Message to Our Folks

Released

1969

Recorded

August 12, 1969

Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young

People in Sorrow
(1969)

Message to Our Folks
(1969)

Reese and the Smooth Ones
(1969)

Message to Our Folks is a 1969 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris for the French BYG Actuel label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell and Malachi Favors Maghostut.

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated

Art Ensemble of Chicago

Joseph Jarman Roscoe Mitchell Fontella Bass Lester Bowie Malachi Favors Don Moye Phillip Wilson

Studio albums	The Alternate Express America – South Africa Ancient to the Future Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass Art Ensemble of Soweto Certain Blacks Chi-Congo Coming Home Jamaica Congliptious Dreaming of the Masters Suite Early Combinations Eda Wobu Fanfare for the Warriors Full Force Go Home A Jackson in Your House Les Stances a Sophie The Meeting Message to Our Folks Naked Nice Guys Nonaah Numbers 1 & 2 Old/Quartet People in Sorrow Phase One Reese and the Smooth Ones Sirius Calling The Spiritual Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 The Third Decade Tribute to Lester Tutankhamun

Live albums	Among the People Bap-Tizum The Complete Live in Japan Fundamental Destiny Kabalaba Live at Mandell Hall Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy Live in Berlin Live in Paris Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City Reunion Salutes the Chicago Blues Tradition Urban Bushmen Urban Magic