Roscoe Mitchell tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake/b. 8-3-40

[Lazaro Vega]

Nearly impossible to encapsulate Roscoe Mitchell's music in a radio program -- the list of recordings is massive. Will do our best tonight from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. including solo, trio and quartet pieces from the forthcoming Nessa double CD reissue of "Nonaah." The sound of the reissue is frightening. Lookout for Roscoe in the 1970's!

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Edited August 1, 2008 by Lazaro Vega

[Lazaro Vega]

The center section of the alto saxophone quartet version of "Nonaah" is just beautiful, while the outer sections are a challenge. The first for the repetition of the same motive -- though the sonic clarity of the CD allows one to hear a part which is not fixed -- and the third section for the collective power jam free jazz shout chorus.

Not a typical program in that we don't play anything from the recording "Sound," or from the Roscoe Mitchell/Fred Anderson Quartet live in Grand Rapids. Though you will hear some Benny Golson, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane in the first two hours of the program tonight.

Edited August 1, 2008 by Lazaro Vega

[Werf]

Great show. I listened from 10 until just before 2am, when I nodded off. Loved the "Nonaah" stuff, I hadn't heard anything from that lp in at least ten years. Fantastic. The program was infectious, it prompted me to pull out several dozen AEC, Roscoe, and related discs for Sat. and Sunday night listening. Thanks, man.

[alocispepraluger102]

wonderful show. i just finished listening last night. in my opinion, you captured the essence of mr. mitchell, a difficult thing to do.

[Chuck Nessa]

Wish I could stay up that late.

[TedR]

Unfortunately I missed your post and the show. By any chance are your shows archived?

[Lazaro Vega]

Ted, no, I'm sorry they are not but if you p.m. aloc he might have something for you.

Werf! Was thinking about you -- glad you caught that. And thank Heaven for Roscoe Mitchell's music. "Ericka" really caught me this time in the solo version from "Nonaah." It's as if two different people were having a conversation about the same piece: the melody guy and an interloper, with the interloper emerging victorious.