![Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/d3/02/001b02d3_medium.jpeg)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]
![Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/d3/02/001b02d3.jpeg)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]
EAC rip | FLAC + CUE + LOG | Full Scans | 190 Mb
Genre ~ Avant-Garde Jazz | Free Jazz
Label ~ Universal Sound/US CD 11
EAC rip | FLAC + CUE + LOG | Full Scans | 190 Mb
Genre ~ Avant-Garde Jazz | Free Jazz
Label ~ Universal Sound/US CD 11
In 1970, the members of the Art Ensemble of Chicago were living as expatriates in Paris. The group had only recently expanded to its permanent quintet status with the addition of drummer/percussionist Don Moye when they were asked by New Wave director Moshe Misrahi to provide the soundtrack for his movie, Les Stances a Sophie. The music was never used in the film but, luckily, it was recorded. The result was one of the landmark records of the burgeoning avant-garde of the time and, simply put, one of the greatest jazz albums ever. On two of the tracks, the Art Ensemble is joined by vocalist Fontella Bass, at the time the wife of trumpeter Lester Bowie and riding the success of her pop-soul hit Rescue Me. She's featured most prominently on the opening number, Theme De Yoyo, an astounding piece that has achieved legendary status as the finest fusion of funk and avant-garde jazz ever recorded. The mix is indeed seamless, with Moye and Favors laying down a throbbing, infectious groove, Bass singing the surreally erotic lyrics with enormous soul and the horn players soloing with ecstatic abandon. The remaining pieces cover a wide range stylistically with no less beauty and imagination, including two variations on a theme by Monteverdi, intense free improvising and soft, deeply probing sonic investigations.Their extensive knowledge of prior jazz styles, love of unusual sound sources (the so-called "little instruments) and fearless exploration of the furthest reaches of both instrumental and compositional possibilities came into full flower on this record. ~ AllMusic
Tracks List
1. Thème De Yoyo (9:10)
2. Thème De Céline (3:04)
3. Variations Sur Un Thème De Monteverdi (i) (3:02)
4. Variations Sur Un Thème De Monteverdi (ii) (1:50)
5. Proverbes (i) (2:38)
6. Thème Amour Universal (3:51)
7. Thème Libre (8:49)
8. Proverbes (ii) (1:22)
Recorded on July 22, 1970 in the studios of Pathé Marconi, Boulogne, France.
EAC extraction logfile from 22. May 2008, 16:33 for CD
Art Ensemble of Chicago / Les Stances a Sophie
Used drive : HL-DT-STCDRW/DVD GCC4482 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : C:\Eac\Codecs\flac.exe (User Defined Encoder)
320 kBit/s
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -T "comment=EAC Flac 1.1.2 -8" %s
Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Installed external ASPI interface
Track 1
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\01 - Theme De Yoyo.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 97.4 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 2EBD8B6A
Copy CRC 2EBD8B6A
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\02 - Theme De Celine.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:05.64
Peak level 95.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 768AF909
Copy CRC 768AF909
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\03 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi (i).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:06.13
Peak level 76.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 54C56E17
Copy CRC 54C56E17
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\04 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi (ii).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.20
Peak level 99.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0201ABEE
Copy CRC 0201ABEE
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\05 - Proverbes (i).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:05.66
Peak level 86.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7C703125
Copy CRC 7C703125
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\06 - Theme Amour Universal.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:06.00
Peak level 83.9 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 768DF9CD
Copy CRC 768DF9CD
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\07 - Theme Libre.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:04.84
Peak level 87.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E4424F81
Copy CRC E4424F81
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\08 - Proverbes (ii).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:05.30
Peak level 88.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC BB7826F8
Copy CRC BB7826F8
Copy OK
No errors occured
End of status report
Art Ensemble of Chicago / Les Stances a Sophie
Used drive : HL-DT-STCDRW/DVD GCC4482 Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : C:\Eac\Codecs\flac.exe (User Defined Encoder)
320 kBit/s
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -T "comment=EAC Flac 1.1.2 -8" %s
Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Installed external ASPI interface
Track 1
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\01 - Theme De Yoyo.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 97.4 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 2EBD8B6A
Copy CRC 2EBD8B6A
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\02 - Theme De Celine.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:05.64
Peak level 95.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 768AF909
Copy CRC 768AF909
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\03 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi (i).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:06.13
Peak level 76.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 54C56E17
Copy CRC 54C56E17
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\04 - Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi (ii).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.20
Peak level 99.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0201ABEE
Copy CRC 0201ABEE
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\05 - Proverbes (i).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:05.66
Peak level 86.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7C703125
Copy CRC 7C703125
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\06 - Theme Amour Universal.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:06.00
Peak level 83.9 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 768DF9CD
Copy CRC 768DF9CD
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\07 - Theme Libre.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:04.84
Peak level 87.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E4424F81
Copy CRC E4424F81
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\aec\08 - Proverbes (ii).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:05.30
Peak level 88.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC BB7826F8
Copy CRC BB7826F8
Copy OK
No errors occured
End of status report
![Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/d5/02/001b02d5_medium.jpeg)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]
![Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/d5/02/001b02d5.jpeg)
![Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/d7/02/001b02d7_medium.jpeg)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]
![Art Ensemble of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie (1970) [Remastered 2004]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/d7/02/001b02d7.jpeg)
Special thanks to the original ripper, balth67!