Billy Hart – Oshumare

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Questo disco è di difficile reperibilità perchè ho il dubbio che non sia stato ristampato, ma dopo tante ricerche sono riuscito ad averlo. E’ un disco particolare, quasi jazz ma passa alla fusion in certi momenti, sicuramente la lunga ricerca è stata premiata soprattutto per il brano Chance.

BILLY HART: OSHUMARE
GRAMAVISION, 18-8502-2(CD)
(C)(P)1985 GRAMAVISION INC., USA
RECORDED: 1985
RELEASED: 1985, USA
J-ISSUED: CANYON RECORDS, D32Y0054(CD)
RELEASED: NOVEMBER 21, 1985, JAPAN
CREDITS (productions) :
“Duchess” and “Lorca” arranged by Mark Grey
Produced by David Baker and Mark Grey
Executive Producer: Jonathan F.P.Rose
Recorded at Secrets Sound, 1985; Engineered by David Baker
Mixed by David Baker at Gramavision Studio, 1985
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, June 1985
Cover Art: “African Folklove” by Z.K.Oloruntuba
from the collection of Ornette Coleman.
Liner Photo: Ira Berger; Design: Neal Pozner
Gramavision Productions Coordinator: Tom Finch
Billy Hart plays Pearl drums
Dave Holland and Bill Frisell appears courtesy of ECM Records
Kevin Eubanks appears courtesy of GRP Records
Didier Lockwood appears courtesy of JMS Records
CREDITS (musicians) :
Jahabi Billy Hart    :    drums
Dave Holland    :    strings bass
Branford Marsalis    :    tenor saxophone
Steve Coleman    :    alto saxophone
Bill Frisell    :    electric guitar
Kevin Eubanks    :    electric guitar
Kenny Kirkland    :    keyboards
Mark Gray    :    keyboards
Didier Lockwood    :    violin

Angelique Kidjo – Oremi

oremiQuesto album l’ho catalogato come musica “World” anche se di orgine africana spazia in un genere globale e indefinito. Un disco molto da aprrezzare uscito nel 1998 e ha ricevuto la nomination come migliore disco mondiale nel 1999.
Se si guarda la lista degli artisti che hanno partecipato è impressionante:

* Branford Marsalis -  Sax (Soprano)

* David Mirandon – Percussion
* Peter Mokran -  Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Mixing, Programming, Drums

* George Nash, Jr. -  Guitar

* Herb Powers -  Mastering

* T.M. Stevens – Bass

* Paul Griffen – Organ, Organ (Hammond)

* Sheryl Lutz-Brown – Design

* Kelly Price – Vocals

* Christian Lachenal – Engineer

* Eric Spearman – Make-Up, Hair Stylist

* Ahmir Khalib Thompson – Drums
* Chris Habeck – Engineer

* Chad Adams – Assistant Engineer

* Barron Claiborne – Photography

* David Sancious – Wurlitzer

* Geoff Allen – Assistant Engineer

* Tom Barney – Bass (Acoustic)

* Bashiri Johnson – Percussion

* Ronald Drayton – Guitar

* Jean Hébrail – Keyboards, Programming, Producer

* Bakithi Khumalo – Bass

* Angélique Kidjo – Main Performer

* Kenny Kirkland – Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
* Cassandra Wilson – Scat

Lista Brani:
01 Introduction 00:38
02 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 03:49
03 Never Know 04:44
04 Babalao 04:30
05 Loloye 03:52
06 Itche Koutche 05:56
07 Open Your Eyes 04:28
08 Yaki Yaki 03:43
09 Give It Up 04:23
10 Oremi 03:48
11 Orubaba 04:16
12 No Worry 03:40