Full Force is a 1980 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago, their second to appear on the ECM label.[1][2][3][4]

Full Force
Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	April 1, 1980
Recorded	January 1980
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:34
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
Live in Berlin (1978) Full Force (1980) Urban Bushmen (1981)

Reception

The album was identified by Chris Kelsey in his Allmusic essay "Free Jazz: A Subjective History" as one of the 20 Essential Free Jazz Albums.[5]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos states "Their music in this era continued in a developmental phase, stripping away nuance and shadings in lieu of pure expressionism, even more experimental while utilizing thematic ideas that alternately suggest world music fusions and tune structures. This may be the most accessible Art Ensemble of Chicago album, perhaps disappointing for some hardcore fans, but certainly illuminating to many others unexposed to their unmitigated brilliance".[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[7]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[8]

Track listing

1. "Magg Zelma" (Malachi Favors) - 19:50
2. "Carefree" (Roscoe Mitchell) 0:50
3. "Charlie M" (Lester Bowie) - 9:18
4. "Ol' Time Southside Street Dance" (Joseph Jarman) - 5:12
5. "Full Force" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 7:24

Personnel

• Lester Bowie – trumpet, celeste, bass drum
• Malachi Favors – double bass, percussion, melodica
• Joseph Jarman – saxophone, clarinet, percussion, vocal
• Roscoe Mitchell – saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
• Don Moye – drums, percussion, vocal

References