Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles

1983 studio album by Roscoe Mitchell

Studio album by

Roscoe Mitchell

Released

1983

Recorded

June 2 & 3, 1983

Genre

Jazz

Length

42:25

Label

Black Saint

Producer

Giovanni Bonandrini

Roscoe Mitchell chronology

3 x 4 Eye
(1981)

Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles
(1983)

An Interesting Breakfast Conversation
(1984)

Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles is an album by jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell recorded in 1983 for the Italian Black Saint label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 31⁄2 stars stating "For serious Mitchell fans, this is worth having for the highlights; newcomers might find an easier "in" with the slightly earlier and utterly wonderful Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes on Nessa".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell

"Words" – 11:18
'You Wastin' My Tyme" – 4:06
"Views A, B, C" – 4:32
"Line Fine Lyon Seven" – 8:03
"View D" – 2:13
"Variations on Sketches from Bamboo" – 12:13

Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on June 2 & 3, 1983

Personnel

Roscoe Mitchell – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, vocals
Michael Mossman – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, percussion (tracks 2–6)
Gerald Oshita – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone contrabass sarrusophone, mezzo-soprano Conn-o-saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
Spencer Barefield – guitar, percussion, vocals (tracks 2–6)
Jaribu Shahid – bass, electric bass, percussion, vocals (tracks 2–6)
Tani Tabbal – drums, bongos, vocals (tracks 2–6)
Tom Buckner – voice (tracks 1 & 6)

References

^ Black Saint Records discography accessed July 5, 2011
^ ^a ^b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed July 5, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1011. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.