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03/09/1978
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Set 1S II Examples
Dreaming Of The Master
Ohnedaruth
Set 2Chant
CommentLester Bowie
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Joseph Jarman
Roscoe Mitchell
Famoudou Don Moye
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03/10/1978
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Set 1March
Old Time Religion
Set 2Magg Zelma
CommentLester Bowie
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Joseph Jarman
Roscoe Mitchell
Famoudou Don Moye
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03/11/1978
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Set 1Improv
Set 2Fanfare For The Warriors
S-II Example
Odwalla
CommentLester Bowie
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Joseph Jarman
Roscoe Mitchell
Famoudou Don Moye
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06/12/1979
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Set 1Old
Ohnedaruth
Nice Guys
E:
Dreaming Of The Masters
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02/01/1980
World Saxophone Quartet
Set 1Oliver Lake talks about formation of WSQ
?
? 10:12
? 6:28
? 7:03
? 7:07
? 10:18
? 5:12
? 5:00
? 3:18
CommentOliver Lake- alto
Julius Hemphill- alto
David Murray- tenor
Hamiet Bluiett- baritone
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??/??/1980
Henry Threadgill
Set 1James Newton Flute Quartet w/ Henry Threadgill (21 min)
Set 2Henry Threadgill Sextett (23 min)
Set 3Henry Threadgill + (Rashied?)Ali Duet
(21 min)
CommentDate is Unknown.
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06/27/1981
Ornette Coleman
CommentCE,BN,JT,AM,ODC
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10/30/1981
Sun Ra
Set 1unidentified title (Allen-kora; Thompson-fl; perc)
Discipline 27 (Ra)
synthesizer solo
Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington)
What's New? (Burke-Haggart)
'Round Midnight (Hanighen-Monk-Williams)
untitled blues (Ra plus rhythm)
Happy as the Day Is Long (Arlen-Koehler)
Yeah, Man! (Sissle-Henderson)
Limehouse Blues (Braham-Furber)
Daydream (Ellington-Strayhorn)
Big John's Special (H. Henderson)

Love in Outer Space (Ra)
Spontaneous Simplicity (Ra)
unidentified title (Ra-keyb)
Strange Mathematic Rhythmic Equations (Ra)
Space Is the Place (Ra)
unidentified title (horn ens.)
Interplanetary Music (Ra)
Sun Ra and His Band from Outer Space (Ra)
Do the Thang (Ra)
CommentThe band for this occasion:
Fred Adams-tp
Richard Rozenbland-tp
Tyrone Hill-tb
Marshall Allen-kora, as, fl
John Gilmore-ts, cl
Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl, perc
Noel Scott-as, bs
Eloe Omoe-as, bcl
James Jacson-bsn, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum, voc
Sun Ra-keyb, voc
Damon Choice-vib
Skeeter McFarland- eg
Kevin Miles-b
Steve Clark-eb
Samurai Celestial-d
Kumaru Wesley Phillips-cga
June Tyson-voc
Carla Washington-dance
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11/??/1981
360' Music Experience
Set 1Newcomer/Seven Years Later
Set 2
Set 3
CommentArthur Rhames ts
Don Pullen p
Fred Hopkins b
Beaver Harris d
Francis Haynes steel drums
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12/??/1981
Henry Threadgill Sextett
Set 1no setlist available
CommentHenry Threadgill - tenor and alto saxophones
Olu Dara - cornet
Craig Harris - trombone
Brian Smith - bass
John Betsch - drums
Thurman Barker - drums
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??/??/1981
Sam Rivers Quartet
Set 14 tracks
CommentSam Rivers-reeds, woodwinds, piano
Jerry Byrd-electric guitar
Real Wesley Grant-electric bass
Steve Ellington-drums
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06/18/1982
George Russell
Set 1God Bless the Child 6:27
Time Spiral 26:06
CommentGeorge Russell Big Band

Doug Miller - tenor saxophone, flute
Marty Erlich - alto saxophone, flute
Bob Hanlon - baritone saxophone
Stanton Davis - trumpet
Ron Tooley - trumpet
Tom Harrell - trumpet
John Clark - French horn
Earl McIntyre - bass trombone
Jack Reilly - keyboards
Mark Soskin - keyboards
Alan Jaffe - guitar
Ron McCLure - bass
Victor Lewis - drums
Lee Genesis - vocal (on God Bless the Child)
George Russell - conductor
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02/01/1986
Jimmy Lyons
Set 1?
Don Pullen (piano)
Cameron Brown (drums)
Bobby Battle (bass)

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as above, with Sam Rivers (tenor sax)

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Anthony Davis (piano)

Untitled Improvisation/Discipline 27-II/ Tomorrow Is Knocking at Your Door/Unidentified Title/East of the Sun
Yeah Man!
Prelude To a Kiss
I Want To Be Happy
Sun Ra Arkestra
Set 2?
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Thulani Davis (vocal on 1 only)
Joseph Jarman (saxophone)
Don Moye (drums)

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Archie Shepp (tenor sax)
John Purcell (alto sax)
Don Byron (clarinet)
Raphe Malik (trumpet)
Muhal Richard Abrams (piano)
Brian Smith (bass)
Andrew Cyrille (drums)

?
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Wellspring
Jeanne Lee Trio (4-6) and Choir (5-6) w/Gunter Hampel( 6 only)
Set 3Journey to Edanares
Jeanne Lee Trio and Choir w/ Gunter Hampel

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Walt Dickerson (vibraphone)

When the Spirit Returns
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Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
Lester Bowie (trumpet)
Bob Stewart (tuba)
& others

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Frank Wright (tenor sax)
Ken McIntyre (alto sax)
William Parker (bass)
Andrew Cyrille (drums)
CommentObviously not Lyons himself (he was seriously ill at this point); this concert was a benefit for him. Sets are disc divisions, with the exception of set 3; the final group needs a separate disc.
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02/01/1986
Jimmy Lyons Benefit
Set 1
cd1
1 Intro by Don Pullen 0:55

2 ? 12:39
Don Pullen (piano)
Cameron Brown (drums)
Bobby Battle (bass)

3 Capricorn Rising 17:06
Sam Rivers (tenor sax)
Don Pullen (piano)
Cameron Brown (drums)
Bobby Battle (bass)

4 ? 14:45
Anthony Davis (piano)

5 Untitled Improvisation/Discipline 27-II/ Tomorrow Is Knocking at Your Door/Unidentified Title/East of the Sun 12:24
6 Yeah Man! 4:21
7 Prelude To a Kiss 5:14
8 I Want To Be Happy 4:56
Sun Ra Arkestra
Set 2
cd2
1 ? 4:46
2 ? 7:42
Thulani Davis (vocal on 1 only)
Joseph Jarman (saxophone)
Don Moye (drums)

3 ? 30:03
All Star Jam
Archie Shepp (tenor sax)
John Purcell (alto sax)
Don Byron (clarinet)
Raphe Malik (trumpet)
Muhal Richard Abrams (piano)
Brian Smith (bass)
Andrew Cyrille (drums)

4 7:01
5 9:05
6 Wellspring 7:54
Jeanne Lee Trio(4-6) and Choir(5-6) w/Gunter Hampel(6 only)
Set 3cd3
1 Journey to Edanares 17:40
Jeanne Lee Trio and Choir w/Gunter Hampel

2 ? 10:54
Walt Dickerson (vibraphone) solo

3 When the Spirit Returns 9:24
4 ? 9:47
5 ? 9:52
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy
Lester Bowie (trumpet)
Bob Stewart (tuba)
& others

cd4
1 ? 26:24
Frank Wright (tenor sax)
Ken McIntyre (alto sax)
William Parker (bass)
Andrew Cyrille (drums)
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