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| Includes artwork & liner notes |
| 141.17 MB zipped |
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| Engine Studios |
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The OtherTet recording is a product of long running musical
relationships between unique musical personalities. Joe Morris is a
prolific presence on the avant jazz scene, and here he is paired with
Kwaku Kwakye Obeng, a Ghanaian master drummer at age seventeen. Obeng’s
‘virtuosity in playing is marked by lightning speed and effortless power’
and his solo at the ends of ‘Dreamsketch’ (Track 3) and ‘Look Below’
(Track 5) showcase this power as well as the completely original
jazz/african drumming style. Obeng has been playing with Bill Lowe, the
senior member of the OtherTet since the 1980’s. Lowe contributes tunes
and playing that move across jazz genres, from the swinging, Dixie-ish
‘Naptown/Trenton’ to the more open ‘Cold Day Clip’. Taylor Ho Bynum, the
fourth member of the OtherTet, has worked with Bill Lowe for over twenty
years, and his mischievous playing accents and deepens Bill Lowe’s
trombone/tuba work. A stew of generational and cultural influences make
the OtherTet a rhythmic freight train that cuts across styles to give
listeners a strong and thoughtful set of jazz.
Personnel
Bill Lowe – bass trombone, tuba
Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet, flugelhorn
Joe Morris – acoustic bass
Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng - drumset, percussion
Track Listing
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| 1. |
One Other |
14:25
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| 2. |
Naptown/Trenton |
4:51
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Dreamsketch |
12:56
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Cold Day Clip |
13:06
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Look Below |
7:06
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Tet Two |
8:55
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Bill's Idea |
1:05 |
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Press Quotes
“A committed innovator and free improv adept, (Joe) Morris
takes care not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. He is seeped in
the tradition and prominently includes swing and melody in his music "as
acts of defiance."- All About Jazz
Two late 2007/early 2008 sessions—Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths, featuring
Bynum's own sextet, and High Definition, made as a member of bassist Joe
Morris' quartet—grab the listener around both ears and haul him, a willing
captive, into a maelstrom of creativity, risk-taking, rhythm, joy and
laughter. – All About Jazz
Upcoming Live Dates
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