JOSEPH JARMAN / FAMOUDOU DON MOYE – Egwu-Anwu (IN 1033/2LP-1978)

Label: India Navigation – IN 1033, India Navigation 1033

Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album / Country: US / Released: 1978

Style: Free Jazz, Free Improvisation

Recorded live, concert in Woodstock, New York 1978.

Artwork [Cover] – Kenneth Hunter

Liner Notes – Thulani Nkabinde

Producer – India Navigation Company

IBO and UGEB translations – Okah Arikpo

Tehnical Advisor / Instrument setting – Clarence Williams

All Compositions by – Joseph Jarman / Famoudou Don Moye

Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): IN-1033-A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): IN-1033-B

Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched): IN-1033-C

Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): IN-1033-D

ENU-IGWE (THE HEAVENS) ..................................................................... 23:16

      A1 - Egwu-Yesi Kipaleta

      A2 - Egwu Jilala

      A3 - Egwu Ping

NANKE ALA (AND THE EARTH) ............................................................... 19:14

      B  -  Ikpa-Azu: Ohnedaruth       

NKE ALA (THE EARTH) ............................................................................. 20:30

      C1 - Egwu-Erosora Ekou Katah

      C2 - Egwu-Tombong Goudiaby

      C3 - Egwu Ogotemmeli

NA ENU IGWE (AND THE HEAVENS) ...................................................... 20:15

      D1 - Lobo

      D2 - Ekpokpona-Ye Fai

Joseph Jarman – tenor sax, alto sax, sopranino sax, flute, bass clarinet, conch, vibraphone, 

                            cimbals, gongs and accessories, sonors drums

Famoudou Don Moye – drums, other percussion, bailophone, conch, whistle, horns, marimba,                                       cimbals, gongs and accessories, sonors drums

Egwu-Anwu (Sun Song) is an out-of-print live recording by Joseph Jarman and Famoudou Don Moye. The recording is of a live performance recorded in Woodstock, NY, on January 8, 1978, which was released by India Navigation  (catalogue # IN 1033).

Half of the Art Ensemble make a special live appearance for this wonderful late 70s set – recorded in concert in Woodstock, with a loose, open feel that's as much New York loft jazz as it is Chicago AACM. Jarman plays a variety of reeds – including tenor, alto, and sopranino sax, as well as flute and bass clarinet, and a bit of vibes – and the main percussion is handled by Moye on drums, marimba, and other instruments. The album features a long suite of tracks entitled "The Heavens / And The Earth / The Earth / And The Heavens" – building nicely throughout the extended performance!

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A history of Jazz Music: Chicago's creative jazz / by Piero Scaruffi

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If you find it, buy this album!