Roscoe Mitchell, Montreal-Toronto Art Orchestra
Ride The Wind
LabelNessa RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Acclaimed musician/composer Roscoe Mitchell continues his textural elaborations of the 'Conversations' recordings with Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku. 'Ride the Wind' is a collaboration with the Montreal - Toronto Art Orchestra, an extraordinary group of improvising musicians. The ensemble consists of 6 woodwind, piano, vibraphone, tuba, 2 each of trumpet, trombone, viola, string bass and drums. Mitchell joins the orchestra on sopranino saxophone for 'They Rode For Them - part 2'. The ensemble had 4 days of rehearsal and concerts in Montreal and Toronto before venturing into the recording studio.
Release notes
Recorded at Canterbury Music Company, in Toronto, Canada, on October 7th, 2016. Track 7 is a quartet of Caloia, Pedersen, Charuest and Freedman.
| 1 | They Rode For Them - Part One | 12:51 | |
| 2 | Splatter | 4:34 | |
| 3 | Ride The Wind | 7:12 | |
| 4 | They Rode For Them - Part Two | 6:02 | |
| 5 | RUB | 7:06 | |
| 6 | Shards And Lemons | 12:34 | |
| 7 | Nonaah | 5:27 |
- Yves Charuest
- Alto Saxophone
- Carla Nessa
- Art Direction, Design, Photography By
- Jason Sharp
- Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone (1 to 6)
- Peter Lutek
- Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone (1 to 6)
- Kyle Brenders
- Clarinet [B-flat], Tenor Saxophone (1 to 6)
- Lori Freedman
- Clarinet [E-flat], Clarinet [B-flat], Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet
- Gregory Oh
- Conductor (1 to 6)
- Nicolas Caloia
- Double Bass
- Rob Clutton
- Double Bass (1 to 6)
- Isaiah Ceccarelli
- Drums (1 to 6)
- Nick Fraser
- Drums (1 to 6)
- Jeremy Darby
- Engineer [Assistant]
- Jean Martin
- Engineer [Recording Engineered By], Edited By, Mixed By
- Stuart Broomer
- Liner Notes
- David Zuchowski
- Mastered By
- Daniel Steffey
- Photography By
- Wendy L. Nelson
- Photography By
- Marilyn Lerner
- Piano (1 to 6)
- Jean Derome
- Piccolo Flute, Flute, Bass Flute (1 to 6)
- Chuck Nessa
- Producer [Produced By]
- Scott Thomson
- Trombone (1 to 6)
- Tom Richards
- Trombone (1 to 6)
- Craig Pedersen
- Trumpet
- Nicole Rampersaud
- Trumpet (1 to 6)
- Julie Houle
- Tuba (1 to 6)
- Michael Davidson
- Vibraphone (1 to 6)
- James Annett
- Viola (1 to 6)
- Jean René
- Viola (1 to 6)
![Roscoe Mitchell – Solo [3]](https://cdn.soundohm.com/data/products/2026-10/roscoe-mitchell-solo-3-3cd-jpg.jpg.250.jpg)
