''First Look, Chicago Duos'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist

Roscoe Mitchell Roscoe Mitchell (born August 3, 1940) is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' described him as "one of the key figures ...

with Asian American bassist

Tatsu Aoki (born September 19, 1957) is a multi-instrumentalist trained in traditional Japanese music (ie: taiko and shamisen), educator and experimental filmmaker. In his career as Chicago's Jazz and creative improvisor, he is mostly known as a long-standi ...

, which was released in 2005 on the Chicago-based Southport label.

Reception

In his review for

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, Scott Yanow states "Stimulated by the virtuosic bassist Tatsu Aoki during a series of freely improvised but purposeful duets, Mitchell utilizes circular breathing liberally, sometimes performing a wild string of notes." The ''

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'' review by Marc Masters says "Both musicians roam comfortably around the tonal spectrum: Mitchell moves from sliding sax and breathy flute to ringing bells and rattling chimes, while Aoki delivers thick plucks, textured bowing and precise percussion."Masters, Marc
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, John Kelman notes that "Mitchell and Aoki explore all manner of dynamic range. Yet despite its unequivocal freedom, ''First Look'' rarely becomes harsh or jagged."Kelman, John
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Mitchell / Aoki'' # "In" – 8:10 # "East Side Easy" – 5:54 # "Number Five Wings Place" – 8:01 # "The Journey" – 15:11 # "Glide" – 7:53 # "Dot" – 8:00 # "Journey for the Cause" – 4:53 # "Yoshihashi" – 4:02 # "Out" – 6:37

Personnel

- reeds,

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

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bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

, percussion

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Roscoe Mitchell albums