Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3

Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Live album by Roscoe Mitchell
Released	2007
Recorded	September 2004
Genre	Jazz
Label	ECM
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
No Side Effects (2006) Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (2007) Contact (2009)

Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 is a live album by jazz saxophonist and composer Roscoe Mitchell recorded in Germany in 2004 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.^[2]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell

1. "Movement I" - 13:36
2. "Movement II" - 4:07
3. "Movement III" - 18:35
4. "Movement IV" - 5:42
5. "Movement V" - 3:54
6. "Movement VI" - 3:17
7. "Movement VII" - 9:12
8. "Movement VIII" - 14:48
9. "Movement IX" - 5:57

• • Recorded in Munich, Germany in September 2004

Personnel

• Roscoe Mitchell - soprano saxophone
• Evan Parker - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Anders Svanoe - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Corey Wilkes - trumpet, flugelhorn
• John Rangecroft - clarinet
• Neil Metcalfe - flute
• Nils Bultmann - viola
• Philipp Wachsmann - violin
• Marcio Mattos - cello
• Craig Taborn - piano
• Barry Guy, Jaribu Shahid - bass
• Paul Lytton, Tani Tabbal - drums, percussion

References

1. ECM discography accessed November 2, 2011
2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Roscoe Mitchell". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1011. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 2, 2011