Conversations I

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

Conversations I
Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell with Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku
Released	February 14, 2014
Recorded	September 13 and 14, 2013
Studio	Wide Hive Records Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:27
Label	Wide Hive WH-0317
Producer	Gregory Howe
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Improvisations (2013) Conversations I (2014) Conversations II (2014)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DownBeat	[2]

In his review for Something Else!, S. Victor Allen states, "Conversations I revels in its random, extemporaneous intonations, offering proof that ideas Roscoe Mitchell first put forth in the mid-60's are nowhere near exhausted. It's the kind of album that demands an encore, and wouldn't you know there's one coming: Conversations II"^[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. "Knock and Roll" – 8:21
2. "Ride the Wind" – 7:38
3. "Distant Radio Transmission" – 15:13
4. "Rub" – 4:10
5. "Who Dat" – 6:37
6. "Splatter" – 4:55
7. "Cracked Roses" – 6:10
8. "Outpost Nine Calling" (Mitchell, Taborn) – 9:12
9. "Darse" – 5:53
10. "Last Trane to Clover Five" – 9:08

Personnel

• Roscoe Mitchell - saxophone, flute
• Craig Taborn – piano, organ, synthesizer
• Kikanju Baku – drums, percussion

References

1. Conversations I at Wide Hive Records accessed January 5, 2015
2. Meyer, Bill (August 2014). "Conversations I". DownBeat. p. 83.
3. Allen, S. V. Something Else! review, accessed January 5, 2018