Released 1977 Release date 1977 | ||
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Recorded August 23, 1976, January 15, 17 & 22, & February 22, 1977 Similar Roscoe Mitchell albums, Jazz albums |
Nonaah is a double album recorded in 1976-77 by Roscoe Mitchell. It was originally released on the Nessa label in 1977 and features solo, duo, trio and quartet performances by Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, Malachi Favors Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Henry Threadgill, Joseph Jarman, and Wallace McMillan. The 2008 double CD reissue added five unreleased saxophone solos to the album.
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Reception
The 2008 All About Jazz review by Clifford Allen states “Nonaah is extraordinarily confrontational music--it presents instrument, composer and materials in a profoundly naked light. Perhaps more important than opening up one's preconceptions about the saxophone, it also complicates the AACM aesthetic.”
Track listing
Original Double LP:
- "Nonaah" - 21:52
- "Ericka" - 7:57
- "Nonaah" - 1:15
- "Off Five Dark Six" - 6:26
- "A1 Tal 2La" - 8:44
- "Tahquemnon" - 5:47
- "Improvisation 1" - 12:53
- "Ballad" - 4:46
- "Nonaah" - 17:34
The 2008 CD reissue added the following saxophone solos as bonus tracks: