playing in Europe in 1969, five hundred instruments were used.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Jackson in Your House 1969
Message to Our Folks 1969
People in Sorrow 1969
Reese and the Smooth Ones 1969
Certain Blacks 1970
Go Home 1970
Les Stances à Sophie 1970
Art Ensemble of Chicago With Fontella Bass 1971
Phase One 1971
Chi-Congo 1972
The Spiritual 1972
Bap-Tizum 1973 · Live
Fanfare for the Warriors 1974
Live at Mandel Hall 1974 · Live
Tutankhamun 1974
Live Part 1 1975 · Live
Live Part 2 1975 · Live
Kabalaba 1978 · Live
Nice Guys 1979
Full Force 1980
Live in Milano 1981 · Live
Urban Bushmen 1982 · Live
Live in Japan 1985 · Live
The Third Decade 1985
Naked 1986
Ancient to the Future: Dreaming of the Masters Series, Vol. 1 1987
Complete Live in Japan 1988 · Live
The Alternate Express 1989
Art Ensemble of Soweto 1990
Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy '90 1990 · Live
Art Ensemble of Soweto: America - South Africa 1991
Dreaming of the Masters Suite 1991
Dreaming of the Masters, Volume 2: Thelonious Sphere Monk 1991
Eda Wobu 1991
Fundamental Destiny 1991 · Live
Salutes the Chicago Blues Tradition 1993 · Live
Coming Home Jamaïca 1998
Live in Berlin 1998 · Live
Zero Sun No Point (Dedicated to Mynona & Sun Ra) 2001
The Meeting 2003
Tribute to Lester 2003
Urban Magic 2003 · Live
Reunion: Live in Roma 2004 · Live
Sirius Calling 2004
Live at Earshot Jazz Festival, 2002 2006 · Live
Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City: Live at Iridium 2006 · Live
Peace Be Unto You 2008 · Live
Null Sonne No Point 2011 · Live
Early Combinations 2012
We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration 2019 · Live
The Spiritual + Tutankhamun 2021
The Sixth Decade - From Paris to Paris 2023 · Live

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Frequently asked questions

What are Art Ensemble of Chicago's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include A Jackson in Your House (1969), Message to Our Folks (1969), People in Sorrow (1969), Reese and the Smooth Ones (1969) and Certain Blacks (1970).

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