Roscoe Mitchell, C Taborn, K Baku - Conversations II (2014)

Wide Hive Records: WH-0319
http://www.widehiverecords.com/roscoe-mitchells-conversations-ii/

* Roscoe Mitchell: flutes, saxophones
* Craig Taborn: piano, organ, synthesizers
* Kikanju Baku: drums, percussion

http://www.artensembleofchicago.com/roscoe.html
http://www.craigtaborn.com/
http://www.gakishidosha.net/

Recorded on September 13th and 14th.
Mixed on November 6th and 7th, 2013 at Wide Hive Records Berkeley, California.
Engineered by Gregory Howe and Jimmy Fontana.

Conversations I
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https://thepiratebay.gd/torrent/12010703/Roscoe_Mitchell__C._Taborn__K._Baku_-_Conversations_I_%282014%29

Reviews
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By Dave Sumner
http://www.wonderingsound.com/news/new-jazz-week-joris-roelofs-hans-feigenwinter-ross-hammond/

Part two of this trio collaboration of jazz legend Roscoe Mitchell (on reeds),
modern superstar Craig Taborn (on piano), and newcomer Kikanju Baku (on drums &
percussion). As I stated on the Part 1 release… “It’s a concoction that
threatens to cause tangled wires amongst the senses and create eerily
unfamiliar stimuli, as if sitting alone in a large room, ear pressed to a
late-night radio broadcast of alien transmissions. The trio paint an
avant-garde tapestry overwhelming to take in all at once, challenging from one
moment to the next. And ridiculously thrilling. So over-the-top expressive as
to be accessible to the masses, impenetrable to all. As a creative endeavor,
outstanding. As a musical listening piece, I suggest everyone give it a try.”
Part 2? Sames, though I’m leaning toward the opinion that Part 2 is a little
less maniacal. That, however, could be a case of acclimation to the insanity.

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By Josh Campbell
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2014/05/roscoe-mitchell-conversations-ii-wide.html

By Bill Meyer
http://www.widehiverecords.com/awesome-review-of-conversations-i-and-ii-by-down-beat-magazine/