Mitchell,Nicole / Black Earth Strings Renegades CD

Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings (BES), rides at the forefront of jazz, new music and creative improvisation. Mitchell's "rough and edgy" aesthetic rebels from the flowery sweet flute and string stereotype the runs rampant in jazz, which makes Renegades an appropriate title for the project. On Renegades, Mitchell's compositions bring African rhythms, contemporary sounds and swinging improvisation to a chamber music setting. Mitchell's BES concept started in 1997, but this is the group's first commercial recording. The CD features Nicole Mitchell - flute, alto flute, piccolo, Renee Baker - violin, viola, Tomeka Reid - cello, Joshua Abrams - bass, gimbre and Shirazette Tinnin - drums and percussion.

1. Crossroads 2. No Matter What 3. Ice 4. Windance 5. Renegades 6. By My Own Grace 7. What If 8. Symbology, Pt. 2A 9. Wade 10. Waterdance 11. Symbology, Pt. 1 12. Mama Found Out 13. If I Could Have You the Way I Want You 14. Symbology, Pt. 2 15. Waris Dirie 16. Aaya's Rainbow