One Long String Explained

One Long String
Type:	Album
Artist:	Red Mitchell Trio
Cover:	One Long String.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	February 19, 1969 Paris, France
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	48:07
Label:	Mercury 135.714
Producer:	Jean-Claude Desmarty
Chronology:	Red Mitchell
Prev Title:	Hear Ye!
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Bästisar!
Next Year:	1973

One Long String is an album by American jazz bassist Red Mitchell's Trio featuring Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson and drummer Rune Carlsson recorded in Paris in 1969 and first released on the Mercury label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny states "The album percolates with energy and daring, with an underlying soulfulness ...For all the mechanics at work throughout One Long String, the end result is a record that never loses focus or its sense of collaborative spirit".

Track listing

All compositions by Red Mitchell except as indicated

1. "One Long String" - 5:53
2. "Peggy" - 5:16
3. "Narbild" (F. Sjöström) - 7:19
4. "Undertow" - 4:10
5. "Total Tumult" - 4:56
6. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 6:46
7. "Pojken I Grottan" (Bobo Stenson) - 4:59
8. "When I Have You" - 8:48

Personnel

• Red Mitchell - bass
• Bobo Stenson - piano
• Rune Carlsson - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.sunnysiderecords.com/release_detail.php?releaseID=346 Sunnyside Records album entry
2. http://www.redmitchell.com/sites/default/files/redm/pdfs/Red_Mitchell_Discography_Leader.pdf Red Mitchell Discography