a r t i s t : Hamid Drake & Bindu
t i t l e : Bindu
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : RogueArt
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Dec/2007
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 100,4 MB
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Hamid Drake - drums, percussion, tabla, vocals
Daniel Carter - tenor & alto saxophones, clarinet (2-4, 6-7)
Ernest Dawkins - tenor & alto saxophones (2-4, 6-7)
Sabir Mateen - tenor & alto saxophones, clarinet, bass
clarinet, vocals (2-4, 6-7)
Greg Ward - alto saxophone, clarinet (2-4, 6-7)
Nicole Mitchell - flute (1)
Who could have imagined that Hamid Drake would wait such a
long time before giving life to his first band û as a leader
that is? As one of the most important drummers in
Afro-American musicÆs History, Drake is the guide to many
musicians the world over while his rich, thorough, eclectic
and fully controlled playing is used as the backbone to many
orchestras. For ages, his numerous duets gave us a clear view
of his music skills but this first recording as the leader of
Bindu allows Hamid Drake the necessary space to fully display
at last his own brilliant and original expression. No matter
how unusual the orchestra is (four reeds and a drum), we
really are confronted here with a great band. Who else than
Hamid Drake would have dared to pick such strong personalities
as Ernest Dawkins and Greg Ward from Chicago, Daniel Carter
and Sabir Mateen from New York, with no other goal and
challenge than a meeting of pioneers willing to break new
grounds? And what more beautiful introduction to this musical
structure could be made than this duet with Nicole Mitchell
and her refined, sparkling playing? It wonÆt be difficult, in
these circumstances, to forgive Hamid Drake for having taken
his time so long before leading such a group. Hamid Drake, we
thank you for honoring us with that perfect Rogue Art opening.
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01-remembering rituals [13:51]
02-bindu #2 for baba fred anderson [10:58]
03-a prayer for the bardo ,for baba mechack silas [08:42]
04-meeting and parting [11:14]
05-born upon a lotus [03:08]
06-bindu #1 for ed blackwell [06:29]
07-bindu #1 for ed blackwell, from bindu to ojas [06:13]
08-do khyentse's journey, 139 years and more [13:27]
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74:02 min