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Bingo (Rova Saxophone Quartet album)

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Released
  
1998

Producer
  
ROVA

Release date
  
1998

Genre
  
Free jazz

Length
  
64:00

Artist
  
Rova Saxophone Quartet

Label
  
Les Disques Victo

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Recorded
  
April 1996 at Studios Sharkbite, Oakland, CA

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Bingo is an album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet featuring compositions by Lindsay Cooper, Barry Guy, Fred Frith, and Larry Ochs which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Canadian Victo label.

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Reception

Allmusic gave the album a 4½-star rating while its review by Thom Jurek stated, "Rova's dedication, mastery, and almost magical interplay make this one of the quartet's most sophisticated and enjoyable records, but also its most accessible. This is a brilliant recording by a truly gifted group".

The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.

Track listing

  1. "Face in the Crowd" (Lindsay Cooper) – 11:52
  2. "Initials" (Larry Ochs) – 13:52
  3. "Witch Gong Game" (Barry Guy) – 4:43
  4. "Water Under the Bridge" (Fred Frith) – 5:43
  5. "Can of Worms" (Cooper) – 5:45
  6. "Witch Gong Game" (Guy) – 25:43

Personnel

  • Bruce Ackley – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Steve Adams – alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone
  • Larry Ochs – tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone
  • Jon Raskin – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone
  • Songs

    1Face in the Crowd11:53
    2Initials13:52
    3Witch Gong Game4:43

    References

    Bingo (Rova Saxophone Quartet album) Wikipedia