rogueart jazz

Roscoe Mitchell: composition, alto saxophone | Thomas Buckner: baritone | Nils Bultmann: viola | Joseph Kubera: piano | Vartan Manoogian: *1936 – + 2007) violin | Stephen Rush: piano | Hans Sturm: double bass | Joan Wildman: piano | William Winant: tubular bells, orchestra bells, vibraphone

Tracks 1, 7 and 13 recorded on March 27th 2010, 8 on January 10th 2010 and 12 on August 8th 2010 at Mills College, Oakland, CA, USA; recording and mixing by Robert Shumaker assisted by James Frazier. 2, 4, 5 & 6 recorded on February 13th 2003 at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, USA: recording and mixing by Tom Hamilton. 3 recorded on August 16th 2002 at Audio for the Arts, Madison, WI, USA; recording and mixing by Buzz Kemper. 9, 10 & 11 recorded on February 10th 2010 at the Audio Studio, Duderstadt Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; recording by Jason Corey. Liner notes: Bill Shoemaker. Photographs: Jacques Bisceglia. Cover design: Max Schoendorff. Cover realization: David Bourguignon, URDLA. Producer: Michel Dorbon

Tracklist: 1. Bells for New Orleans (prelude) (1:33) 2. 9/9/99 (10:33) 3. Sketches (6:36) 4. because it’s (2:14) 5. this (4:30) 6. dim (5:47) 7. Bells for New Orleans (5:01) 8. WR/C 2A Opus I (9:49) 9. 8/8/88 1st Movement (4:24) 10. 8/8/88 2nd Movement (1:50) 11. 8/8/88 3rd Movement (3:33) 12. 9/9/09 (7:09) 13. Bells for New Orleans (postlude) (2:11)