In Walked Buckner

In Walked Buckner
Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell
Released	1999
Recorded	July 13 and 14, 1998
Studio	Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL
Genre	Jazz
Length	64:17
Label	Delmark DE-510
Producer	Robert G. Koester
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Nine to Get Ready (1999) In Walked Buckner (1999) 8 O'Clock: Two Improvisations (2001)

In Walked Buckner is an album by American saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell which was recorded in Chicago in 1998 and released on Delmark the following year. ^{[1] [2]} The album is dedicated to vocalist Thomas Buckner. ^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

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

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states "This recording... captures the singing characteristics of Buckner in a purely instrumental way, and quite beautifully. Timbres are rare and off-kilter, free flowing, static, or flat-out swinging. In the middle is Mitchell, carrying the torch that has kept him a vital, adventurous American musician for three decades. ... They are convincing exhibits of Mitchell's position as perhaps the premier and essential improvised musical voice in the avant-garde of them all. In spirit, execution, and intent, Mitchell succeeds on all levels, except perhaps as a hitmaker. Surely his fans like it that way. Highly recommended to appreciators of this style" ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell

1. "Off Shore" – 11:00
2. "In Walked Buckner" – 5:52
3. "Squeaky" – 7:36
4. "The Le Dreher Suite" – 8:55
5. "Three Sides of a Story" – 7:19
6. "Till Autumn" – 4:00
7. "Fly Over" – 11:11
8. "Opposite Sides" – 8:24

Personnel

• Roscoe Mitchell - piccolo flute, baroque flute, bass recorder, clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, small bells, whistles
• Jodie Christian – piano, small bells
• Reggie Workman – bass, percussion, whistles
• Albert "Tootie" Heath – drums, Egyptian flute, didgeridoo, small percussion

References

1. In Walked Buckner at Delmark Records, accessed January 2, 2018
2. Plonsey, D. Roscoe Mitchell Discography (Preliminary), accessed January 2, 2018
3. Michael G., Nastos. Roscoe Mitchell – In Walked Buckner: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 2, 2018.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1012. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.