Arc of O

Arc of O (subtitled For Improvisers, Chamber Orchestra and Electronics) is an album by American jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell & an_Arche New Music Ensemble, a Polish chamber group co-founded and directed by Rafal Zapala and Filip Walcerz.^[1] It was recorded live as part of the Made in Chicago Festival of Poznań in 2010 and released on the French RogueArt label.^[2]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	^[3]

The Down Beat review by Michael Jackson says "One of Mitchell's assets, one might clain the mark of genius, is her ability to command and maintain, through composition, conduction and her own liquid flutework, fresh grooves one minute, complete abstraction the next."^[3]

The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe notes that "In the liners, the flutist explains that Arc of O has been a turning point, leading to further commissions bridging the jazz and contemporary worlds. If they are all as stimulating as this outing then perhaps they will generate their own terminology."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Nicole Mitchell

"Arc of O" – 43:14
"Afrika Rising" – 15:11

Personnel

Nicole Mitchell – flute, vocals, electronic samples, conduction
Renée Baker – violin
Mwata Bowden – baritone sax, bass clarinet, clarinet
David Boykin – tenor sax
Rafal Zapala – electronics, percussion
Krzysztof Dys – piano
Kuba Jankowiak – trumpet
Agnieszka Kowalczyk – cello
Remigiuzz Strelczyk – viola
Pawel Szpura – drums
Rafal Gubanski – clarinet
Kuba Klepczynski – trombone
Lukasz Krzeminski – oboe
Maciej Strzelecki – violin
Kaswery Wojcinski – bass

References

^ Original Liner Notes by John Corbett
^ Arc of O at RogueArt
^ ^a ^b Jackson, Michael. Arc of O review. Down Beat November 12: page 50. Print.
^ Sharpe, John. Arc of O review at All About Jazz

v t e Nicole Mitchell
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Afrika Rising (1999 & 2002) Hope, Future and Destiny (2003 & 2004) Frequency (with Edward Wilkerson, Harrison Bankhead, and Avreeayl Ra, 2006) Black Unstoppable (2007) Xenogenesis Suite (2007) Anaya (2008) Renegades (2008) Emerald Hills (2009) Awakening (2011) Aquarius (2012) The Secret Escapades of Velvet Anderson (2013) Artifacts (with Tomeka Reid and Mike Reed, 2015) Moments of Fatherhood (2015)
Live albums	Vision Quest (2000) Three Compositions (with Roscoe Mitchell, 2009) Arc of O (2010) Intergalactic Beings (2010)

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