Dogon A.D.

Dogon A.D. is an album by saxophonist Julius Hemphill released on in 1972, originally on Hemphill's own Mbari Records, and later on the Freedom label in 1977. The album was recorded in St. Louis, Missouri in February 1972. One track recorded at the same recording session, "The Hard Blues," was eventually released in 1975 on Hemphill's album Coon Bid'ness. It was reissued on CD in 2011 using the Arista reissue cover art and adding "The Hard Blues" from the "Coon Bidness" album as a bonus track.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars stating "This historic album features four then-unknowns on three lengthy avant-garde explorations that were quite influential... This important music is better to be heard than described".^[1]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Dogon A.D." -14:30
2. "Rites" - 8:07

Side Two

1. "The Painter" - 15:00

All compositions by Julius Hemphill

Personnel

• Julius Hemphill - alto sax, flute
• Baikida E.J. Carroll - trumpet
• Abdul Wadud - cello
• Philip Wilson - drums
• Oliver Sain - engineer
• Dennis Pohl - cover art for Freedom release

References