Bingo (Rova Saxophone Quartet album)

Bingo
Studio album by Rova Saxophone Quartet
Released	1998
Recorded	April 1996
Studio	Studios Sharkbite, Oakland, California
Genre	Free jazz
Length	64:00
Label	Les Disques Victo VICTO CD 056
Producer	ROVA
Rova Saxophone Quartet chronology
Morphological Echo (1998) Bingo (1998) The Works (Volume 3) (1999)

Bingo is an album by the Rova Saxophone Quartet featuring compositions by Lindsay Cooper, Barry Guy, Fred Frith, and Larry Ochs which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Canadian Victo label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Allmusic gave the album a 4½-star rating while its review by Thom Jurek stated, "Rova's dedication, mastery, and almost magical interplay make this one of the quartet's most sophisticated and enjoyable records, but also its most accessible. This is a brilliant recording by a truly gifted group". ^[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings. ^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

1. "Face in the Crowd" (Lindsay Cooper) – 11:52
2. "Initials" (Larry Ochs) – 13:52
3. "Witch Gong Game" (Barry Guy) – 4:43
4. "Water Under the Bridge" (Fred Frith) – 5:43
5. "Can of Worms" (Cooper) – 5:45
6. "Witch Gong Game" (Guy) – 25:43

Personnel

• Bruce Ackley – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Steve Adams – alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone
• Larry Ochs – tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone
• Jon Raskin – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone

References

1. Victo Records discography accessed October 31, 2014
2. Rova Saxophone Quartet discography, accessed October 31, 2014
3. Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed October 31, 2014
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "ROVA". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1243. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed October 28, 2014