Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Roscoe Mitchell, Sound :: Muhal Richard Abrams, Levels and Degrees of Light 7
6. 2 Roscoe Mitchell, Nonaah 38
7. 3 Anthony Braxton, Composition 76 60
8. 4 Air, Air Time 88
9. 5 George Lewis, Voyager 109
10. 6 Fred Anderson, Volume Two 121
11. 7 AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, At Umbria Jazz 2009 139
12. 8 Wadada Leo Smith, Ten Freedom Summers 159
13. 9 Nicole Mitchell, Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds 176
14. Conclusion 199
15. Notes 203
16. Recordings 231
17. References 237
18. Index 255