Delmark Records: DE 575
http://www.delmark.com/delmark.575.htm
* Nicole Mitchell : flute, alto flute, piccolo
* David Boykin : tenor saxophone, percussion
* David Young : trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal (4)
* Jeff Parker : guitar
* Justin Dillard : piano (4, 5, 8)
* Tomeka Reid : cello, shakere
* Josh Abrams : bass
* Marcus Evans : drums
* Ugochi Nwaogwugwu : vocals (4, 7, 9)
http://www.nicolemitchell.com/black-earth-ensemble
http://myspace.com/blackearthsounds
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nicole-mitchells-black-earth-ensemble-mn0002171509
http://www.nicolemitchell.com/
http://www.sonichealingministries.com/
http://www.davidyoungpresents.com/
http://www.jeffparkersounds.com/
http://www.aacmchicago.org/justin-dillard
http://www.tomekareid.com/
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/josh-abrams-mn0000226798
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marcus-evans-mn0000651794
http://www.ugochi.com/
Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago on May 28 and 30, 2007 by Steve Wagner.
Reviews
By Kevin Whitehead
http://www.emusic.com/album/nicole-mitchells-black-earth-ensemble/black-unstoppable/11212988/
Of the third-generation Chicago vanguardists who came up in the 1990s, the
breakout star has been flutist and composer Nicole Mitchell, as of this writing
the AACM's co-president. She can write thorny and complicated charts (as on her
Xenogenesis Suite) but her long-running Black Earth Ensemble has a gratifying
populist side too: she writes catchy tunes with springy rhythms and singalong
chants. There is an air of positivity about 2007's Black Unstoppable that never
turns treacly; the lyrics show a certain dry wit, and the octet-ish band never
pulls a punch. Tenor saxist David Boykin, trumpeter David Young, bassist Josh
Abrams and guitarist Jeff Parker aid the big push, solo or in support. But
Mitchell can't help but command your primary attention, if only because so few
flutists can match James Newton's former student for sweetly piercing tone and
cartwheeling, acrobatic lines coupled with her knack for appealing spontaneous
melody.
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By Michael G. Nastos
http://www.allmusic.com/album/black-unstoppable-mw0000781374
By Bill Meyer
http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4402
By Bill Shoemaker
http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD15/PoD15MoreMoments2.html
By Troy Collins
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/black-unstoppable-nicole-mitchell-delmark-records-review-by-troy-collins.php
By John Barron
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/nicole-mitchells-black-earth-ensemble-black-unstoppable-nicole-mitchell-by-john-barron.php
By Jerry D'Souza
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/nicole-mitchell-black-unstoppable-nicole-mitchell-by-jerry-dsouza.php
Por Eduardo Chagas (pt)
http://www.jazzearredores.blogspot.com/2007/11/nicole-mitchell-chicagoan-of-year-2006_18.html
Por José Francisco Tapiz (es)
http://www.tomajazz.com/web/?p=1531
http://www.tomajazz.com/visiojazz/mitchell_black.htm
