3 x 4 Eye

3 x 4 Eye
Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell
Released	1981
Recorded	February 18 & 19, 1981
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:06
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes (1980) 3 x 4 Eye (1981) Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles (1983)

3 x 4 Eye is an album by jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble, recorded in 1981 for the Italian Black Saint label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "This isn't among his most intense or combative dates, but Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble are still well worth hearing".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell

1. "Cut Outs for Quintet" – 17:24
2. "Jo Jar" – 4:44
3. "3 x 4 Eye" – 12:11
4. "Variations on a Folk Song Written in the Sixties" – 6:47

• • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on February 18 & 19, 1981

Personnel

• Roscoe Mitchell – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
• Hugh Ragin – piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn
• A. Spencer Barefiled – guitar
• Jaribu Shahid – bass, congas
• Tani Tabbal – percussion

References

1. Black Saint Records discography accessed May 11, 2011
2. Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed May 11, 2011
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1011. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.