was already known as the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and had issued several recordings, including three releases on the European label BYG Actual. These recordings did feature percussion but all percussion was played by Mitchell, Bowie, Favors, or Jarman. After Moye returned to the States in the early 1970s, he played with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis, Missouri before settling in the Chicago, Illinois area. He was also in a duo with fellow percussionist Steve McCall who later was a member of Air with Henry Threadgil while still playing with the AEC. In the mid-1980s, Moye joined The Leaders, a jazz group consisting of AEC member Bowie, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Cecil McBee, and Kirk Lightsey. Moye has also recorded numerous solo albums as leader of his own band. Moye toured and recorded again with the AEC in the 1990s, which was dealt a blow with the 1999 death of Bowie. Moye refers to his own style of drumming as "Sun Percussion". Other groups he led in the 1990s include the Joseph Jarman/Famoudou Don Moye Magic Triangle Band and the Sun Percussion Summit (with Enoch Williamson), the latter of which was "a group dedicated to exploring the traditions of African-American percussion music." Recognition Downbeat International Critics Poll Winner – 1977, 1978, 1982 New York Jazz Poll – 1979, 1980 National Endowment for the Arts grants – 1974, 1981 Discography As leader or co-leader 1975 Sun Percussion, Vol. 1 – AECO 1981 Black Paladins – Black Saint 1983 Jam for Your Life! – AECO 1985 Cassava Balls – Praxis 1987 The African Tapes, Volume 1 – Praxis 1988 The African Tapes, Volume 2 – Praxis 1996 Afrikan Song with Enoch Williamson – AECO 1998 Ancestral Memories: From Afrika to Chicago – Il Manifesto 2002 A Symphony of Cities with Tatsu Aoki – Southport 2002 Bamako Chicago Express (Live in Longiano) – Il Manifesto With the Art Ensemble of Chicago With The Leaders Mudfoot (Black-Hawk, 1986) Out Here Like This (Black Saint, 1987) Heaven Dance (Sunnyside, 1988) as The Leaders Trio Unforeseen Blessings (Black Saint, 1988) Slipping and Sliding (Sound Hills, 1994) As sideman With Hamiet Bluiett Resolution (Black Saint, 1977) With Kenny Clarke, Andrew Cyrille, and Milford Graves Pieces of Time (Soul Note, 1984) With Chico Freeman No Time Left (Black Saint, 1979) Spirit Sensitive (India Navigation, 1979) With Julius Hemphill Raw Materials and Residuals (Black Saint, 1977) With