Makaya Ntshoko & The New Tsotsis: Happy House
Download links and information about Makaya Ntshoko & The New Tsotsis: Happy House by Makaya Ntshoko. This album was released in 2008 and it belongs to Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz genres. It contains 7 tracks with total duration of 01:10:05 minutes.
|
|
|---|---|
| Artist: | Makaya Ntshoko |
| Release date: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz |
| Tracks: | 7 |
| Duration: | 01:10:05 |
| Buy it NOW at: | |
| Buy on iTunes $11.99 | |
Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Humpty Dumpty (featuring Andy Scherrer, Vera Kappeler, Stephan Kurmann) | 9:26 |
| 2. | Open or Close (featuring Andy Scherrer, Vera Kappeler, Stephan Kurmann) | 10:00 |
| 3. | Morning Song (featuring Andy Scherrer, Vera Kappeler, Stephan Kurmann) | 9:52 |
| 4. | One World (featuring Andy Scherrer, Vera Kappeler, Stephan Kurmann) | 10:22 |
| 5. | I'm Your Pal (featuring Andy Scherrer, Vera Kappeler, Stephan Kurmann) | 8:00 |
| 6. | Bebbi (featuring Andy Scherrer, Vera Kappeler, Stephan Kurmann) | 11:51 |
| 7. | Happy House (featuring Andy Scherrer, Vera Kappeler, Stephan Kurmann) | 10:34 |
Details
[Edit]South African drummer Makaya Ntshoko has been around the jazz scene for decades, appearing as a sideman with a number of prominent artists, including Dexter Gordon plus fellow South AfricansAbdullah Ibrahim and Hugh Masakela. Unfortunately, few of the drummer's own groups stayed together long enough to record, due to his musicians' other obligations. But Ntshoko's New Tsotsis had been working together for two years prior to these live performances recorded in 2006 at Birdseye Jazz Club in Basel, Switzerland. The drummer's sauntering "Bebbi" is a subtle African-flavored ballad, highlighted by Andy Scherrer's lyrical, spacious tenor sax. Ntshoko digs deeply into four pieces by free jazz composer Ornette Coleman, all tunes that haven't been performed all that often. The leader shines as the featured soloist in the explosive "Happy House." This well-recorded live date gives the listener the feeling of having a front row seat surrounded by an appreciative, quiet audience. Highly recommended!