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Pressed on 180-gram vinyl and restored & remastered from the original tapes. Housed in a faithfully reproduced gatefold sleeve with a classy matte laminate varnish, it also includes an insert featuring a new and insightful essay by renowned author & music journalist John Masouri.The first of The Art Ensemble of Chicago's renowned trio of albums for BYG's Actuel series now returns in a deluxe, audiophile editionThis album is the Art Ensemble's most celebrated , capturing the American avant-garde jazz collective at their most sensational, provocative, and startlingly original in a historic June 1969 session at Studio Saravah in Paris. Recorded in the aftermath of widespread anti-government protests and student riots, this album showcases what happens when four highly intuitive and accomplished musicians-driven by Black Nationalism and dreams of liberation, and armed with an array of diverse instruments-let their inspiration run free.The tracks on A Jackson in Your House challenge us to view music in a different light-not just as a source of entertainment, but as enlightenment, wonderment born of togetherness, courage, beauty, and surprise, all mixed with terrifying honesty. Album Tracks 1. Old Time Religion 2. Dexterity 3. Rock Out 4. A Brain for the Seine
