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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).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar[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 stated, “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

  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

  • 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

  1. ^ “Justin Time catalogue”. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
  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.