The Third Decade is a 1984 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago released on the ECM label.[1][2][3][4]

The Third Decade
Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	January 1, 1985
Recorded	June 1984
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:45
Label	ECM ECM 1273
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
The Complete Live in Japan (1984) The Third Decade (1985) Naked (1984)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Cook stated "For the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Third Decade marked both the end of their relationship with the ECM label and the beginning of a more streamlined stretch of music making. The band would cut back on their once predominant, free-form explorations to make room for more bebop and crossover material".[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD reviewed the album negatively, calling it "nothing so much as the atrophy of a once-radical band."[7]

Track listing

1. "Prayer for Jimbo Kwesi" (Joseph Jarman) - 9:52
2. "Funky Aeco" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 7:43
3. "Walking in the Moonlight" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 4:11
4. "The Bell Piece" (Mitchell) - 6:07
5. "Zero" (Lester Bowie) - 6:00
6. "Third Decade" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 8:19

• Recorded June, 1984 in Ludwigsburg

Personnel

• Lester Bowie: trumpet, fluegelhorn
• Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments
• Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments, synthesizer
• Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
• Don Moye: drums, percussion

References