{"product_id":"art-ensemble-of-chicago-les-stances-de-sophie","title":"Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Les Stances A Sophie","description":"On May 28, 1969, four American musicians -- reed\/wind players \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRoscoe Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoseph Jarman\u003c\/b\u003e, bassist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMalachi Favors\u003c\/b\u003e, and (accompanied by his wife, singer \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFontella Bass\u003c\/b\u003e) trumpeter \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLester Bowie\u003c\/b\u003e -- boarded the ocean liner S.S. United States, bound for Le Havre, France. After landing five days later, they moved on to Paris, where they got to work. On August 22, 1970, in the waning days of their stay overseas, the group, with Bass on vocals, would record their second release for EMI's Pathé Marconi: the movie soundtrack \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLes Stances à Sophie\u003c\/i\u003e. The record, an exciting, eminently listenable combination of soul, classical, and jazz strains that survives as the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArt Ensemble of Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e's most stylistically diverse album, has long been admired by a devoted cult. Its durability is largely due to the popularity of its \"hit\": Over the years, \"Theme de Yoyo\" has been covered repeatedly, essayed by acts as varied as German funk band the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoogoos\u003c\/b\u003e (and the offshoot \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeep Jazz\u003c\/b\u003e, both featuring singer \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJulia Fehenbeger\u003c\/b\u003e), British nu-jazz combo the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCinematic Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e, Polish jazz man \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWojtek Mazolewski\u003c\/b\u003e, Norwegian rockers \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMotorpsycho\u003c\/b\u003e, French dance music artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eÉtienne Jaumet\u003c\/b\u003e, and London-based remixer, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShall I Bruk It\u003c\/b\u003e. More than half a century later, \"Theme de Yoyo\" and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLes Stances à Sophie\u003c\/i\u003e still bring it. Limited-edition LP reissue from play loud! Productions, supplemented with new notes by U.S. music journalist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChris Morris\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":44361741336789,"sku":"","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7534\/7333\/files\/PL135LP_PROD.jpg?v=1689979345","url":"https:\/\/goner-records.com\/ja\/products\/art-ensemble-of-chicago-les-stances-de-sophie","provider":"Goner Records ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}