Conversations I

Conversations I
Studio album by
Roscoe Mitchell with Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2014
RecordedSeptember 13 and 14, 2013
StudioWide Hive Records Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length76:27
LabelWide Hive
WH-0317
ProducerGregory Howe
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Improvisations
(2013) 		Conversations I
(2014) 		Conversations II
(2014)

Conversations I is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, with pianist with Craig Taborn and drummer Kikanju Baku which was recorded in 2013 and released on Wide Hive.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat[2]

In his review for Something Else!, S. Victor Allen states, "Conversations I revels in its random, extemporaneous intonations, offering proof that ideas Roscoe Mitchell first put forth in the mid-60's are nowhere near exhausted. It's the kind of album that demands an encore, and wouldn't you know there's one coming: Conversations II"[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

  1. "Knock and Roll" – 8:21
  2. "Ride the Wind" – 7:38
  3. "Distant Radio Transmission" – 15:13
  4. "Rub" – 4:10
  5. "Who Dat" – 6:37
  6. "Splatter" – 4:55
  7. "Cracked Roses" – 6:10
  8. "Outpost Nine Calling" (Mitchell, Taborn) – 9:12
  9. "Darse" – 5:53
  10. "Last Trane to Clover Five" – 9:08

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Conversations I at Wide Hive Records accessed January 5, 2015
  2. ^ a b Meyer, Bill (August 2014). "Conversations I". DownBeat. p. 83.
  3. ^ Allen, S. V. Something Else! review, accessed January 5, 2018