''Solo Saxophone Concerts'' 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 ...

composed of solo concert performances from 1973 and 1974 and released on the Canadian Sackville label. It was reissued in 2009 by AECO/Katalyst under the title ''The Solo Concert''.

Reception

In his review for

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, Michael G. Nastos states "This is the first, greatest, and premier solo recording by Roscoe Mitchell that has to go down as one of his all-time best, and a prime example of how to stand alone, unafraid of any preconceived notions in how modern jazz should sound or be performed."

Track listing

:''All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated'' # "Nonaah" - 1:20 # "Tutankamen" (

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) - 7:00 # "Enlorfe" - 2:54 # "Jibbana" - 4:51 # "Eeltwo (Part One)" - 2:53 # "Eeltwo (Part Two)" - 6:23 # "Oobina (Little Big Horn)" - 4:38 # "Ttum" - 8:56 # "Nonaah" - 1:28

Personnel

- soprano sax, alto sax,

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

bass sax The bass saxophone is one of the lowest-pitched members of the saxophone family—larger and lower than the more common baritone saxophone. It was likely the first type of saxophone built by Adolphe Sax, as first observed by Berlioz in 1842. I ...

References

{{Authority control 1974 live albums Roscoe Mitchell live albums Sackville Records live albums