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Bells for the South Side is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, which was recorded live in 2015 at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago in the context of The Freedom Principle, a 50th-anniversary exhibition devoted to the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and released on ECM.

Reception

AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars out 5 stating”Bells for the South Side is indeed massive, but its depth, breadth, and inspired performances border on the profound.”

Track listing
All tracks are written by Roscoe Mitchell except where noted.

Disc one
1. “Spatial Aspects of the Sound” 12:14
2. “Panoply” 7:36
3. “Prelude to a Rose” 12:44
4. “Dancing in the Canyon”
Roscoe MitchellCraig TabornKikanju Baku
10:23
5. “EP 7849” 8:13
6. “Bells for the South Side” 12:26
Disc two
1. “Prelude to the Card Game, Cards for Drums, and the Final Hand” 16:03
2. “The Last Chord” 12:26
3. “Six Gongs and Two Woodblocks” 7:50
4. “R509A Twenty B” 1:34
5. “Red Moon in the Sky / Odwalla” 25:49

Personnel
Roscoe Mitchell – sopranino, soprano sax, alto sax, bass sax, flute, piccolo, bass recorder, percussion
James Fei – sopranino sax, alto sax, contra-alto clarinet, electronics
Hugh Ragin – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Tyshawn Sorey – trombone, piano, drums, percussion
Craig Taborn – piano, organ, electronics
Jaribu Shahid – double bass, bass guitar, percussion
William Winant – percussion, tubular bells, glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, roto toms, cymbals, bass drum, woodblocks, timpani
Kikanju Baku – drums, percussion
Tani Tabbal – drums, percussion

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Released: 2017
Recorded: September 2015
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Length: 2:07:18
Label: ECM
ECM 2494/95
Producer: Steve Lake