Bells For The South Side
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Release Date: 16 June 2017
Label: Ecm Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 602557119527
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 16 June 2017
Label: Ecm Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 602557119527
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Roscoe Mitchell contrasts and - for the first time - combines the sounds and distinctive characters of his four trios in an exhilarating double album recorded at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art.
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Mitchell had been invited to premiere new music at the museum, in the context of the exhibition The Freedom Principle, which celebrated the directions in music and art set in motion by the AACM on Chicago's South Side. Starting out by exploring "Spatial Aspects of the Sound", with the ensemble featuring both Craig Taborn and Tyshawn Sorey on pianos, Mitchell offers what amounts to a composer self-portrait in continually changing colours and textures, reflecting on his own history while looking toward the future. Two pieces - including the title composition - draw upon the full percussion instrumentarium of the Art Ensemble of Chicago - a panorama of gongs, bells, rattles, sirens, hand drums and more.
Along the way there are remarkable contributions by all participants, among them a lyrical bass guitar feature for Jaribu Shahid on "EP 7849", a heart-dilating solo by Tani Tabbal on "Cards for Drums", an extended trumpet feature for Hugh Ragin on Bells for the South Side, evocative and atmospheric electronics from Craig Taborn and James Fei on "Red Moon in the Sky", and plenty of Mitchell's powerhouse saxophones throughout, from the piercing sopranino down to the mighty bass sax. The performance is concluded with "Odwalla", the Mitchell-composed theme song of the Art Ensemble.
Personnel: Roscoe Mitchell (sopranino, soprano, alto and bass saxophones, flute, piccolo, bass recorder, percussion), James Fei (sopranino and alto saxophones, contra-alto clarinet, electronics), Hugh Ragin (trumpet, piccolo trumpet), Tyshawn Sorey (trombone, piano, drums, percussion), Craig Taborn (piano, organ, electronics), Jaribu Shahid (double bass, bass guitar, percussion), Tani Tabbal (drums, percussion), Kikanju Baku (drums, percussion), William Winant (percussion, tubular bells, glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, roto toms, cymbals, bass drum, woodblocks, timpani).
Tracklisting
John Surman
Marcin Wasilewski Trio & Joe Lovano
Sebastian Rochford
Elina Duni, Rob Luft, Fred Thomas & Matthieu Michel
Keith Jarrett
Mette Henriette
Keith Jarrett
Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen & Jorge Rossy
Roscoe Mitchell
The Wire
Roscoe Mitchell