Roscoe Mitchell: Gratitude - One Head Four People

One Head Four People

Roscoe Mitchell - Gratitude
Wide Hive Records 0379

Contents:

1. Ruckus
2. Ripples
3. Ruff Ruff Ruffy And Squeaky
4. Shiver
5. Sustain And Ring 1
6. Sustain And Ring 2
7. Sustain And Ring 3
8. Sustain And Ring 4
9. The Final Bell

Performers: Roscoe Mitchell (bass saxophone), Damon Smith (bass), Sandy Ewen (electric guitar), Weasel Walter (drums, percussion)

Playing time: 61'

Recording date: 2024 (Chicago); released: 2024

The recording dates are not given, but the mixing was April 2024. The recording date was inferred from the label statement about an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters....

It's also unclear to what the word "Gratitude" — in big letters on the cover — applies.

Originally reviewed here: 13 December 2024.

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