Mitchell, Nicole / Awakening
Album: Awakening   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Mitchell, Nicole   Added:Oct 2011
Label:Delmark Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-10-09 Pull Date: 2011-12-11 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 11 Dec 4 Nov 27 Nov 20 Nov 13 Nov 6 Oct 30 Oct 23
Airplays: 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 06, 2011: Rebop
Curly Top
4. Nov 25, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Center Of The Earth
2. Dec 02, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Center Of The Earth
5. Nov 22, 2011: Rebop
Journey On A Thread
3. Nov 29, 2011: Rebop
More Than I Can Say
6. Nov 15, 2011: Rebop
Center Of The Earth

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-10-09
NICOLE MITCHELL: Awakening
Delmark, 2011

MODERN JAZZ – AACM flutist Mitchell steps back from her recent large-scale projects for a quartet date featuring Jeff Parker on guitar. The music is friendly but challenging: after a light bop warm-up, the group quickly heads into adventurous new territory with quirky tunes that leave lots of improvising space. The band didn’t exist until a few days before recording, but they’ve all been associates on the Chicago scene for many years and that mutual familiarity shows. Solid stuff.

Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6, 7, maybe 8

1. 6:58 – light, boppish stroll: flute runs high and low, relaxed guitar
2. 9:04 – steady linear groove / weightless emptiness / drifting solos / groove
3. 7:04 – circular modal groove has a hypnotic effect: easy to get lost in here
4. 2:24 – gentle tone poem, delicate and mysterious
5. 11:37 – three parts: chugging circles / free flute & drums / gentle daydream
6. 8:55 – low, stormy sound settles down with slow, bluesy guitar & flute solos
7. 6:21 – sneaky, quiet groove w/a funky touch: great twisty flute & bass solos
8. 6:03 – gently meandering: appealing solos over mysterious backing
9. 5:23 – light and slippery with just a hint of darkness under the surface

[ Fo ] - October 2011

Track Listing
1. Curly Top   5. Momentum
2. Journey On A Thread   6. More Than I Can Say
3. Center Of The Earth   7. There
4. Snowflakes   8. F.O.C.
  9. Awakening