Conversations II

Conversations II is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, with pianist Craig Taborn and drummer Kikanju Baku which was recorded in 2013 and released on Wide Hive.[1]

Conversations II
Studio album by
Roscoe Mitchell with Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku
ReleasedApril 15, 2014
RecordedSeptember 13 and 14, 2013
StudioWide Hive Records, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length63:10
LabelWide Hive
WH-0319
ProducerGregory Howe
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Conversations I
(2014)		 Conversations II
(2014)		 In Pursuit of Magic
(2014)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat[2]

In his review for Sydney Morning Herald, John Shand states, "Here the anguished energy of the '60s continues to burn (as it does in St Louis) in a series improvisations so dense that it is like peering through the layers of paint on a Jackson Pollock painting. Its very relentlessness is thrilling, independently of the high levels of invention, but it is assuredly not for the faint-hearted"[3]

Regarding Conversations I and II, DownBeat's Bill Meyer commented: "Both of these CDs are remarkably consistent; the engagement and invention never flags, which makes it hard to favor one over the other... Not only is the sound crisp and immaculate, it imparts a spacial experience that makes it feel like the music is happening all around the listener."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku except were noted

  1. "Frenzy House" – 6:03
  2. "Chipper and Bing" – 10:26
  3. "Stay Hayfer" – 5:32
  4. "They Rode for Them" (Mitchell, Baku) – 3:45
  5. "I'll See You Out There" – 5:20
  6. "Wha-Wha" (Mitchell, Taborn) – 2:26
  7. "Bells in the Wind" – 7:58
  8. "Shards and Lemons" (Mitchell, Taborn) – 3:41
  9. "Just Talking" – 5:12
  10. "Next Step" – 3:32
  11. "Fly Over and Stay a While" – 9:42

Personnel

References
  1. Conversations I at Wide Hive Records accessed January 5, 2018
  2. Meyer, Bill (August 2014). "Conversations II". DownBeat. p. 83.
  3. Shand, J. V. Sonny Rollins, Charles Lloyd, Roscoe Mitchell and all that jazz, Sydney Morning Herald, September 6, 2014, Accessed January 5, 2018
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