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ROSCOE MITCHELL

NUMBERS

Roscoe Mitchell
Thomas Buckner
Nils Bultmann
Joseph Kubera
Vartan Manoogian
Stephen Rush
Hans Sturm
Joan Wildman
William Winant

Grande image NUMBERS ROSCOE MITCHELL

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

Bells for New Orleans (prelude)

1:33

9/9/99

10:33

Sketches

6:36

because it's

2:14

this

4:30

dim

5:47

Bells for New Orleans

5:01

Play

9:49

8/8/88 1st Movement

4:24

8/8/88 2nd Movement

1:50

8/8/88 3rd Movement

3:33

9/9/09

7:09

Bells for New Orleans (postlude)

2:11

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell

Poems “because it’s”, “this” and “dim” are by e.e. cummings

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
Executive producer: Michel Dorbon

In the 45 years since he recorded Sound, Roscoe Mitchell’s music has steadily evolved and diversified, making the idea of a comprehensive one-disc survey an impossibility. However, as much as any album, the both/and nature of Roscoe Mitchell’s music is vividly represented on Numbers. Bill Shoemaker, excerpts from the liner notes