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Roscoe Mitchell / Jerzy Mazzoll / Sławek Janicki / Qba Janicki: Four Sure
ByWhile Vandermark might be considered the second generation of Chicago creative improvising artists, Roscoe Mitchell is indeed the first. His star continues to rise, and his sound (at age 75 in 2015) is as mighty, maybe more powerful than heard in the revolutionary recording Sound (Delmark Records, 1966).
This live date finds each of the nine tracks flowing one into the other. Opening with Mazzoll's bass clarinet, Janicki's double bass, and the drums of Mazzoll's son, Qba Janicki, the trio pours forth with a circular breath clarinet landscape before Mitchell joins on the second section with his own circular breathing marathon of sound. Their two-reed marathon of continuous sound is accented by pizzicato bass and the busied clattering of percussion. Needless to say, no musician can outlast a circular breathing barrage from Mitchell. By the fourth track, "Second Sound (Double Dialogues)" Mitchell is cut free to investigate another scintillating, snaking soprano saxophone solo. The music intensifies with "Third Sound (Two Trios)" and "For Love (Transport)" with the quartet in full flight. This is energized free jazz at its finest. Note, this is not just a blowing session. Passages like "Trans (Love Terrain)" and "Syberian (Love Train)" with is electronic components complement Mitchell's explorations. The Polish trio is back with "Kochas Was (I Love You)," heard as a post-meditation denouement to cap off a very special evening, and maybe introduce a new working unit.
Track Listing
One Sound Part I (Prelude Trio); One Sound Part II (Four Sure); One Sound Part III (Four Spirits); Second Sound (Double Dialogues); Third Sound (Two Trios); Trans (Love Terrain); For Love (Transport); Syberian (Love Train); Kochas Was (I Love You).
Personnel
Roscoe Mitchell
saxophoneAdditional Instrumentation
Qba Janicki: drums, percussion, electronics; Sławek Janicki: double bass; Jerzy Mazzoll: bass clarinet, metal clarinet
Album information
Title: Four Sure | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Bocian Records
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