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CD (Item 179660) Rogue Art (France), 2011 — Condition: Used
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Beautiful work from the later, more compositional side of Roscoe Mitchell – a collection of complicated instrumental passages – performed by an ensemble of varying players, and often with a surprising emphasis on piano! The dark tones of the keys really ring out, and help structure these tunes – charting territory that's still quite free and expressive, but in ways that are quite different than some of Mitchell's famous early reed-based workouts. Roscoe only plays alto on one title here, and a number of the tunes are solo piano performances – by Joesph Kubera, Stephen Rush, or Joan Wildman – occasionally augmented by a bit of bells, vibes, viola, or violin. Titles include "Sketches", "This", "Dim", "Bells For New Orleans", "9/9/09", and "Because It's".  © 1996-2025, Dusty Groove, Inc.

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