3 x 4 Eye

3 x 4 Eye
Studio album by
Roscoe Mitchell
Released1981
RecordedFebruary 18 & 19, 1981
GenreJazz
Length41:06
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes
(1980) 		3 x 4 Eye
(1981) 		Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles
(1983)

3 x 4 Eye is an album by jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble, recorded in 1981 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "This isn't among his most intense or combative dates, but Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble are still well worth hearing".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell
  1. "Cut Outs for Quintet" – 17:24
  2. "Jo Jar" – 4:44
  3. "3 x 4 Eye" – 12:11
  4. "Variations on a Folk Song Written in the Sixties" – 6:47
    • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on February 18 & 19, 1981

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Black Saint Records discography accessed May 11, 2011
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed May 11, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1011. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.