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Three Compositions is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell which was recorded live at the occasion of Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival 2009 and released on the French RogueArt label. Mitchell's scores are played by flautist Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble.

Music

"Quintet #1 for Eleven" and "Quintet #9 for Eleven" are transcriptions from Mitchell's Quintet series, both are performed by Mitchell's Quintet on Turn. The "Cards" piece, “Memoirs of a Dying Parachutist”, was originally a score for baritone voice and chamber orchestra with text by poet Daniel Moore.

Reception

The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe says "Mitchell's subtle but richly detailed charts, often involving subsets of musicians, are brought vibrantly into focus by the Black Earth Ensemble, both collectively and as individuals."

The Point of Departure review by Brian Morton says "The miracle is that the music has tremendous bite and authority but with the open, questioning quality all of Mitchell’s work somehow has, as if his writing and playing were an interrogation of silence rather than an attempt to install an icon in a set place in the canon."

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell

"Quintet #1 for Eleven" – 25:43
"Cards for Orchestra" – 14:15
"Quintet #9 for Eleven" – 19:21

Personnel

Roscoe Mitchell - composition, conduction
Nicole Mitchell – flutes, piccolo
David Boykin – tenor sax
Greg Ward – alto sax
Robert Griffin – trumpet
Mankwe Ndosi – voice
Renée Baker – violin
Tomeka Reid – cello
Myra Melford – piano
Maia – harp
Joshua Abrams – double bass
Marcus Evans – drums

References

Original Liner Notes by Bill Shoemaker
Sharpe, John. Three Compositions review at All About Jazz
Morton, Brian. Three Compositions review at Point of Departure

v t e Roscoe Mitchell
Studio albums	Before There Was Sound (1965) Nonaah (1976) Duets (1977) L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples (1978) Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes (1981) 3 x 4 Eye (1981) Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles (1983) After Fallen Leaves (1992) This Dance Is for Steve McCall (1993) Hey Donald (1995) The Day and the Night (1997) Nine to Get Ready (1999) In Walked Buckner (1999) 8 O'Clock: Two Improvisations (2001) Song for My Sister (2002) Solo (2004) First Look, Chicago Duos (2005) Turn (2005) No Side Effects (2006) Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2007) Far Side (2010) Duets with Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin (2013) Conversations I (2014) Conversations II (2014) Angel City (2014) Four Ways (2017)
Live albums	Solo Saxophone Concerts (1974) Roscoe Mitchell Quartet (1976) The Flow of Things (1986) Live at the Knitting Factory (1987) The Bad Guys (2003) Numbers (2011) Three Compositions (2012) Improvisations (2013) In Pursuit of Magic (2014) Celebrating Fred Anderson (2015) Bells for the South Side (2017)

Roscoe Mitchell

Studio albums

Before There Was Sound (1965)
Nonaah (1976)
Duets (1977)
L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples (1978)
Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes (1981)
3 x 4 Eye (1981)
Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles (1983)
After Fallen Leaves (1992)
This Dance Is for Steve McCall (1993)
Hey Donald (1995)
The Day and the Night (1997)
Nine to Get Ready (1999)
In Walked Buckner (1999)
8 O'Clock: Two Improvisations (2001)
Song for My Sister (2002)
Solo (2004)
First Look, Chicago Duos (2005)
Turn (2005)
No Side Effects (2006)
Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2007)
Far Side (2010)
Duets with Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin (2013)
Conversations I (2014)
Conversations II (2014)
Angel City (2014)
Four Ways (2017)

Live albums

v t e Nicole Mitchell
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Afrika Rising (1999 & 2002) Hope, Future and Destiny (2003 & 2004) Frequency (with Edward Wilkerson, Harrison Bankhead, and Avreeayl Ra, 2006) Black Unstoppable (2007) Xenogenesis Suite (2007) Anaya (2008) Renegades (2008) Emerald Hills (2009) Awakening (2011) Aquarius (2012) The Secret Escapades of Velvet Anderson (2013) Artifacts (with Tomeka Reid and Mike Reed, 2015) Moments of Fatherhood (2015)
Live albums	Vision Quest (2000) Three Compositions (with Roscoe Mitchell, 2009) Arc of O (2010) Intergalactic Beings (2010)

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