Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Bap-Tizum: Performance At The Ann Arbor Blues Festival (Live) (1973)

"Bap-Tizum" is a live album recorded on September 9, 1972, at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival. It marks the Art Ensemble of Chicago's breakthrough onto a major U.S. label, Atlantic Records, and documents the band's freewheeling and captivating performance. The album showcases their trademark blend of African percussion, free improvisation, and multi-instrumental approach, capturing the chaotic yet fascinating energy of their live show. It is considered an essential recording that fully represents their musical philosophy of "Great Black Music, Ancient to the Future."

Tracklist:
1-1 Art Ensemble Of Chicago;The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Introduction by John Sinclair (Live at Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 9/9/1972) [0:43]
1-2 Art Ensemble Of Chicago;The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Nfamoudou-Boudougou (Live at Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 9/9/1972) [4:16]
1-3 Art Ensemble Of Chicago;The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Immm (Live at Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 9/9/1972) [5:31]
1-4 Art Ensemble Of Chicago;The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Unanka (Live at Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 9/9/1972) [10:44]
1-5 Art Ensemble Of Chicago;The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Oouffnoon (Live at Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 9/9/1972) [3:25]
1-6 Art Ensemble Of Chicago;The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Ohnedaruth (Live at Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 9/9/1972) [15:00]
1-7 Art Ensemble Of Chicago;The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Odwalla (Live at Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 9/9/1972) [5:42]