Snurdy_McGurdy_and_Her_Dancin'_Shoes

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Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes

1981 studio album by Roscoe Mitchell

Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes is an album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell which was recorded in 1980 and released on Nessa. It was the debut of the Sound Ensemble which introduced four young musicians: trumpeter Hugh Ragin, guitarist A. Spencer Barefield, bassist Jaribu Shahid and drummer Tani Tabbal.[1] The album was reissued on CD in 2003.

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In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states that the album "belongs in the collection of any serious fan of late-20th century jazz" and claims that it's "surely Mitchell's most brilliant since his late-'60s masterpieces like Congliptious and Old/Quartet."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated
  1. "Sing/Song" – 7:48
  2. "CYP" – 7:12
  3. "Stomp and the Far East Blues" – 5:15
  4. "March (Composition 40 Q)" (Anthony Braxton) – 4:41
  5. "Round" – 10:12
  6. "Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes" – 5:21

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancing' Shoes at Nessa Records
  2. [2]
    Olewnick, Brian. Roscoe Mitchell – Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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