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 |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 11 | Dec 4 | Nov 27 | Nov 20 | Nov 13 | Nov 6 | Oct 30 | Oct 23 |
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| 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 |
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| 2. | Dec 02, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Center Of The Earth |
5. | Nov 22, 2011: | Rebop
Journey On A Thread |
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| 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
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
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 | |||||