Misconception Part 1
Dawk · Chicago, Illinois
- Artist
- Ernest Dawkins' Chicago 12
- Title
- Misconception Part 1
- Release
- Misconceptions of a Delusion Shades of a Charade: Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Chicago 7 Trial
- Label
- Dawk
- Format
- CD · Live
- Language
- English
- Country
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Genre
- Jazz · Avant-Garde Jazz · Jazz Poetry
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — 1968 Chicago Seven / Eight Songs
Ernest Dawkins, avant-garde jazz musician, born 2 November 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, he is a member of Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.1 He released this powerful political protest album for the 35th anniversary of the "Chicago Seven" trial, regarding the demonstrations outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The 79-minute, live, jazz instrumentation featuring spoken-word poetry by Khari B, summarized the story, which particularly focused on Bobby Seale being separated at the trial from the other seven white high-profile protesters arrested and charged, thus making a strong point about racism and Civil Rights in the US.2 The song "Misconception Part 1" (Dawk Music # 04) set the scene of the demonstrations, as: "Agent Orange delusions that rode the wind in from a burning Vietnam". Agent Orange is a reference to the herbicide / defoliant used by the US, which had long-term negative health effects, especially found in 80s and post-war songs. It noted that Richard J. Daley and the system allowed the police to indiscriminately attack the protesters. It concluded with eight indictments: "seven plus one". Sources1jazztimes.com…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Live 79-minute performance with spoken-word poetry by Khari B (JazzTimes review). Discogs lists only a digital (FLAC, Not On Label) edition released 2 January 2010, from Bandcamp (ernestdawkins.bandcamp.com), with four tracks Misconception Part 1–4 (Part 1 = 7:04 on the digital edition, total c.31:42). Wikipedia discography lists the title on the Dawk label.
About the artist
Saxophonist Ernest Dawkins (born 2 November 1953, Chicago, Illinois) is a Chicago-based free jazz/post-bop player linked to the AACM, founder of the New Horizons Ensemble and of the Englewood Jazz Festival (since 1999). [Source: Wikipedia]