Bells for the South Side

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Bells for the South Side is a double live jazz album by American saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell. It was recorded in September 2015 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago during The Freedom Principle, a 50th‑anniversary exhibition for the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. The album was released in 2017 by ECM and runs about 2 hours and 7 minutes. Steve Lake produced it. All tracks are written by Roscoe Mitchell except where noted.

Reception highlights:
- AllMusic’s Thom Jurek calls the album massive with deep breadth and powerful performances.
- Down Beat’s Bradley Bambarger says the music sits between avant‑garde jazz and modernist chamber music, with a grand, almost ritual feel.
- Point of Departure’s Michael Rosenstein praises it as a tour de force that showcases Mitchell’s singular vision and strong collaborators.