LP, ECM Records, 1979
US Pressing
Styles: Modern Creative, Avant-Garde Jazz
Moods: Communal, Colorful, Eclectic, Ritualistic, Uplifting, Playful, Suspenseful, Mysterious, Abstract, Noir, Open
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Percussive, Acoustic, Dynamic, Sparse
Instrumentation: Trumpet, Celeste, Saxophones (Alto, Tenor, Soprano, Sopranino), Flute, Piccolo, Congas, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Oboe, Gong, Upright Bass, Melodica, Percussion, Drums, Bells, Tympani, Marimba, Bongos, Chimes, Conch Shell, Whistle, Woodblocks, Cowbell, Bass Drum
Further Reading
https://thequietus.com/articles/25957-the-art-ensemble-of-chicago-nice-guys-review-anniversary
1970s, 1979, AACM, Abstract, Acoustic, Active Listening, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Avant-Garde Jazz, Bass Drum, Bells, Bongos, Celeste, Chicago, Chimes, Clarinet, Collective Improvisation, Colorful, Communal, Conch Shell, Congas, Cowbell, Don Moye, Drums, Dynamic, Eclectic, ECM, Free, Free Jazz, Gong, Great Black Music, Impressionistic, Improvisation, Jazz, Joseph Jarman, Lester Bowie, Lute, Malachi Favors, Marimba, Melodica, Modern Creative, Mysterious, Noir, Oboe, open, percussion, Percussive, piccolo, Playful, Reggae-Influenced, Ritualistic, Roscoe Mitchell, Saxophone, Sopranino Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Sparse, Suspenseful, Trumpet, Tympani, uplifting, Upright Bass, Vibraphone, whistle, Woodblocks
