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Saxophonists · b. 1940

Roscoe Mitchell

American jazz musician (born 1940)

Born: 3 August 1940
Chicago
Country: United States
Record labels: Nessa Records
Discography: 42 albums

Biography

Roscoe Mitchell is a jazz musician who plays saxophone, clarinet, flute and percussion instrument. Roscoe Mitchell was born on 3 August 1940 in Chicago. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: Nessa Records. The discography here lists 42 albums, from “The Roscoe Mitchell Solo Saxophone Concerts” (1974) to “the Ritual and the Dance” (2021). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

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" in avant-garde jazz; All About Jazz stated in 2004 that he had been "at the forefront of modern music" for more than 35 years. Critic Jon Pareles in The New York Times has mentioned that Mitchell "qualifies as an iconoclast". In addition to his own work as a bandleader, Mitchell is known for cofounding the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Roscoe Mitchell Solo Saxophone Concerts 1974 · Live

Old / Quartet 1975

Nonaah 1977

L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples 1978

Roscoe Mitchell Duets with Anthony Braxton 1978

More Cutouts 1981

Four Compositions 1987

Live at the Mühle Hunziken 1987 · Live

Songs in the Wind 1991

After Fallen Leaves 1992

Duets and Solos 1993 · Live

Hey Donald 1995

2-Z 1996

Sound Songs 1997

Hymn for Roscoe 2000

8 O’Clock: Two Improvisations 2001

Solo [3] 2003

First Look: Chicago Duos 2005

Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 2007

Illuviation 2007

Contact 2009 · Live

Before There Was Sound 2011

Three Compositions: Live at Sant’Anna Arresi 2012 · Live

Duets with Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin 2013

Improvisations 2013 · Live

Not Yet: Six Compositions 2013 · Live

Conversations I 2014

Conversations II 2014

In Pursuit of Magic 2014 · Live

Sustain and Run: Ao vivo Jazz na Fábrica 2016 · Live

Bells for the South Side 2017 · Live

Discussions 2017

Four Ways 2017

Soundscape 1979 2017

Accelerated Projection 2018 · Live

Ride the Wind 2018

Performing Distant Radio Transmission Also Nonaah Trio, Cutouts for Woodwind Quintet and 8.8.88 2019

Four Sure 2020 · Live

Splatter 2020 · Live

A Railroad Spike Forms the Voice 2021 · Live

Dots - Pieces for Percussion and Woodwinds 2021

the Ritual and the Dance 2021 · Live

Awards

NEA Jazz Masters

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Roscoe Mitchell play?

Roscoe Mitchell is known for playing saxophone, clarinet, flute and percussion instrument.

When and where was Roscoe Mitchell born?

Roscoe Mitchell was born 3 August 1940 in Chicago.

What are Roscoe Mitchell's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include The Roscoe Mitchell Solo Saxophone Concerts (1974), Old / Quartet (1975), Nonaah (1977), L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples (1978) and Roscoe Mitchell Duets with Anthony Braxton (1978).

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