Vietnam (Revolutionary Ensemble album)

Vietnam, also referred to as Vietnam 1 & 2 (Live at Peace Church) is a live album by the Revolutionary Ensemble, violinist Leroy Jenkins, bassist Sirone and drummer Jerome Cooper, which was recorded in 1972 and released on the ESP-Disk label.[1][2][3]

Vietnam
Live album by
Revolutionary Ensemble
Released1972
RecordedMarch 1972
VenueThe Peace Church, Manhattan, NY
GenreJazz
Length47:10
LabelESP-Disk
ESP 3007
ProducerRevolutionary Ensemble
Revolutionary Ensemble chronology
Vietnam
(1972)		 Manhattan Cycles
(1973)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
All About Jazz[5]

The AllMusic review by Eugene Chadbourne stated "There is an intense emotional involvement with the playing that comes across through every sound made, but this was always the case with this group. Obviously, anyone with any intelligence had strong feelings about the war in Vietnam during the early '70s, and it could be said with accuracy that any performance of this group would have been about Vietnam just as much as this one was, as well as being about any number of other things. The great thing about the Revolutionary Ensemble was the range of grooves and sound areas the trio would get into, much of which is represented as this piece unfolds. The cooking sound of drums, bass, and the violin of Leroy Jenkins soaring above was sometimes what certain parts of the audience were always waiting for, but, like many of the AACM groups, this trio also loved to explore the worlds of silence and space".[4] On All About Jazz, Raoul D'Gama Rose noted "It is hard to imagine why it was not first greeted with more fanfare upon its original release, but perhaps the world of art was much crueler towards modern musicians. The music on Vietnam rises like a primordial wail and growl from the guts of Jenkins' violin and Sirone's bass. ... Vietnam is a staggering composition; an epic lament of two peoples and the world at war. If it was not recognized as a major contribution in 1971, that fact ought to be reconsidered today".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by the Revolutionary Ensemble.

  1. "Vietnam 1" – 23:00
  2. "Vietnam 2" – 24:10

Personnel

References
  1. ESP-Disk Catalog 300 Series Vietnam, accessed April 27, 2018
  2. Revolutionary Ensemble discography, accessed April 27, 2018
  3. Sirone discography, accessed April 27, 2018
  4. Chadbourne, Eugene. Revolutionary Ensemble: Vietnam – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  5. DeGama Rose, R. All About Jazz Review, accessed April 27, 2018
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