Bingo (Rova Saxophone Quartet album) explained

Bingo
Type:Album
Artist:Rova Saxophone Quartet
Cover:Bingo (Rova Saxophone Quartet album).jpg
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Released:1998
Recorded:April 1996
Studio:Studios Sharkbite, Oakland, California
Genre:Free jazz
Length:64:00
Label:Les Disques Victo VICTO CD 056
Producer:ROVA
Chronology:Rova Saxophone Quartet
Prev Title:Morphological Echo
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:The Works (Volume 3)
Next Year:1999

Bingo is an album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet featuring compositions by Lindsay Cooper, Barry Guy, Fred Frith, and Larry Ochs which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Canadian Victo label.[1] [2]

Reception

Allmusic gave the album a 4½-star rating while its review by Thom Jurek stated, "Rova's dedication, mastery, and almost magical interplay make this one of the quartet's most sophisticated and enjoyable records, but also its most accessible. This is a brilliant recording by a truly gifted group".[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.[4] [5]

Track listing

  1. "Face in the Crowd" (Lindsay Cooper) – 11:52
  2. "Initials" (Larry Ochs) – 13:52
  3. "Witch Gong Game" (Barry Guy) – 4:43
  4. "Water Under the Bridge" (Fred Frith) – 5:43
  5. "Can of Worms" (Cooper) – 5:45
  6. "Witch Gong Game" (Guy) – 25:43

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.victo.qc.ca/ Victo Records discography
  2. http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/discography/rovasaxophonequartet Rova Saxophone Quartet discography
  3. Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed October 31, 2014
  4. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-141-03401-0. 1243. ROVA.
  5. http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-core.php Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List