Roscoe Mitchell
Solo [3] (3 CD)
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Solo is a solo album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell which was recorded in 2003 and released on Mutable Music as a three CD set. Disc one, titled "Tech Ritter and the Megabytes," is the most varied and interesting of the set. Released by itself, it would have a claim as Mitchell's best solo effort ... This CD offers a compelling balance between composition and improvisation, long and short, abstract and melodic. The second disc, titled "Solar Flares," is entirely devoted to the alto saxophone. Here, Mitchell's improvisations follow a jazzier path. The music is warmer, more reflective, and easier to get into. The disc is dominated by Mitchell's rich sound and acrobatic articulation ... The third disc, titled "The Percussion Cage and Music on the Go," is something else entirely. It contains 21 very short tracks, nothing over five minutes. They are for the most part percussion solos, with a handful of sopranino sax pieces interpolated in the middle. ... The music has its moments, but it pales in comparison to what has been exhibited on the first two disc."- François Couture, Allmusic
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Release notes
Recording Dates: Track CD 1-2 Live At November Music, Essen, Germany Track CD 1-5 Live At November Music, Gent, Belgium all other tracks at Audio for the Arts, Madison, Wisconsin in 2003 All compositions © 2003 Roscoe Mitchell Made in Canada [Printed on disc labels] Note on back booklet page: Thank you Thomas Buckner Patrick Flynn Ander Svanoe Buzz Kemper Steve Gotcher Riley Icenogle and Tom Blain for your help with this recording. Three CDs in an eight-panel (foldout) digipak, each CD…
| Tech Ritter And The Megabytes | |||
| 1-1 | The Little Big Horn 2 (For Bb Bass And Eb Sopranino Saxophones) | 4:29 | |
| 1-2 | November 18, 2000 (For Bb Soprano Saxophone) | 19:48 | |
| 1-3 | 1999 / 2002 (For Flute And Percussion Cage) | 8:46 | |
| 1-4 | Tech Ritter And The Megabytes / Improvisation (For Two Altos, Tenor And Bass Saxophones) | 2:22 | |
| 1-5 | November 17, 2000 | 18:33 | |
| 1-6 | A Dim Distant World (For Percussion Cage) | 3:30 | |
| 1-7 | Tech Ritter And The Megabytes / Composition (For Alto, Soprano, Tenor And Bass Saxophones) | 2:15 | |
| Solar Flares For Alto Saxophone | |||
| 2-1 | Nemus | 7:00 | |
| 2-2 | Beyond Neptune | 5:10 | |
| 2-3 | The Kyper Belt | 6:51 | |
| 2-4 | Miranda | 7:00 | |
| 2-5 | As The Sun Went Down He Would Look Up | 5:03 | |
| 2-6 | Icy Pearls | 1:18 | |
| 2-7 | The Great Red Spot | 10:29 | |
| 2-8 | The Forgotten Players Of The Solar System | 4:41 | |
| 2-9 | Methane Snow | 2:01 | |
| 2-10 | Frozen In Time | 4:47 | |
| The Percussion Cage And Music On The Go | |||
| 3-1 | Horn Bell And Drum | 1:40 | |
| 3-2 | Clear Pictures | 2:38 | |
| 3-3 | The Park | 3:58 | |
| 3-4 | The Mercurians | 2:26 | |
| 3-5 | Clocks | 2:43 | |
| 3-6 | A Surface Covered With Cracks | 4:12 | |
| 3-7 | Meteor | 2:58 | |
| 3-8 | Rings | 1:52 | |
| 3-9 | Some Flowers Were Seen | 2:13 | |
| 3-10 | Rock Number 84001 | 2:19 | |
| 3-11 | An Ambiguous Sign Of Life | 2:50 | |
| 3-12 | On Rolling Hills | 4:42 | |
| 3-13 | Jump | 1:31 | |
| 3-14 | Green Sky | 0:43 | |
| 3-15 | One Two And Red Blew | 1:25 | |
| 3-16 | Truly | 3:05 | |
| 3-17 | It Was Only A Nebula Away | 5:27 | |
| 3-18 | Next Stop Titan | 2:15 | |
| 3-19 | At Corona's End | 2:18 | |
| 3-20 | Dust | 3:35 | |
| 3-21 | Sailing | 2:53 | |
- Roscoe Mitchell
- Composed By, Sopranino Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Percussion [Percussion Cage]
- PJBF Design
- Design
- Riley Icenogle
- Engineer [For Percussion] (1-3)
- Patrick JB Flynn
- Graphic Design
- John Litweiler
- Liner Notes
- Tom Blain
- Mastered By
- Joseph Blough
- Photography By
- Mutable Music
- Producer
- Buzz Kemper
- Recorded By
- Steve Gotcher
- Recorded By
