| Conversations I | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Roscoe Mitchell with Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku |
| Cover: | Conversations I.jpg |
| Released: | February 14, 2014 |
| Recorded: | September 13 and 14, 2013 |
| Studio: | Wide Hive Records Berkeley, CA |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 76:27 |
| Label: | Wide Hive WH-0317 |
| Producer: | Gregory Howe |
| Chronology: | Roscoe Mitchell |
| Prev Title: | Improvisations |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Conversations II |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Conversations I is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, with pianist with Craig Taborn and drummer Kikanju Baku which was recorded in 2013 and released on Wide Hive.[1]
In his review for Something Else!, S. Victor Allen states, "Conversations I revels in its random, extemporaneous intonations, offering proof that ideas Roscoe Mitchell first put forth in the mid-60's are nowhere near exhausted. It's the kind of album that demands an encore, and wouldn't you know there's one coming: Conversations II"[2]
Regarding Conversations I and II, DownBeats Bill Meyer commented: "Both of these CDs are remarkably consistent; the engagement and invention never flags, which makes it hard to favor one over the other... Not only is the sound crisp and immaculate, it imparts a spacial experience that makes it feel like the music is happening all around the listener."
All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku except were noted