''One Long String'' is an album by American jazz bassist

Red Mitchell Keith Moore "Red" Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992) was an American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet. Biography Mitchell was born in New York City. His younger brother, Whitey Mitchell, also became a jazz ...

's Trio featuring Swedish pianist

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and drummer Rune Carlsson recorded in Paris in 1969 and first released on the Mercury label.Sunnyside Records album entry
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Reception

The

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review by Jason Ankeny states "The album percolates with energy and daring, with an underlying soulfulness ...For all the mechanics at work throughout ''One Long String'', the end result is a record that never loses focus or its sense of collaborative spirit".

Track listing

''All compositions by Red Mitchell except as indicated'' # "One Long String" - 5:53 # "Peggy" - 5:16 # "Narbild" (F. Sjöström) - 7:19 # "Undertow" - 4:10 # "Total Tumult" - 4:56 # " Stella by Starlight" (

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) - 6:46 # "Pojken I Grottan" (Bobo Stenson) - 4:59 # "When I Have You" - 8:48

Personnel

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...

*Rune Carlsson -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

References

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