Sound Songs

Roscoe Mitchell - Sound Songs

10/09/1994 | Delmark 

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All Music Guide Review

Avant-garde pioneer Roscoe Mitchell performs all of the music on this two-CD set, some of it unaccompanied solos with about half of the selections using overdubbing. Mitchell is mostly heard on alto and soprano but also utilizes percussion and "little instruments" in addition to flutes. Some of the numbers are closely planned, programmed loosely with themes and plots, but there is also plenty of free-form improvising. Mitchell, a master at using silence and repetition, creates thoroughly unpredictable music that is generally quite logical in hindsight. Still, since these are sound explorations and there are plenty of violent moments, this is mostly for very open-eared listeners. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Sound Songs Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Let's Get Ready to Rumble
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for Let's Get Ready to Rumble from Sound Songs


  • 2
  • They All Had New Clothes
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for They All Had New Clothes from Sound Songs


  • 3
  • A Messenger in Traffic
  • 3:35
  • Sound Clip for A Messenger in Traffic from Sound Songs


  • 4
  • Fallen Heroes
  • 6:00
  • Sound Clip for Fallen Heroes from Sound Songs


  • 5
  • Full Fontal Saxophone
  • 10:13
  • Sound Clip for Full Fontal Saxophone from Sound Songs


  • 6
  • Down at the Pond
  • 5:44
  • Sound Clip for Down at the Pond from Sound Songs


  • 7
  • The 4:50 Express
  • 4:50
  • Sound Clip for The 4:50 Express from Sound Songs


  • 8
  • The Meeting
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for The Meeting from Sound Songs


  • 9
  • For Lester B.
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for For Lester B. from Sound Songs


  • 10
  • Near and Far
  • 12:01
  • Sound Clip for Near and Far from Sound Songs


  • 11
  • Song for Percussion and Bamboo Sax
  • 5:12
  • Sound Clip for Song for Percussion and Bamboo Sax from Sound Songs


  • 12 (2)
  • The Play, Act I
  • 4:31
  • Sound Clip for The Play, Act I from Sound Songs


  • 13 (2)
  • The Play, Act II
  • 7:00
  • Sound Clip for The Play, Act II from Sound Songs


  • 14 (2)
  • The Play, Finale
  • 1:01
  • Sound Clip for The Play, Finale from Sound Songs


  • 15 (2)
  • The Garden
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for The Garden from Sound Songs


  • 16 (2)
  • The Night
  • 1:57
  • Sound Clip for The Night from Sound Songs


  • 17 (2)
  • On the Country Road
  • 5:11
  • Sound Clip for On the Country Road from Sound Songs


  • 18 (2)
  • Side One
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Side One from Sound Songs


  • 19 (2)
  • The Other Side
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for The Other Side from Sound Songs


  • 20 (2)
  • The Other Side, Pt. 2
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for The Other Side, Pt. 2 from Sound Songs


  • 21 (2)
  • Side Two
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Side Two from Sound Songs


  • 22 (2)
  • First Sketches of Leola
  • 1:45
  • Sound Clip for First Sketches of Leola from Sound Songs


  • 23 (2)
  • Appear and Disappear
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Appear and Disappear from Sound Songs


  • 24 (2)
  • The Dream Machine
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for The Dream Machine from Sound Songs


  • 25 (2)
  • For Madeline
  • 4:07
  • Sound Clip for For Madeline from Sound Songs


  • 26 (2)
  • Closer
  • 14:35
  • Sound Clip for Closer from Sound Songs


    • Credits of Sound Songs

    • Roscoe Mitchell
    • Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Main Performer

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