Bingo (Rova Saxophone Quartet album)

Bingo
Studio album by
Rova Saxophone Quartet
Released1998
RecordedApril 1996
StudioStudios Sharkbite, Oakland, California
GenreFree jazz
Length64:00
LabelLes Disques Victo VICTO CD 056
ProducerROVA
Rova Saxophone Quartet chronology
Morphological Echo
(1998) 		Bingo
(1998) 		The Works (Volume 3)
(1999)

Bingo is an album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet featuring compositions by Lindsay Cooper, Barry Guy, Fred Frith, and Larry Ochs which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Canadian Victo label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz [4]

Allmusic gave the album a 4½-star rating while its review by Thom Jurek stated, "Rova's dedication, mastery, and almost magical interplay make this one of the quartet's most sophisticated and enjoyable records, but also its most accessible. This is a brilliant recording by a truly gifted group".[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.[4][5]

Track listing

  1. "Face in the Crowd" (Lindsay Cooper) – 11:52
  2. "Initials" (Larry Ochs) – 13:52
  3. "Witch Gong Game" (Barry Guy) – 4:43
  4. "Water Under the Bridge" (Fred Frith) – 5:43
  5. "Can of Worms" (Cooper) – 5:45
  6. "Witch Gong Game" (Guy) – 25:43

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Victo Records discography accessed October 31, 2014
  2. ^ Rova Saxophone Quartet discography, accessed October 31, 2014
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed October 31, 2014
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "ROVA". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1243. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed October 28, 2014