Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings Title: Renegades Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Delmark Original Release Date: 1/1/2009 Re-Release Date: 5/19/2009 Genres: Jazz, Pop Style: Avant Garde & Free Jazz Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 038153058722 |
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Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings (BES), rides at the forefront of jazz, new music and creative improvisation. Mitchell's 'rough and edgy' aesthetic rebels from the flowery sweet flute and string stereotype the runs ra... more » |
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Product Description Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings (BES), rides at the forefront of jazz, new music and creative improvisation. Mitchell's 'rough and edgy' aesthetic rebels from the flowery sweet flute and string stereotype the runs rampant in jazz, which makes Renegades an appropriate title for the project. On Renegades, Mitchell's compositions bring African rhythms, contemporary sounds and swinging improvisation to a chamber music setting. Mitchell's BES concept started in 1997, but this is the group's first commercial recording. The CD features Nicole Mitchell - flute, alto flute, piccolo, Renee Baker - violin, viola, Tomeka Reid - cello, Joshua Abrams - bass, gimbre and Shirazette Tinnin - drums and percussion. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMore visceral flute jazz Anthony Cooper | Louisville, KY United States | 09/23/2009 (4 out of 5 stars) "Nicole Mitchell's "Renegades" is an earthy follow-up to 2007's "Black Unstoppable" (there was also 2008's "Xenogenesis Suite", which I haven't heard). The band has Renee Baker on violin, Tomeka Reid playing cello, Josh Abrams is the bassist, and Shirazette Tinnin plays drums and percussion. You might think from the string-heavy lineup this would be a classically influenced CD, but it's heavily influenced by funk and blues. With flute sonically on top, it has a 70's Archie Shepp-influenced jazz feel, but the music is certainly modern. Similar to a lot of modern jazz discs, "Renegades" has some free jazz and some complicated intertwining lines, though not in the same song. Mitchell even sings a few lines on "By My Own Grace". The recording quality is very good - hearing the wood of the wooden instruments (including the drums) adds to the earthy qualities of the music. This is very good jazz, and if anything in the review sounds slightly interesting, you should consider picking this one up.
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