Message to Our Folks is a 1969 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris for the French BYG Actuel label.[1][2] It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell and Malachi Favors Maghostut.

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Message to Our Folks
Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	1969
Recorded	August 12, 1969
Studio	Studio Saravah, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:45
Label	BYG Actuel
Producer	Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
People in Sorrow (1969) Message to Our Folks (1969) Reese and the Smooth Ones (1969)

Track listing

1. "Old-Time Religion" - 7:41
2. "Dexterity" (Parker) - 4:05
3. "Rock Out" - 8:36
4. "A Brain For The Seine" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) 20:17

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated

• Recorded August 12, 1969 in Paris

Personnel

• Lester Bowie: trumpet, percussion instruments
• Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments, vocals
• Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
• Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments

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