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John Tchicai
Afrodisiaca
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (5) - Disc #1
1. Afrodisiaca
2. Heavenly Love On A Planet
3. Fodringsmontage
4. This Is Heaven
5. Lakshmi

Ex-New York Art Ensemble member Jon Tchicai goes wild with 25 fellow musicians on this Free Jazz masterpiece from the year of the moon landing. Sonic Youth s Thurston Moore comments: beautiful, baby. BEAUTIFUL! Originally ... more »

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All Artists: John Tchicai
Title: Afrodisiaca
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: MPS / SPV
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 2/9/2010
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe, Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602517689350

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Free Jazz Incorporating World Music

directions | Space Time Foam | 08/11/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"People may end up buying this because its on Thurston Moore's free jazz list but its not a bunch of mind bending skronk. Which isn't to say its not quality free jazz. On the contrary its a diversion into a variety of sound structures enhanced by multi instrumentation. Aspects of world music find their way into "Afrodisiaca" which is not surprising but in a restrained way like Don Cherry or late 60's Archie Shepp. John Tchicai, having played on John Coltrane's "Ascension" and with the New York Art Quartet had started a massive ensemble here, a free jazz orchestra encorporating multiple sound structures. More restrained than some of his work though clearly within the free jazz genre its too bad its not more well known though it should be."