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]

In Walked Buckner
Studio album by
Released1999
RecordedJuly 13 and 14, 1998
StudioRiverside Studio, Chicago, IL
GenreJazz
Length64:17
LabelDelmark
DE-510
ProducerRobert G. Koester
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Nine to Get Ready
(1999)
In Walked Buckner
(1999)
8 O'Clock: Two Improvisations
(2001)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar[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

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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

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References

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  1. In Walked Buckner Archived January 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at Delmark Records, accessed January 2, 2018
  2. Plonsey, D. Roscoe Mitchell Discography (Preliminary), accessed January 2, 2018
  3. 1 2 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.