''The Day and the Night'' 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 ...

, which was released in 1997 on the German Dizim label.

Reception

The '' JazzTimes'' review by Willard Jenkins says "There is a thoughtful, contemplative sense of quietude which marks a good portion of this disc and the dialogue between the trio is palpable."Jenkins, Willard
''The Day and the Night'' review
at '' JazzTimes''

Track listing

:''All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell'' # "The Day and the Night" – 8:40 # "Malachi" – 9:10 # "Let's Go Out to Sea" – 5:34 # "Bessie Harris" – 6:18 # "This" – 5:08 # "Southside 60" – 6:58 # "For Lester B." – 5:43 # "Song for Atala" – 4:49

Personnel

- reeds,

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s, percussion *

Malachi Favors Malachi Favors (August 22, 1927 – January 30, 2004) was an American jazz bassist who played with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Biography "Favors's tendency to dissemble about his age was a well-known source of mirth to fellow musicians of his g ...

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* Gerald Cleaver –

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, percussion

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Day and the Night 1997 albums Roscoe Mitchell albums