Hey Donald

Hey Donald is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, recorded in 1994 and released on Delmark. It was the first recording by a quartet featuring pianist Jodie Christian, bassist Malachi Favors and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. The album is dedicated to Earth Wind & Fire saxophonist Donald Myrick.[1]

Hey Donald
Studio album by
Roscoe Mitchell
Released1995
RecordedMay 23, 24 & 25, 1994
StudioRiverside Studios, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length49:26
LabelDelmark
ProducerRobert G. Koester
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
This Dance Is for Steve McCall
(1993)		 Hey Donald
(1995)		 First Meeting
(1995)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states: "In general Mitchell saves the more boppish pieces for his tenor while on soprano his intense sound creates a drone effect reminiscent a bit of bagpipes."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "when the rhythm section are playing straight time and setting up a groove underneath, Mitchell's honking and mordant saxophone often sounds frankly ludicrous."[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated
  1. "Walking in the Moonlight" (Roscoe Mitchell Sr.) – 6:55
  2. "Dragons" – 6:48
  3. "Jeremy" (Jodie Christian) – 1:54
  4. "The El" – 2:51
  5. "Hey Donald" – 7:45
  6. "Keep On Keeping On" (Malachi Favors) – 2:44
  7. "The Band Room" – 2:27
  8. "Englewood High School" – 4:06
  9. "Zero" (Lester Bowie) – 4:29
  10. "Song for Rwanda" – 6:23
  11. "58th Street" – 4:33
  12. "See You at the Fair" – 5:26

Personnel

References
  1. Original Liner Notes by Mike Ervin
  2. Yanow, Scott. Roscoe Mitchell – Hey Donald: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1041. ISBN 0140515216.
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