3 x 4 Eye
3 x 4 Eye | ||||
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Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | February 18 & 19, 1981 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:06 | |||
Label | Black Saint | |||
Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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3 x 4 Eye is an album by jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble, recorded in 1981 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "This isn't among his most intense or combative dates, but Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble are still well worth hearing".[2]
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell
- "Cut Outs for Quintet" – 17:24
- "Jo Jar" – 4:44
- "3 x 4 Eye" – 12:11
- "Variations on a Folk Song Written in the Sixties" – 6:47
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on February 18 & 19, 1981
Personnel
[edit]- Roscoe Mitchell – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- Hugh Ragin – piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn
- A. Spencer Barefiled – guitar
- Jaribu Shahid – bass, congas
- Tani Tabbal – percussion
References
[edit]- ^ Black Saint Records discography accessed May 11, 2011
- ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed May 11, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1011. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.