MW769-2
Ghetto Calypso
by Eneidi Marco, Peter Kowald, Damon Smith, Spirit
About This Release
This CD is dedicated to the memory of Peter Kowald 21.04.1944-21.09.2002
A quartet recording bringing together alto saxophonist Marco Eneidi, the towering German free-jazz bassist Peter Kowald, bassist Damon Smith and drummer Spirit. Captured not long before Kowald's death in 2002, Ghetto Calypso documents a rare meeting of two double basses within a fiery free-jazz quartet, with material drawn partly from the Cecil Taylor and broader American avant-garde lineage in which these players moved. It stands as a valuable late document of Kowald, one of European improvised music's foundational figures.
Tracklist
- 1A Tiny Hole In Tuva.
- 2Psylium.
- 3Tangled Lines.
- 4Ghetto Calypso.
- 5Sufi Prayer.
- 6David, With Bert, Plays Mahler.
- 7Breakfast With A Dervish.
- 8The Unforseen Is What Is Beatiful.
- 9Cracked Mirrors, For Example, Or The Long Faded Portrait Of One Of Your Friends?
- 10Pull, Push, Jump (Up).
- 11Obo.
- 12Black Dots.
- 13Last Call For A Bawdy-House Sweetheart.
- 14Gargoyles.
- 15Flight Of The Marabou.
- 16New Music Pygmies.
- 17Easinesses Found
Recorded at Headless Budda Studio Oakland, CA on May 3, 2000.
Line-up
- Marco EneidiAlto Saxophone
- Damon SmithDouble Bass
- Peter KowaldDouble Bass
- DrumsSpirit (10)
Critical Reception
This is a wonderfully adventurous set on many levels, and I'm glad it finally saw the light of day.
Marc Medwin, Dusted Magazine
