Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles
1983 studio album by Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles | ||||
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Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | June 2 & 3, 1983 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:25 | |||
Label | Black Saint | |||
Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
Roscoe Mitchell chronology | ||||
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Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles is an album by jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell recorded in 1983 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 31⁄2 stars stating "For serious Mitchell fans, this is worth having for the highlights; newcomers might find an easier "in" with the slightly earlier and utterly wonderful Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes on Nessa".[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell
- "Words" – 11:18
- 'You Wastin' My Tyme" – 4:06
- "Views A, B, C" – 4:32
- "Line Fine Lyon Seven" – 8:03
- "View D" – 2:13
- "Variations on Sketches from Bamboo" – 12:13
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on June 2 & 3, 1983
Personnel
- Roscoe Mitchell – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, vocals
- Michael Mossman – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, percussion (tracks 2–6)
- Gerald Oshita – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone contrabass sarrusophone, mezzo-soprano Conn-o-saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
- Spencer Barefield – guitar, percussion, vocals (tracks 2–6)
- Jaribu Shahid – bass, electric bass, percussion, vocals (tracks 2–6)
- Tani Tabbal – drums, bongos, vocals (tracks 2–6)
- Tom Buckner – voice (tracks 1 & 6)
References
- ^ Black Saint Records discography accessed July 5, 2011
- ^ a b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed July 5, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1011. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Before There Was Sound (1965)
- Nonaah (1976)
- Duets (1977)
- L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples (1978)
- Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes (1981)
- 3 x 4 Eye (1981)
- Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles (1983)
- After Fallen Leaves (1992)
- This Dance Is for Steve McCall (1993)
- Hey Donald (1995)
- The Day and the Night (1997)
- Nine to Get Ready (1999)
- In Walked Buckner (1999)
- 8 O'Clock: Two Improvisations (2001)
- Song for My Sister (2002)
- Solo [3] (2004)
- First Look, Chicago Duos (2005)
- Turn (2005)
- No Side Effects (2006)
- Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2007)
- Far Side (2010)
- Duets with Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin (2013)
- Conversations I (2014)
- Conversations II (2014)
- Angel City (2014)
- Four Ways (2017)
- Solo Saxophone Concerts (1974)
- Roscoe Mitchell Quartet (1976)
- The Flow of Things (1986)
- Live at the Knitting Factory (1987)
- The Bad Guys (2003)
- Numbers (2011)
- Three Compositions (2012)
- Improvisations (2013)
- In Pursuit of Magic (2014)
- Celebrating Fred Anderson (2015)
- Bells for the South Side (2017)