Afrika Rising
2002 studio album / Live album by Nicole Mitchell
Afrika Rising | ||||
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Studio album / Live album by Nicole Mitchell | ||||
Released | 2002 | |||
Recorded | (1–4) January 13, 2002 (10) March 31, 2002 (5) November 9, 1999 (6–9) June 4, 2002 (11) April 20, 2002 | |||
Studio | (1–4) HotHouse, Chicago (10) Truckstop Studios, Chicago (5) Chicago Cultural Center (6–9) Southport Studios, Chicago (11) Velvet Lounge, Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 59:29 | |||
Label | Dreamtime | |||
Producer | Nicole Mitchell | |||
Nicole Mitchell chronology | ||||
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Afrika Rising is an album by jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell with her group Black Earth Ensemble. It was released in 2002 by Dreamtime, Mitchell's own label.[1]
Reception
The Exclaim! review by David Dacks says "Afrika Rising builds on Mitchell's successful debut, Vision Quest, a year ago and is forward-thinking jazz that swings like crazy."[2] JazzTimes wrote: "The music is deeply informed by African rhythm and counterpoint as well as by big-band jazz of both the classic and eccentric (à la Sun Ra) varieties. Mitchell uses many voices masterfully, none more so than her own".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Nicole Mitchell except where noted.
- "Afrika Rising Mvmt I: The Ancient Power Awakens" – 8:34
- "Afrika Rising Mvmt II: Metemorphosis" – 7:33
- "Afrika Rising Mvmt III: Intergalactic Healing" – 5:39
- "Peaceful Village Town" – 5:17
- "Emerging Light" – 0:53
- "Umoja (intro)" – 1:01
- "Umoja" – 5:42
- "Bluerise" – 10:49
- "Goldmind" (melody from "Wade in the Water", traditional) – 2:07
- "Wheatgrass" – 7:57
- "Toward Vision Quest" – 3:21
Personnel
- Nicole Mitchell – flute, piccolo, vocals
- David Boykin – saxophone, clarinet, vocals
- Tony Herrera – trombone, shells, vocals
- Steve Berry – trombone
- Savoir Faire – violin, vocals
- Edith Yokley – violin
- Tomeka Reid – cello
- Miles Tate III – piano
- Jim Baker – piano
- Wanda Bishop – piano, vocals
- Darius Savage – double bass
- Josh Abrams – bass, vocals
- Hamid Drake – drums
- Isaiah Spencer – drums
- Arveeayl Ra – drums, vocals
- Jovia Armstrong – percussion
- Coco Elysses – percussion
References
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Nicole Mitchell
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Afrika Rising (1999 & 2002)
- Hope, Future and Destiny (2003 & 2004)
- Frequency (with Edward Wilkerson, Harrison Bankhead, and Avreeayl Ra, 2006)
- Black Unstoppable (2007)
- Xenogenesis Suite (2007)
- Anaya (2008)
- Renegades (2008)
- Emerald Hills (2009)
- Awakening (2011)
- Aquarius (2012)
- The Secret Escapades of Velvet Anderson (2013)
- Artifacts (with Tomeka Reid and Mike Reed, 2015)
- Moments of Fatherhood (2015)
- Vision Quest (2000)
- Three Compositions (with Roscoe Mitchell, 2009)
- Arc of O (2010)
- Intergalactic Beings (2010)