3 x 4 Eye

3 x 4 Eye
Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell
Released	1981
Recorded	February 18 & 19, 1981
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:06
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giovanni 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

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

• Roscoe Mitchell  – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
• Hugh Ragin  – piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn
• A. Spencer Barefiled – guitar
• Jaribu Shahid – bass, congas
• Tani Tabbal  – percussion

References

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