Joseph Jarman & Famoudou Don Moye, Egwu-Anwu (side C)

Jarman and Moye are 2/5 of the classic Art Ensemble of Chicago line-up. 1978's Egwu-Anwu, a double-album recording of a concert, sounds more like their mid-70s solo albums (Sunbound and Sun Percussion) than like any Art Ensemble album. Jarman and Moye emphasized the more abstractly spiritual aspects of the ensemble's output, so it's not a surprise that their duo album lands more on this end. It reminds me a little bit of People in Sorrow, without that album's remarkably plaintive austerity. Egwu-Anwu sometimes fun, sometimes plaintive, and often beautiful. It sounds pretty good for a budget live recording of its era, and the cover is classic and appropriate.