Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes
1981 studio album by Roscoe Mitchell
Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes | ||||
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Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | December 11 & 12, 1980 | |||
Studio | Curtom Recording Studio, Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:29 | |||
Label | Nessa | |||
Producer | Chuck Nessa | |||
Roscoe Mitchell chronology | ||||
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Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell which was recorded in 1980 and released on Nessa. It was the debut of the Sound Ensemble which introduced four young musicians: trumpeter Hugh Ragin, guitarist A. Spencer Barefield, bassist Jaribu Shahid and drummer Tani Tabbal.[1] The album was reissued on CD in 2003.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states that the album "belongs in the collection of any serious fan of late-20th century jazz" and claims that it's "surely Mitchell's most brilliant since his late-'60s masterpieces like Congliptious and Old/Quartet."[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated
- "Sing/Song" – 7:48
- "CYP" – 7:12
- "Stomp and the Far East Blues" – 5:15
- "March (Composition 40 Q)" (Anthony Braxton) – 4:41
- "Round" – 10:12
- "Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes" – 5:21
Personnel
- Roscoe Mitchell - soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bass sax, clarinet, flute, wood flute
- Hugh Ragin – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
- A. Spencer Barefield – guitar, 12 string guitar, electric guitar, piano
- Jaribu Shahid – bass, electric bass, cello, percussion
- Tani Tabbal – drums, percussion
References
- ^ Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancing' Shoes at Nessa Records
- ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. Roscoe Mitchell – Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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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)