Bells for the South Side

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Bells for the South Side is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, which was recorded live in 2015 at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago in the context of "The Freedom Principle", a 50th-anniversary exhibition devoted to the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and released on ECM.

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In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "Bells for the South Side is indeed massive, but its depth, breadth, and inspired performances border on the profound."

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except were noted
Disc One:

1. "Spatial Aspects of the Sound" – 12:14
2. "Panoply" – 7:36
3. "Prelude to a Rose" – 12:44
4. "Dancing in the Canyon" (Roscoe Mitcell, Craig Taborn, Kikanju Baku) – 10:23
5. "EP 7849" – 8:13
6. "Bells for the South Side" – 12:26

Disc Two:

1. "Prelude to the Card Game, Cards for Drums, and the Final Hand" – 16:03
2. "The Last Chord" – 12:26
3. "Six Gongs and Two Woodblocks" – 7:50
4. "R509A Twenty B" – 1:34
5. "Red Moon in the Sky / Odwalla" – 25:49

Personnel

• Roscoe Mitchell - sopranino sax, soprano sax, alto sax, bass sax, flute, piccolo, bass recorder, percussion
• James Fei – sopranino sax, alto sax, contra-alto clarinet, electronics
• Hugh Ragin – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
• Tyshawn Sorey – trombone, piano, drums, percussion
• Craig Taborn – piano, organ, electronics
• Jaribu Shahid – double bass, bass guitar, percussion
• William Winant – percussion, tubular bells, glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, roto toms, cymbals, bass drum, woodblocks, timpani
• Kikanju Baku – drums, percussion
• Tani Tabbal – drums, percussion