Old/Quartet

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Old/Quartet
Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell
Released 1975
Recorded May 18, 19 & November 25, 1967
Genre Jazz
Length 50:16
Label Nessa
Producer Chuck Nessa
Roscoe Mitchell chronology

Sound
(1966)		 Old/Quartet
(1967)		 Congliptious
(1968)

Old/Quartet is an album recorded in 1967 by Roscoe Mitchell's Art Ensemble which later became known as the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It was released on the Nessa label in 1975 and features performances by Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Phillip Wilson.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4½ stars stating "While perhaps a small step below Congliptious, it is nonetheless a beautiful album in its own right and one that ranks very high in Roscoe Mitchell's discography".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Old" - 8:09
  2. "Quartet Part 1" - 19:40

Side Two

  1. "Quartet Part 2" 18:03
  2. "Solo" - 5:34
All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated
  • "Old" recorded May 18, 1967, "Quartet" recorded May 19, 1967 and "Solo" recorded November 25, 1967

Personnel

  • Roscoe Mitchell: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion instruments
  • Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn percussion instruments (except Side Two track 2)
  • Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments (except Side Two track 2)
  • Phillip Wilson: drums (except Side Two track 2)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed August 17, 2011
Art Ensemble of Chicago
  • Joseph Jarman
  • Roscoe Mitchell
  • Fontella Bass
  • Lester Bowie
  • Malachi Favors
  • Don Moye
  • Phillip Wilson
Studio albums
  • The Alternate Express
  • America – South Africa
  • Ancient to the Future
  • Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass
  • Art Ensemble of Soweto
  • Certain Blacks
  • Chi-Congo
  • Coming Home Jamaica
  • Congliptious
  • Dreaming of the Masters Suite
  • Eda Wobu
  • Fanfare for the Warriors
  • Full Force
  • Go Home
  • A Jackson in Your House
  • Les Stances a Sophie
  • The Meeting
  • Message to Our Folks
  • Naked
  • Nice Guys
  • Nonaah
  • Numbers 1 & 2
  • Old/Quartet
  • People in Sorrow
  • Phase One
  • Reese and the Smooth Ones
  • Sirius Calling
  • The Spiritual
  • Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2
  • The Third Decade
  • Tribute to Lester
  • Tutankhamun
Live albums
  • Among the People
  • Bap-Tizum
  • The Complete Live in Japan
  • Fundamental Destiny
  • Kabalaba
  • Live at Mandell Hall
  • Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy
  • Live in Berlin
  • Live in Paris
  • Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City
  • Reunion
  • Salutes the Chicago Blues Tradition
  • Urban Bushmen
  • Urban Magic
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