Naked (Art Ensemble of Chicago album)

Naked
Studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	1986
Recorded	November 25, 1985 - July 27, 1986
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:26
Label	DIW
Producer	Art Ensemble of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
The Third Decade (1984) Naked (1986) Ancient to the Future (1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Naked is a 1986 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook describes the album as "appealing without being especially challenging" and "a good introduction to the Art Ensemble of Chicago's vast catalog".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Dancer" (Moye) - 2:14
2. "Tobago Tango" (Bowie) - 7:13
3. "Flash 1" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 4:21
4. "We Bop" (Bowie) 6:07
5. "Charm No. 10" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 3:13
6. "RMR" (Jarman) - 8:04
7. "Galactic Landscape" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 8:11
8. "Way Way Down Yonder" (Favors) - 9:03

• Recorded November 25 & 26, 1985 and July 25–27, 1986 in Brooklyn

Personnel

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

References

1. ^ Allmusic Review
2. ^ Cook, S.Allmusic review accessed 12 February 2009.