Gwotet is an album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 2003 and released in 2004 the album features performances by Murray and the Gwo-Ka Masters with Pharoah Sanders.[1] It is Murray's second album with the Gwo-Ka Masters following Yonn-Dé (2002).

Gwotet
Studio album by
ReleasedJun 8, 2004
RecordedOctober 2003
GenreJazz
Length62:31
LabelJustin Time
ProducerDavid Murray
David Murray chronology
Now Is Another Time
(2003)
Gwotet
(2004)
Waltz Again
(2005)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]
The Village VoiceA[4]

Reviewing for The Village Voice in September 2004, Tom Hull called Gwotet as "a foray into pan-African cosmopolitanism" and "a nonstop riot of rhythm and horns".[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Freed from playing jazz standards or very free improvisations, Murray really thrives in this exotic setting . . . 'Gwotet,' 'Ouagadougou,' and 'Djolla Feeling' are high points, but there are no slow moments during the infectious set of danceable but somewhat unclassifiable music."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Gwotet" (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 12:14
  2. "O' Léonso" (Traditional) - 7:57
  3. "Ouagadougou" - 12:30
  4. "La Jwa" - 10:04
  5. "Djolla Feeling" (Sambe) - 9:24
  6. "Go to Jazz" (Kiavue, Murray) - 4:26
  7. "Ovwa" (Kiavue, Traditional) - 5:34
  8. "Gwotet [Radio Edit]" (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 6:22
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
  • Recorded October 2003

Personnel

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  • David Murray - tenor saxophone
  • Leonardo Alarcon - trombone
  • Angel Ballester Veliz - alto saxophone and flute
  • Alexander Brown - trumpet
  • Elpidio Chappotin Delgado - trumpet
  • Hamid Drake - drums
  • Klod Kiavue - gwo ka drums and voice
  • Christian Laviso - guitar and voice
  • Moises Marquez Leyva - baritone saxophone
  • Hervé Sambe - guitar
  • Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone
  • Jaribu Shahid - bass
  • Carlos Sonduy Dimet - trumpet

References

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  1. ^ "Justin Time catalogue". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1061. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ a b Hull, Tom (September 28, 2004). "Jazz Consumer Guide (2): The Caribbean Tinge". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2020 – via tomhull.com.