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Les Stances a Sophie
Soundtrack by Art Ensemble of Chicago
Released	1970
Recorded	July 22, 1970
Genre	Jazz
Label	Pathé Marconi
Professional reviews
Les Stances a Sophie at Allmusic
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
Chi-Congo (1970) Les Stances a Sophie (1970) Live in Paris (1970)

Les Stances a Sophie is a 1970 Soundtrack album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris for a French film directed by Moshe Mizrahi and first 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. Moshe Mizrahi commissioned the original music for the film with the band only having two weeks left on their French visas. ^[1] Allmusic reviewer Brian Olewnick calls 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".^[2]

Track listing

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

All compositions by the Art Ensemble of Chicago

• Recorded July 22, 1970 in Paris

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