Improvisations by Roscoe Mitchell, Tony Marsh & John Edwards
Dedicated to the memory of Tony Marsh.
The recordings on this double LP are taken from the first night of Roscoe Mitchell's inaugural two day residency at Cafe OTO in 2012 and his first time playing with drummer Tony Marsh and double bassist John Edwards.
It was one of those nights where the music electrifies the room. Everyone on edge. Everything alive with the possibilities.
Although there was much talk after the concert of the group playing together again this would sadly be the first and last time the trio would play. Tony passed away unexpectedly just a few weeks later making this his last documented performance and a fitting tribute to a truly great drummer and percussionist.
Credits
Recorded by James Dunn & John Chantler at Cafe OTO, 9th March 2012.
Mixed by John Chantler. Mastered by Andreas [LUPO] Lubich at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.
License
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OTOROKU began releasing recordings from the live program of Cafe OTO in 2012.
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