Les Stances a Sophie

Les Stances a Sophie is a 1970 soundtrack album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris for a French film of the same name directed by Moshé Mizrahi. It was released on the Pathé Marconi label in France and on Nessa Records in the U.S. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Fontella Bass and Don Moye. Moshé Mizrahi commissioned the original music for the film when the band had only two weeks left on their French visas.^[1] It was reissued on CD in 2000 by Universal Sound records, mastered from a (fairly quiet) vinyl source.

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Reception

Rolling Stone writer Robert Palmer observed: "Sophie is a film score and the group essays bop, free music, a neo-dixieland and pounding R&B. There are saxophone solos by Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell, solid walking from bassist Malachi Favors, aggressive percussion from Don Moye and a searing Fontella Bass vocal."^[2] AllMusic reviewer Brian Olewnick called the album "one of the landmark records of the burgeoning avant-garde of the time and, simply put, one of the greatest jazz albums ever."^[3] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide wrote that "Les Stances has some of the group's most varied playing."^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Track listing

"Theme de Yoyo" - 9:10
"Theme de Celine" - 3:04
"Variations Sur un Theme de Monteverdi I" - 3:02
"Variations Sur un Theme de Monteverdi II" - 1:50
"Proverbes No. 1" - 2:38
"Theme Amour Universal" - 3:51
"Theme Libre" - 8:49
"Proverbes No. 2" - 1:22

All compositions by the Art Ensemble of Chicago except lyrics of "Theme de Yoyo" by Noreen Beasley

Recorded July 22, 1970 in Paris
Theme for track 3 and 4 is Lasciatemi Morire from L'Arianna by Claudio Monteverdi

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
Fontella Bass: vocals, piano
Don Moye: drums, percussion

References

^ Frank, A. G. [1] at FreeLibrary
^ Palmer, R., Rolling Stone, January 4, 1973, p.61
^ ^a ^b Olewnick, B. Les Stances a Sophie Review at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 14. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

v t e Art Ensemble of Chicago
Roscoe Mitchell Don Moye Jaribu Shahid Hugh Ragin Tomeka Reid Dudu Kouate Joseph Jarman Lester Bowie Malachi Favors Phillip Wilson Corey Wilkes Baba Sissoko Ari Brown Elliot Ngubone
Pre-Art Ensemble of Chicago	Sound Old/Quartet Numbers 1 & 2 Early Combinations Congliptious
Studio albums	A Jackson in Your House Tutankhamun The Spiritual People in Sorrow Message to Our Folks Reese and the Smooth Ones Eda Wobu Comme à la radio Certain Blacks Go Home Chi-Congo Les Stances a Sophie Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass Phase One Fanfare for the Warriors Nice Guys Full Force The Third Decade Naked Ancient to the Future The Alternate Express Art Ensemble of Soweto America – South Africa Dreaming of the Masters Suite Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 Coming Home Jamaica Tribute to Lester The Meeting Sirius Calling
Live albums	Live in Paris Live at Mandell Hall Bap-Tizum Kabalaba Live in Berlin Urban Bushmen Among the People The Complete Live in Japan Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy Salutes the Chicago Blues Tradition Urban Magic Reunion Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City Fundamental Destiny

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