Angel City (album) explained

Angel City
Type:studio
Artist:Roscoe Mitchell
Cover:Angel City cover.jpg
Released:2014
Recorded:November 23 & 24, 2012
Studio:Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, California
Genre:Jazz
Length:55:12
Label:RogueArt
Producer:Michel Dorbon
Chronology:Roscoe Mitchell
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Angel City is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell which was recorded in 2012 and released on the French RogueArt label. Mitchell wrote the piece for the 2011 Angel City Jazz Festival in Los Angeles.

Reception

The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe states "For those who make the effort Mitchell creates a raft of strange and mesmerizing soundscapes, but the journey may be too daunting for the casual listener."[1]

The Point of Departure review by Michael Rosenstein says "In lesser hands, this could easily devolve into episodic dalliance. But, the three maintain a collective focus throughout."[2]

Track listing

Composition by Roscoe Mitchell

  1. "Angel City" – 55:12

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Sharpe, John. Angel City review at All About Jazz
  2. Rosenstein, Michael. Angel City review at Point of Departure