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Released
  
2004

Release date
  
2004

Label
  
Dreamtime Records Inc

Length
  
64:50

Producer
  
Nicole Mitchell

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
October, 2003 & March–September, 2004

Studio
  
Delmark Studios, Chicago

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Artist
  
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble

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Hope, Future and Destiny is an album by American jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell, which was released in 2004 on Dreamtime, the label she establishes with David Boykin. It was the third recording by her Black Earth Ensemble. This work was the musical score for a multi-arts community play involving a cast of over 50 people in dance, video, acting and live original music.

Contents

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "The music found on this disc is ambitious. Despite the work's sprawling reach, the music is deeply focused; its center is poetic, lyrical, and swinging. Her compositions reach across sound worlds, the African continent, and jazz genres."

In a review for JazzTimes Martin Johnson describes the album as "a fascinating sprawl full of classic musical references and Afrocentric concerns" and notes that "Mitchell's ambitious, quality music puts her firmly within the hallowed AACM tradition."

The All About Jazz review by Florence Wetzel states "The CD is an aural feast with some of the most joyful, uplifting jazz in recent memory, a panoply of sounds and textures including funk, Caribbean, Latin and blues, plus a healthy dose of the Association for the AACM aesthetic."

Track listing

All compositions by Nicole Mitchell.

  1. "Wondrous Birth (intro)" – 1:59
  2. "Wondrous Birth" – 6:23
  3. "Curbside Fantasee" – 6:52
  4. "For Daughters of Young Love" – 2:07
  5. "Journey for 3 Blue Stones" – 9:59
  6. "Message from the Mothergoddes" – 4:12
  7. "In the Garden" – 6:21
  8. "Skating" – 8:32
  9. "Wanna Make You Smile" – 1:29
  10. "Future's Meditation" – 6:53
  11. "The Healing Ritual" – 2:42
  12. "Time for Change" – 3:16
  13. "Journey for 3 Blue Stones" – 3:44

Personnel

  • Nicole Mitchell - alto flute, vocals, flute, melodica
  • David Boykin – tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet
  • Tony Herrera – trombone, shells
  • Savoir Faire – violin
  • Corey Wilkes – trumpet
  • Tomeka Reid – cello,
  • Josh Abrams – bass
  • Tim Jones – guitar
  • Brian Nichols – piano, glockenspiel
  • Glenda Zahra Baker – vocals, rainstick
  • Aquila Sadalla – vocals
  • Eddie Armstrong – shekere, rainstick, vocals
  • Arveeayl Ra – drums, gongs
  • Art "Turk" Burton – percussion

    • Songs

    1Wondrous Birth (intro)1:59
    2Wondrous Birth6:25
    3Curbside Fantasee6:52

    References

    Hope, Future and Destiny Wikipedia
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