Conversations II
Conversations II | ||||
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Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell with Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku | ||||
Released | April 15, 2014 | |||
Recorded | September 13 and 14, 2013 | |||
Studio | Wide Hive Records, Berkeley, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 63:10 | |||
Label | Wide Hive WH-0319 | |||
Producer | Gregory Howe | |||
Roscoe Mitchell chronology | ||||
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Conversations II is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, with pianist Craig Taborn and drummer Kikanju Baku which was recorded in 2013 and released on Wide Hive.[1]
Reception
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DownBeat | [2] |
In his review for Sydney Morning Herald, John Shand states, "Here the anguished energy of the '60s continues to burn (as it does in St Louis) in a series improvisations so dense that it is like peering through the layers of paint on a Jackson Pollock painting. Its very relentlessness is thrilling, independently of the high levels of invention, but it is assuredly not for the faint-hearted"[3]
Regarding Conversations I and II, DownBeat's Bill Meyer commented: "Both of these CDs are remarkably consistent; the engagement and invention never flags, which makes it hard to favor one over the other... Not only is the sound crisp and immaculate, it imparts a spacial experience that makes it feel like the music is happening all around the listener."[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku except were noted
- "Frenzy House" – 6:03
- "Chipper and Bing" – 10:26
- "Stay Hayfer" – 5:32
- "They Rode for Them" (Mitchell, Baku) – 3:45
- "I'll See You Out There" – 5:20
- "Wha-Wha" (Mitchell, Taborn) – 2:26
- "Bells in the Wind" – 7:58
- "Shards and Lemons" (Mitchell, Taborn) – 3:41
- "Just Talking" – 5:12
- "Next Step" – 3:32
- "Fly Over and Stay a While" – 9:42
Personnel
- Roscoe Mitchell - flute, saxophone
- Craig Taborn – piano, organ, synthesizer
- Kikanju Baku – drums, percussion
References
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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)